Sick in bed

Sick in bed today, but I got on my thick cozy socks, a good book and a concerned kitty on my lap ...it's not so bad

LA's best (according to us)

We finally made our way to Umami Burger, which we heard was the best burger in LA. The reason we never went is simply because we love Father's Office's burger too much - and now that we've been to both we can objectively say Father's Office's burger is way better than Umami. Sorry Umami Burger - though your truffle burger was very delightful. 

Then we started to compile our own list of LA's best and here's what we came up with: 

best burger:  Father's Office

best pizza: Mozza Pizzeria 

though Pitfire came close in second

best taco: El Taurino

best hot dog: Wrustkuche

best ramen: Daikokuya

Fringe

Today was a bold day - I'm not sure what happened, all I did was go to the mall with Aaron. One thing led to another I came home with a pair of very bright pair of red pants - which I love but wasn't entirely sure I can pull it off. Then as if I wasn't bold enough today, I decided to cut my own fringe like this youtube tutorial. As I told Aaron, I made back the money I spent on the pants by giving myself a haircut!

 

...and here I am with some new fringe!

Brining & Brining

While Aaron is diligently brining our thanksgiving turkey, I am brining my 11yr old disposable camera in cranberry juice and vinegar. I was inspired by these and by these ... aren't they lovely. I know that though they seem easy enough to produce, it actually takes a lot of trial and error before getting those lovely effects to work ... sooo, I hope at the very least I can manage to get these developed. If this turns out remotely successful, I may have to stock up on some disposable cameras!

a little crafty ...

Something about being at home during the holidays that makes me want to be a bit crafty...so here's a mid week diy project. Inspired by martha stewart's felt balls. I can't get enough of them, I'm not sure why. They just look so cozy and festive. I plan to incorporate them in present wrapping next month but for the time being I think they make a lovely set of necklace. (my cat, r2d2, loves them too!)

Happy Sunday



La Petite Creperie



Orochon Ramen

This week Aaron and I dropped by Orochon Ramen in downtown LA. They're famous for ranking the spiciness of their ramen on their menu - special 2 being the hottest. If you can finish special 2 in 30 min. you get your picture on the wall of fame - just like Adam on Man Vs Food. I still have high hopes for Aaron to get on the wall some day. I, on the other hand, am usually a wimp and can't get past number 3 on the menu. In fact, Aaron had to ask for some plain broth so that I can get through my number 3 - fail.