SoCal in a Nutshell

Dodger Stadium, built in 1962 (third oldest stadium in MLB)

"It is an improbable shtick the kid has created for himself, pantomiming to a run-of-the-mill Journey song in the eighth inning of Dodgers games — a manic, bug-eyed performance that has captured the hearts of Dodgers fans in this, the summer of their discontent.
Ladies and gentlemen, now batting ... Jameson Moss." This Dodgers fan can't stop performin' - latimes.com

El Tecolote, a Mexican restaurant in Camarillo, CA, that my family has been going to since my mom was a child. A Ventura County Landmark, est.1946, and in its current location since 1952.

An overlap of a sign from a neighborhood entrance and a restaurant in Pasadena, CA.

PEOPLE: san francisco

Weirdos in Venice

Short-alls and rollerblades

"Drivin' down PCH ...

With a smile on my face..."

Muscle

"Grinnin like I'm guilty, but I dunno what happened"

"i really do think that when you die, it doesn't stop"

Marion Cotillard in Interview Magazine's August Issue.

"It's really an interesting idea to enter someone else's dreams.

I would love to go into an animal's dream -- like a lion's or a cat's."

Marion Cotillard

umbrella factory

The gardens at the Umbrella Factory in Charlestown, RI. The land includes greenhouses, ponds, gardens and small bohemian stores with clothes and jewelry from around the world. We picked up a few scarves and colorful woven bracelets from Colombia.

cross sound ferry

The ferry from New London, CT to Orient Point on Long Island, NY.

eve of vj day

Only official in the state of Rhode Island, VJ Day -- Victory over Japan Day -- is celebrated on the second Monday of the month of August: tomorrow!