DUMANES DOODLES

My favorite artist.

"Is he coming out of a butt?" "What? NO... oh wait, yea, he is."

SAN FRANCISCO with JONATHAN

Since I will soon be away from the city by the Bay, Jonathan and I spent the day at The Persidio at the Walt Disney Family Museum and Fort Point.

Miniature replica of the original plans of Disneyland.

Thought to be the first sketch of Micky Mouse.  And look who's right next to him... Minnie.
They were always meant to be.

From the museum, we took a walk down Crissy Fields straight to the hidden gem Fort Point.  Such as cool historic site (completely free to walk in), but on top of that there is a killer panoramic view of the city and golden Gate Bridge.

At the very top you are RIGHT NEXT to the Golden Gate Bridge.

What's a photo op without a yoga pose?

HAWAIIAN FAMILY REUNION

Aloha, it's my family.

When I was growing up the yearly family reunion consisted of a pot luck style gathering, bingo, and possible line dancing.  In recent years our annual gathering has leveled up!  This year was a Hawaiian Themed Luau held at my folks place... equip with a photo booth, a whole roasted pig, and leis galore.   

Everyone came in, put on a lei and went straight to our makeshift photo booth.

Pictures from the photo both taken with my Polaroid.

We spent the entire day grazing through breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Mango Cake

This year my mom outdid herself!  Behold... A HALO HALO BAR!
This tasty ice treat with beans and  condensed milk is a Filipino stable.

My generation, playing games on the floor.  It's serious business.

The older men tend to congregate.  I've always wondered what it is they talk about.

ODE TO OLIVIA

Part Huntress, part Zen master, part Helene from War and Peace.

I don't know when I became a cat person, but this little lady has stolen my heart.

LOZ FELIZ FARMER'S MARKET

What an adorable street!  Home to a weekly Farmer's Market, a hip movie theater, an extensive book store and some groovy shops, this street is one of my new favorite in Los Angeles.

My spoils for the day: cara cara oranges.

BREWERY ART WALK

We started off the day doing a little work-play and getting organically caffeinated at Urth Cafe.

Afterwards, we went to the Brewery Art Walk.  This art walk is hosted biannually in a HUGE artist-in-residence community which was formally a Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery.  We spent the whole afternoon walking freely through each artist's unique homes/work spaces.   It would have been impossible to see them all, it was just MASSIVE.  Here are a few pictures from the day.

My favorite exhibition was from Madam X and the Human Being Society.