I can’t promise this particular series will always have exciting photos, but the whole point is to show this iconic bag’s versatility.
So from the dressier Look 1 I’m taking it down a big notch to a very casual day at one of the Clippers’ last games. It was actually all about going to see the Mavs here in LA, and the fan-appreciation-night bobble head doll you see above is of Blake Griffin; the Clippers sure could have used him last night in its massacre by Dallas.
Anyway, I’m wearing the bag with a GAP motorcycle jacket, which I think needs to be softened by a pink cashmere muffler. Under the jacket are a black tshirt and jeans.
BTW, remember that old coin I mentioned a couple of entries ago? Here it is with my me+ro bracelet:
Tags: Blake Griffin, Clippers, Gap, Mavs, me+ro
Coming home after 5 weeks abroad is a bit unsettling. I wouldn’t call it jet lag but rather brain lag, as in trouble remembering passwords. And how to drive. But give me 24 hours to sort through a box full of mail, lots of packages (!), and some of that famous LA sunshine and I’ll snap back to my life away from the road. But as it turns out, there’s been nothing but serious rain here–though the sun is peeking out today–and I’ve come home to one surly furkid on strike…
jury duty (which happens to be an attempted murder case and I’m both fortunately and unfortunately dismissed from the panel), and the stray who’s NOT on strike:
Does he look like he hasn’t grown all that much since I last blogged about him? I was going to take him to the animal shelter with the heavy rains and all, but then one day he showed up with 3 more cats in tow, all different breeds of various ages. I don’t think they were his posse or entourage since he was growling at them to defend his food. That same night an overfed raccoon made an appearance on my patio so now I can’t leave food outside for him anymore.
But where was I? So yes, back in LA, this weekend has been all about sports. We have two NBA teams here, the beloved Lakers and the stepchildren Clippers. It doesn’t really matter to me who’s playing for LA, though, because I’m all about the San Antonio Spurs. See number 20 on my back in today’s first pic? This is the real number 20:
And this is the court inside the Staples Center where the Clippers and the Lakers play:
But up there in the rafters, it’s all purple and gold, hence the stepchildren reference to the Clippers:
But I have to say, if the Clippers were another winning team it’d be much harder to score good seats at the very last minute to see my Spurs. And in these seats at the premier level–where you can opt to dine in the San Manuel Club (food is actually pretty good) or be served in-seat–
it’s the best way to get over that brain lag. The Lakers are hosting the Spurs tonight–will see if my Ginobilli jersey gets to go out again today.
On a last sports note, did anyone notice that the New Orleans Saints’ owner’s wife was wearing a CHANEL jacket from the 09P season? I know they were hoisting the Vince Lombardi trophy and all but I just wanted to see her jacket in high-def. Now that’s a Super Bowl moment for me!
Tags: Clippers, LA, Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, San Manuel Club, Staples Center, Super Bowl
So Halloween this year fell on a Saturday under a very full moon. No costume party for me this time, which turned out to be a good thing because I’d been feeling sick all week, and by the time the weekend rolled around I was pooped…though I suppose I could have gone to a party dressed as a swine flu victim.
When I don’t feel well I try to do busy work to distract myself from my misery. I’m here to tell you that plan never works. What I did was reorganize my closet which was once a spare bedroom. Even bought new furniture to create more storage, but before the furniture could go in, I had to take everything out of there and cram them into my home office. So now while the furniture looks great in my closet, I am sitting here at my desk almost in a fetal position, typing this, buried under the mounds of clothes and what not. I don’t know what possessed me to think this was a good idea. It may take a whole week of uninterrupted concentration to clean up this mess.
Anyway, Halloween Saturday started early at geek central, aka Fry’s Electronics, since I’m in the market for a netbook. Beetlejuice didn’t help me…
but I was just comparison shopping anyway. And my next stop was at Best Buy. No costumed employees there but I think I know which netbook I want now. A few more pit stops and it was time to refuel at a Vietnamese restaurant that specialized in dishes from Central VN (Huế). The best part was that I got to find a vegetarian bún bò Huế:
and a non-vegetarian bánh bèo (one of my all time fav snacks):
Vietnamese food tends to be quite salty, so I had to wash it down with a strawberry limeade from Sonic:
I know, you can take a girl out of Texas but you can’t really take Texas out of her. There’s a Sonic practically on every block in Dallas but here, I had to go all the way to Anaheim to find one! Anyhow, by 6pm I was back home and an hour later I was off to see the LA Clippers play the Dallas Mavs.
LA Live is a sports-entertainment complex playing a key role in reviving downtown LA. The Lakers, Clippers, and Kings play at the STAPLES Center,
and within this campus there are venues like the Nokia Theater/Plaza,
ESPN zone, Grammy Museum, and a bunch of restaurants:
Given that it was a Halloween Saturday and the Clippers playing (sorry guys), the arena was only about 40% full. But it was a pretty good game and at least during half time, the entertainment was an enjoyable group performance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller…
While I was enjoying my typical junk food fare,
I got to see Dracula,
and a bunch of people dressed as pimps and wenches. Oh wait, they weren’t in costume.
The Clippers tried hard but they also went down like the Lakers the night before. And by the time we all went outside, there were quite a few people, definitely in costume, at the Nokia Plaza:
But c’mon, this is LA. We don’t need Halloween to see all the freaks. And maybe next Halloween I can dress up in a Clipper uniform and they’ll let me play.
PS: this is a new feature I’ll try to incorporate into my entries because some of you have asked me to talk more about fashion, particularly working the ODJs (outfit du jour) into the story. So what was I wearing today on my day off? JCrew sherpa hoodie, Marni tank, Mossimo green khakis, Balenciaga leather bracelet, navy leather Converse sneakers, and Chanel grey camera bag:
Tags: Balenciaga, Chanel, Clippers, Converse, Halloween, JCrew, Marni, Nokia Plaza, Staple Center, Thriller
