February Recap

Although I continued to chip away at several larger goals (#5, #8, #11, #19, #20, #23, #24, #28), the shortest month of the year proved challenging as I was only able to knock off two items from my list (#74, #75). Nevertheless, February was particularly significant in that it was the month in which my sister went toe to toe with the vile monster that is cancer.  The bravery, strength and resilience she continues to display is something to behold.  I am both proud and in awe.

As for my list, let’s start with what I was able to complete. In an attempt to further stimulate the right side of my brain, Sonia and I visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts (#74). The German exhibit inspired me to photograph my soon to be famous work, Cats In Hats. And for some more lowbrow fun we saw the 80’s cover band, The Spazmatics (#75).

I also continued to make progress on a number of other goals.

#5. Trying to finish my current screenplay, but I probably erased more than I wrote.

#8. We grew our business.  Still terrifying though.

#11.  Devin received his first college acceptance letter, so “dropping him off to college” may actually happen in August.  Maybe my mom can have him and his roommate over for dinner every once in awhile.

#19. I have yet to miss a day in which I haven’t posted something.  So far, so good.

#20. I also added another post to My Grandfather’s Office Priceless home movies that my grandfather took over seventy years ago.

#23. I saw three more movies at the theatre last month.  Taken, Confessions of a Shopgirl and The International.  I enjoyed all three for the most part.

#24 As always, Sonia and I continued our gluttonous lifestyle as we were cooked for far more often than we cooked.  In addition to our usual spots, we tried My Father’s Office and The Stinking Rose for the first time.  And we only ate Katsuya twice.  I also got Sean to try my favorite burger at Laurel Tavern.

#28. Rented AFI Top 100 movie, A Streetcar Named Desire.

Random notes: Marquette was 4-3 in February, but more distressing was the fact that they lost their senior point guard for the season.  This will have a major effect on my March.  It will no doubt lead to Madness.

The month began with the Super Bowl which didn’t disappoint.  Sonia and I went to a party that featured the single greatest and actually quite disgusting appetizer ever.

I was nine for eleven on my Oscar picks.  Overall, a pretty good show.

As always, we saw a bunch of celebrities, but none bigger than P. Diddy and Kanye West.  We ran into them at Barney’s in Beverly Hills cuz that’s how we roll.

We celebrated Valentine’s Day at Asia De Cuba in Hollywood. The meal was great, but the Kindle Sonia gave me was much better.  The first book I downloaded was The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (#22).

My computer hard drive crashed, but I was finally able to repair it a couple of days later. Tragedy avoided.

That’s it for now.  Thanks for reading.  I’m off to March.