Middle School Fanatic Throwback

There’s something special about the music of your formative years. No matter how long it’s been, you can always go back to those songs with eagerness. So when the disbanded Anberlin announced a tour, there was nothing left to do but drop everything and head down to Los Angeles to see them. Even adults should live spontaneously now and then.

0100 Los Angeles welcomes you with a bit of late late night traffic

Grand Central Market with D & J, doing all the touristy things

Pastrami Sandwich from Wexler’s Deli, Burger and slut from Eggslut, Chicken bowl from Sari Sari – all sumptuous and delish!

McConnells in LA!

Catching the perfect rays of sun filtering through the towering buildings in downtown LA while finishing up our ice cream before entering The Last Bookstore

What a national treasure trove of books to be found here!

My favorites – A Day Late, Time & Confusion, Paperthin Hymn, Audrey Start the Revolution!

Kickin’ it like the old days.

Post-concert bonus meal at Kang Ho Dong Baekjeom. That pork jowl, corn cheese, egg and veggies – so good!

Sunday morning coffee

my love 💕

guava strudels, cheese rolls, potato balls – the end.

I hadn’t decided on how many I was going to buy, but had priced them at around $2 in my head and didn’t want to spend more than 30 bucks. When I asked the guy how much they were, he said around 90, and I was like, 90 what? And he was like, 90 cents. Mind. Blown. I think I bought like 30+ items just because I could.

The Getty Center – one of my favorites of LA

special exhibit on mythical creatures – totally my jam

i need this gold unicorn skull

quote according to the medieval bestiary on bonnacons – “when it turns to run, it sprays fiery dung that covers three acres and burns whatever it touches. This uncommon form of practice discourages pursuers”…what six year old brain came up with this idea????

grabbed ice cream from my favorite, Saffron & Rose, and sat down on the grass in front of my old apartment to munch on this deliciousness

line too long at Diddy Riese so no cookies – not that i’m complaining after coffee, Porto’s, ice cream, and Coco boba…

Now on to see something precious to D – the Pyramid Lake dam! This is probably one of the most beautiful moments of the drive between Norcal and Socal, and I’m so glad that we actually go to stop by and see the place in all its glory

frutas con chile – what more do you want out of life???

i was so happy on this trip to spend time with good friends, reliving memories of the bands we grew up on, and visiting so many of my favorite places in Los Angeles. we must do this more often.