will and i celebrated mother's day with my mom two weeks ago because i was going to be out of town on mother's day weekend.  we took her to the walt disney hall for an LA Phil concert.  it rocked.  i miss classical music, especially playing the piano.  after that weekend i tried to bust out my old music and play it.

here is me and the mom during intermission, in the pretty patio they have outside.  we both look kinda sleepy (classical music always has that effect on me):

then we took her out to one of our fav. restaurants in pasadena, shaab.  here's will and mom waiting for the food.  we were pretty hungry.  isn't my mom so cute?

on m's day weekend, i went to visit my friend and old roommate allison at her home in florida.  we were too lazy and didn't take any pics of us together, but i did take this one.  she set out breakfast for me on sunday morning.  i slept in while she went to church.  when i came downstairs i found strawberries, apricots, organic granola and my favorite greek yogurt laid out.  with 5 different types of loose leaf green tea and hot water on the stove.  i felt the love through her southern hospitality. 

eats two chocolate covered with almonds vanilla haagen-daaz bars every night.  we buy two of those big boxes of 'em at smart & final each time we run out.

i am looking for a coffee mug.  here's what i want:

1. keeps liquids warm for a long period of time.
2. spill proof.
3. looks good.

any suggestions?

it causes me to rub shoulders with people that i don't normally come in contact with.  young and old, rich and poor, of all kinds.  and we're all doing the same thing.  just trying to get somewhere.

it makes clothing practical.  meaning, i dress to keep warm, wear comfortable shoes for walking, bags convenient for carrying things (which makes it a little harder to be fashion obsessed).

it brings a sense of community, and makes LA just a bit smaller.  i've had conversations with random strangers.  i have found that somehow public transport sort of makes it okay to initiate and interact with strangers.  i also bump into people i know a couple times a week, which is always a treat.

it causes me to let go of control and independence.  i have to revolve my schedule around the train/bus schedule.   and even then, i am privy to power outages, buses breaking down or running late.  also it takes some more planning ahead than driving.

i'm creating less waste. 

isn't it common knowledge that if you're just standing on the escalator, you should stand on the right hand side so that traffic can pass on the left? 

almost every day, there is someone standing on the left, one step behind a person standing on the right, so that all traffic moving up/down the escalator is blocked.  or they stand right smack in the center.  during rush hour.

i'm still trying to think of a polite way to let people know that they can stand there if they want, but they really should stand on the right side.  c'mon angelenos.