A Moment for my Diamond Earrings
Written on December 1, 2011 at 11:31 pm, by cct
Today I felt like wearing my diamond earrings. If you look at the instagram photo to the right, by diamond earrings, I mean well not really much of diamonds. But that doesn’t matter.
I bought these earrings myself. $25. Church silent auction. They’re butterflies – something anyone who keeps up-to-date with on this blog realizes is a favorite symbol of mine.
But despite the lack of cost (and let’s face it, almost lack of diamond), there’s something about being able to tell myself that I bought my first diamond earrings all by myself. There’s something in that message that I’ve always found empowering.
#30DaysofGood: The Recap aka “June was Delicious” (Photos)
Written on July 1, 2011 at 5:58 pm, by cct
So I made it! Yes, there was that Los Angeles Magazine party incident and the Vitameatavegamin undoing, but I learned a little something about food consciousness/fast food consciousness and GOOD even featured/reblogged one of my food photos on tumblr!
In the end, I think I realized that being a vegetarian for 30 days (give or take) was not bad at all, but actually pretty great.
- I felt better.
- I cooked more.
- I thought about what I ate.
- I explored LA from a different angle.
Going Veggie: Confession–I Cheated #30DaysofGOOD (or Not)
Written on June 16, 2011 at 9:01 pm, by cct
Okay, so if you follow my twitter, among my randomness, you would have seen this tweet:
If you look at this image closely, you would have seen that Chef John Rivera Sedlar created this menu for the Los Angeles Magazine’s 50th anniversary party to which my lovely friend Katie invited me.
While on one hand I have to admit I feel a little ashamed; on the other hand, I have to say – “How could I not?”
They were appetizer samples and I tried:
- Cobb Salad (a blended gazpacho style shot glass or 2)
Veggie Day 2 & 3: The Restaurant Effect #30DaysofGood (Photos)
Written on June 3, 2011 at 10:08 pm, by cct
Let’s be honest. I work a lot and can’t cook as much as I would like. I work a lot and I live in a town called Los Angeles with perhaps one of the most diverse food selections in the world and is privy to a ton of awesome restaurants. So, obviously, this town can be fairly vegetarian fare-friendly as I’ve kind of always known, but am really beginning to figure out with this adventure.
La Vida de Caridad: Hollywood Observations
Written on April 16, 2011 at 10:24 pm, by cct
Saturday night. Hollywood Boulevard crawls with tourists and locals.
Cameras flash at Madame Tussauds – faux celebrities are almost the real thing, right?
Pass by Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, compare your footprints with them – celebrities who walked on the air of fame past and present. How do your hands compare against theirs? How do your feet? If they match, is your joy because you are almost like them or that you see that they are more like us – who exist on the fringe of red carpets and lit ceremony?