tuesday evening I headed downtown to my friend Kenley's apartment to watch Idol and GLEE. I passed through some amazing neighborhoods on the way, then in a matter of blocks it looked like I was back in the Philippines. third world looking in a matter of moments. It was insanse. however kinda heartwarming. it brought back fond memories. its was great to hang out with her and her roommate while we watched prime time television and Kenley made Amish friendship bread. it was the final day of the ten day process, so I felt priviledged to be there at the end. needless to say, the bread was great, and enhanced all of our friendships.
wednesday after work I headed towards santa monica to have dinner with two girls from utah state that are out here as well for internships. he dined at the very popular don antonios. apparently a santa monica hot spot that jess knew of via episodes of the hills. apparently its frequented by heidi and spencer often. and it was a winner. luckily wednesday nights tacos were only a dollar, so I had six. they were amazing. it was nice to be with familiar faces and hilarious conversation. in logan we would have happy hour sushi every wednesday night, so its nice to have found our new wednesday tradition.
in intern news, this week at KWID was fantastic. let me once again reiterate how much I love it.
I am working on so many different things that the days and week fly by. we are in a huge push getting all of the stuff for k dubs 'shop n shops' ready (meaning her display areas within Niemans and Bergdorg Goodman). I finished up the designs for all the table bases, custom coffee tables as well as glass and metal vitrines that are going to hold her jewelry line and accessories. I was given the number to a metal fabricator and put in charge of getting a meeting with him. On thursday was our meeting and Fernando the architect in the office who I mostly have been working with was MIA. no one knew where he was. word finally trickled in that he had got in a car crash and was trying to hopefully make it into the office later.
grand. so metal fabricator shows up and I am holding this meeting solo. how much could we spend on this ish? I didnt know. when did they needed to be done by? also didnt know. how long have I been in the office? oh I know, not even two weeks. luckily I have been listening in on a lot of phone calls in the office with other fabricators, so I knew the key things to ask that would make me sound like I knew what I was talking about. Lead time, price quote, "soup to nuts"...the lingo. the meeting was swell, and we got some great feedback and ideas from him.
mostly I am excited that these things are actually going to be made, mass produced and gracing the nations most upscale department stores. its kewl. I love the amount of trust they have in me and that they are willing to give me a lot of responsibility.
I also am working on sketches of k dubs soon to be flagship store thats a few blocks away from her office. the first go around with an interior sketch was awesome. I LOVED it, and so did the PR lady. k dubs however was not a fan. in fact quite bluntly pointed out everything that she hated about it and said to start over. always fun. however it was a very good lesson. she had incredible vision and knows what she likes. everything that leaves that office has her name on it, represents her and needs to feel like her. I am finding that her eye for design and what she likes to incredibly specific, which makes her so unique. so start over I did.
later in the day on thursday I had drawn up another one and she wandered by my desk and stopped, told me it was perfect and she loved it. which who doesnt love to hear that? so, off to architectural digest the sketches are being sent to accompany a piece they are doing on kelly and her new store. how rad. its really so much fun. I just feel incredibly lucky to be somewhere where they are utilizing my strengths and what I really love to do. it makes working for free quite easy when its so fun.
friday was my day off. so I did nothing. slept in, ate, did my insanity workout, ate, layed outside and read, which resulting in me falling asleep. I have no probably falling asleep while laying out. in fact I love it. the spring break cruise mostly consisted of that. I put sun screen on and everything, however after I was awakened by a phone call from my sister, I realized I had been asleep for over an hour....
uh oh. I was a lovely hue of burnt umber. no worries, two days later and some aloe vera and I am nice and brown. I did feel it officially began summer for me. later on friday I walked around the grove job hunting and found some good prospects, followed by dinner at Wahoos Tacos. this place is a gem. some of the best fish tacos I've ever had. I also appreciate that I have only been there twice, however Jesus who works there remembered exactly what I got last week. I loved that.
I then headed to the airport to pic up steph who spent the weekend for one of her companions weddings. it was so fun having her. SO MUCH FUN! yesterday I dropped her off at the temple for the sealing, then returned to get her and another one of her companions, mackenzie, who is from portland. we chose to have lunch at pink taco, a recommendation from friends out here. it was one of the best meals I have had since I have been here. plus the outside terrace we sat on was prime.
we went with the pink taco sampler. not enough for three, so we got some flautas. the plate came with brazed pork taquitos, sweet corn tamales, tamarind glazed steak and chicken, quesadillas, and fried shrimp. everything was amazing. the steak was my favorite though. with the tamatillo avacado sauce...oh man. I would go back in a heart beat. the sampler for two people would be perfect, at $25.
of course we had to get the fried ice cream. it was amazing. anything battered in honey bunches of oats, deep friend and covered in caramel would be good.
we came back so I could change then headed to san marino for the wedding reception. I opted for the scenic route so they would see the third world neighborhood you pass through on the way downtown. they were sceptically saying that it probably wasnt that bad and I have become to used to the nice area I live. oh no. I remember third world all too well. in a matter of blocks we drove into the slum of it all. steph couldnt stop laughing because everything was in spanish and looked all too much like argentina.
this was a nicer view. it was blocks of this though. it then turned into a game of "whoever spots the next white person wins". we all lost.
the wedding reception was in this HUGE backyard. I mean huge. easily could have had a pool, pool house, guest house, a couple tennis courts and a basketball court. so it made for a great reception space.
this was about 3/4 of the yard. it was massive and totally private. it was one of the most entertaining receptions I have ever been to, which is saying a lot after working at the joseph smith memorial building. mostly it may have been due to the fact that both sides of the family were asian. it felt a little fast and the furious at first and I expected a slew of neon under-lit aftermarket cars to be lining the street in front of the house, but no such luck. the food was phenomenal, probably because it was from Costco and I love Costco. for reals though, it was from Costso. I know those large metal dishes that mass amounts of meat come in. its all too common at any polynesian gathering. it was new for me at an asain one however.
the cherry on the evening was the performance of 'Till There Was You'. it was one of those things where I instantly thought, these musical numbers are either amazing, or a train wreck. its safe to say that it was more of the latter, because I instantly thought of this when she started singing...
but it got even better when the brides ELEVEN aunts came up to sing fiddlers, 'sunrise, sunset'. yes, it happened. all ELEVEN of them. video soon to come...
it was such a swell evening. great food, quality entertainment and fantastic company...
Oh - I love this! For many reasons - you and steph, your discovery of Pink Taco and the fact that we will be eating there next time I visit, and the lovely asian wedding details. Perfect!
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