Stay Salty


This past week I finally fulfilled a dream of mine—to surf! For being a newbie, I think I did just fine. I pushed aside the shark dreams I had the night before and just dove in. I even stood up on my first try! (From here I will just let you picture me doing the perfect surfer stance instead of describing what I actually looked like)

I think if I were to stay out in California, I would aspire to be an adequate surfer. You can surf in Minnesota, right?

The above picture was taken at Manhattan Beach—where the real surfers play.

Herb Ritts


I finally made it around to visiting The Getty Museum in Los Angeles. The view overlooking the city (and the ocean) was amazing but I’m sad to report that, overall, I was disappointed with the art. I think I’d heard too much about how amazing it was so my expectations were really high—it didn’t quite meet them. Perhaps it was the mood I was in, but I just wasn’t feelin’ the collection that day. That being said, there was an AMAZING exhibit of photographs by Herb Ritts.

(Side Note: His name makes me crave some sort of flavored Ritz cracker. Do they even make those?!…….. Confirmed! They do. Moving on…)

I could do a little write up on who Herb was and how awesome his work is/was but the LA Times already did that so you should just read that if you wanna know more. In the mean time… look at these!


Mmm hmm. For reals…

Now that we’re at the end of this post, I’m starting to feel bad for hatin’ on the Getty. It really is a nice museum. You can see Van Gogh’s and Picasso’s and and crazy French beds from the 1700′s. I think I had more fun at the Getty Villa though. Give them both a chance. And, if you’re in the area, the Herb Ritts show is up until August. Lucky you!

 

LACMA


A few weekends ago I spend a lovely Saturday afternoon at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The museum is huge and I didn’t get to see the majority of it—like most museums, one trip isn’t enough.


I was so excited to finally see some Alberto Giacometti statues in person. His work is so crazy and awesome—like a Tim Burton movie.


They have a HUGE Picasso collection. Again… crazy and awesome.


But, my favorite exhibition had to be California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way.” It was full of fashion, architecture, graphic design and textile design. It featured work from Charles and Ray Eames, Saul Bass and… Barbie’s Dream House!


I think the exhibit is up until June so if you’re in the area, go! You can pretend like you’re in Mad Men! I did…

MPLS In LA

This past weekend some very dear friends from Minneapolis visited me. And ya know what? We had the best time.


We explored fun little towns and yummy breakfast places. (We all really love food.)


(Look at this pretty lady! She’s looking at her husband—I can tell from this photo that she loves him very, very much.)


And we totally went to Disneyland!!! I didn’t get very many photos at the park because I was too busy riding amazing rides and eating snacks. (I love this kind of crap soooo much.)


And of course we visited the ocean (several times). I think riding bikes along the boardwalk was one of my favorite moments. That, and when they had their first celebrity sighting at breakfast. So famous!


It was such a relaxing three days—it was hard to see them go! I wish life could be like that all the time—one continuous vacation. I can’t wait for all the fun hangouts we’ll have this summer! (And all the food we’ll eat together).

Thanks, friends!

 

I Walked To The Beach


Venice Beach, California, USA.