for the last day of the year...

...is was cold but gorgeous today

rosemary

there is so much rosemary that grows all along the back wall at work...

Christmas Day

at home sick

85˚ in the middle of December

Makes for a lazy, relaxing day

Another beautiful SoCal day...

...in December

lazy movie day...

...as the sky shows signs of upcoming rain

The clouds are rolling in...

It's getting dark and it's only 4:40pm.

Re-reading Harry Potter

clouds

the clouds are shaped like a strange bird in flight

found 2 of my favorite childhood programs...on VHS

The Year Without a Santa Claus & Rikki Tikki Tavi.

The sign twirlers

I passed so many dueling sign twirlers on my way home today.

the beautiful evening sky

Coasters from Sam's wedding

dinner

Cajun seasoned Talapia, herb rice, and french cut green beans

driving down Foothill

7am on 10/01

I took this right before walking into work. There's been some rain off and on as it's been hot and humid.

read this in today's LA Times

cracks in the pavement

Sunset

You may think I was enjoying the sun setting while on some sort of vacation...I wasn't. Well, not unless you count a 10 minute break a vacation. :)

It's a nice evening out

The sun is going down for the night.

Jada...

...trying to "escape."

On my way home...

...from work. I take the side streets to and from work. Its a pretty peaceful and easy drive. A small part of it is through a residential street that's lined with trees (with speed bumps so one can't just "zip" through it).

tackling today's crossword

I've always loved Sunday's LA Times crossword puzzles...I even finish it without help sometimes :)

Coming back from break

Enjoyed what I could of the sunset. It's been so hot these past few days. I can deal pretty well with heat from living in SoCal my whole life...but throw in humidity and it makes for some very uncomfortable days.

Holland wins over Uruguay...

...and on to the World Cup final

BK

The one I'm at now.

And I was off to a good start

I was doing so well by taking a foto every day for this project and then it kind of fell on the wayside once I started back at work. Most is due to the unpredictability of my work schedule. I had taken fotos but had forgotten to post by the end of the day.

What started out as a project of "I can do this. I can take a foto every day" has really turned out to be a fun way of remembering moments around me. While not achieving the daily foto every day for a year, I am achieving what I wanted by the way of a visual history. So I will continue to take fotos with my Blackberry and post as often as I can.

I open my door...

...and get the neighborhood firework show.

The satay party

My family threw a great satay party complete with cake and ice cream :)

Lakers win another Championship

The Lakers win another championship with Kobe named MVP...great series against their rival from the East, the Celtics.

Jada...

...found a new place to play.

*I missed Wednesday and Thursday of this week. My work schedule threw me off. I took the fotos but forgot to post.

Sunday evening

It was a nice day...except the Lakers are losing their series 3-2.

Week one done

The end of my first week.

✔dinner

Talapia (with light cajun seasoning), red potatoes,and california vegetables

my first day back

✔car wash

vanessa's bridal shower

It was very hot out but I had a great time!

errand day

Dang...it's hot out

✔dinner

chicken,vegetables, and pasta

downtown LA

just another day...

getting gas

I can't believe that it's been almost a year (July '09) that I was at this same spot and getting gas, surrounded by fire fighters doing the same, all the while we were all staring as flames from the Station fire crept down the Foothills.

*after some fancy maneuvering, I was able to transfer the foto I took from my old Samsung Rant onto my Blackberry...sorry about the quality

Infinite Jest

My summer reading...with over 1000 pages.
Let's read what all the fuss is about over this book.

early morning light

jasmine taking in the sun

This weekend...

...I only went out to get some dayquil.

my cat

sleeps anywhere and all day.

a pool remodel

They're remodeling the pool area...well at least re-lining it in time for summer.

BK~Where I had my meeting

Years ago, I helped open this Burger King. When the construction was complete but nothing was yet put in (no equipment,no furniture...nothing) we began holding interviews to hire and train for this new store. It was here where I experienced the day of the Northridge quake. Like many around us,we lost power on our block. Me and the other manager went to go work at one of the two BKs in our district that still had power to help with the massive flow of customers coming in. So many people lined up and out the door. We shut the drive thru because we couldn't keep up. We had food product transferred in from the stores that were closed because we wanted to serve as many as we could and not let the product go to waste at the same time. It was an amazing scene...with lines of people,burgers and fries everywhere, and aftershocks.

*not the best picture but it's where I was at today*

this sign...

...reminds me of my upcoming birthday each time I pass it.

In Glendale

Met up with my old friend Ericka for coffee.