All That Jazz

Friday night, we took a short trip to the Hip Kitty in Claremont. The Hip Kitty is a fondue bar with live entertainment, and like most places in the Village, is a hub of mellow, pretension-free fun, drawing friendly vibes and diverse crowds (no hipsters--they flee the Village after American Apparel closes at 8). They feature different musical styles throughout the week, but the weekends are exclusively jazz. The Hip Kitty is open Tuesday through Sunday 6:30pm-2:00am. Check out their website for more information.

SATURDAYS OFF THE 405

I spent all Saturday in LA. We went to Cafe 50s (one of my favorites!) for a late lunch and then headed to the Getty. While there, we were pleasantly surprised to learn about Saturdays off the 405, a free open air concert series the Getty has been doing all summer. Yesterday's performance just happened to be Kyp Malone's side project Rain Machine. Best Friend, who is a a huge TV on the Radio fan, was ecstatic. I was impressed with their set, the intimate "venue" only making it better.

Free entry, live entertainment and a beautiful view, I'm not sure of a better way to spend a Saturday. More photos of the Getty (and Rain Machine) on my flickr.

Park Adventures

Limitless possibilities with a camera. It's a little incomplete though. There were 3 or 4 more scenes I wanted to add to this, but goofed and didn't photograph them landscape.

Rain, Rain, Go Away

I never thought I'd be getting use out of these Mike and Chris boots in June. Crazy weather we've been having in Southern California this past week. We had a spur of the moment picnic at the park and got rained on, which was kind of fun--minus me frantically running for cover so my camera wouldn't suffer any damage.

TGIF

Okay so technically it's Thursday night but the weekend is here-- yay! A mostly routine week, I didn't really get to take any pictures, so instead I thought I'd share some half-assed photos of what I did:

I went to Game 1 on Tuesday night; luckily, the Lakers won!

Some light reading

Wrote with an exceptionally large pen. When I saw this pen at the store, it was so ridiculous, I couldn't resist buying it.

Doodling...

Three-- yes, you read correctly-- THREE trips to Target. 

Started making more friendship bracelets/headbands

And now the long weekend is upon us! Any special plans for Memorial Day weekend? 

Lovely Saturdays

Doesn't that look yummy? I baked cupcakes this weekend and remembered that I had found this on howdini the other day, so I decided to try it out. In case you didn't click the link, it's actually an ice cream cone made with cupcakes. 

What you need:  Ice cream cones, frosting, cupcakes (regular and mini. If you don't have a mini pan, it still works well with just a regular sized cupcake), sprinkles.

What you get:  Yummy cupcake cones that won't melt in the sun!

I like semi-homemade baking, so something like this makes it a little extra special and creative. These cones would be a great treat on a hot summer day or for a child's birthday party.