A perfect Farmer’s Market morning.

#2 in progress. Tucked away in an old biscuit factory in the industrial part of downtown is the little French bistro, Church & State. Best French Onion Soup ever. Very good food. Maybe great.

Got the new iPad….iLove.

It’s like Christmas Eve.

Marquette area bar, Hegarty’s Pub, poured its last stout last night making it the final bar of my youth to be shot in the back of the head by the Man at Marquette.  #75 will now consist of me touring a local Dairy Queen where I will try to picture the spot where Matt passed out while standing up and managed to stay upright…

#2 in progress. We had a great dinner at Bastide in Beverly Hills last night.  Bastide is one of a handful of five star restaurants in L.A and it didn’t disappoint.  The ambiance was top notch and the food was very good. But compared to the other five star restaurant we tried (lucques) it didn’t hold up.  

#37 in progress. The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010 were announced today. Denmark’s Noma was ranked number #1.  I’ll have the following eight U.S. restaurants to choose from. Alinea in Chicago, Illinois; Daniel, Per Se, Le Bernardin, Momofuku Ssäm Bar, wd~50 and Eleven Madison Park in New York; and The French Laundry in Yountville, California.

#36 in progress. My men’s line will be named after my namesake.

#9 Complete. We have officially expanded into the world of manufacturing.

Netflixed An Education. Love movies that inspire me to write. 

Netflixed Where the Wild Things Are. A decent movie, but it couldn’t touch the book.

More fun in the desert sun.

Making Brit and her friend eat oysters. They like.

#20 in progress. Sun. Lounge chair. Kindle. Pina Colada. Pool. No Complaints.

Found some warm weather.

Looks like a nice day to watch a softball game, but it’s damn cold. We’re going to chase the Sun soon.

#67 in progress. Sonia and I watched the Laker game at Rocco’s last night and struck up a conversation with a man from Nashville.  Turns out he was a songwriter and owned a successful music studio.  He even worked with Ann Marie Boskovich, so small world.  He offered to give Devin an internship and invited us to the lake when we make it out to…

They finally won their second game.  Although they’re struggling a bit now, Brit’s team is made up of all freshmen and sophomores with a bright future. (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Fender Bender

Got in another one. A Hole saw dollar signs and reported scratches. I will fight this one to the death.

Brit’s team won their quarter-final game and made it to the final four of State Cup where they lost to a gold team 3-1.  

Nothing like a good nap after a day at the ballpark.

Dad treated Sonia, Brit, and me to the Dodgers-Giants game.  The best pitcher in baseball blanked the Dodgers and all is good in the world. 

Brit’s team reached another goal and advanced to the quarter finals of State Cup with a 3-2 win.  

#38 Done. Man, The Eagles have a lot of hit songs.  Pretty cool to see them at Hollywood Bowl. Forty years ago, Glenn Frey and Don Henely were struggling musicians in a one bedroom Hollywood apartment.  (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

Dining clients is the best excuse to enjoy one of our favorite restaurants in town.  Once again, Mastros in Beverly Hills exceeded expectations.

Congrats to my sister for an amazing fight.  CT scan showed no sign of cancer.

Netflixed Defiance.  Meh. 

#1 and #9 in progress.  L.A. Fashion Insider is now incorporated.

Spent the weekend days in Lancaster to watch Brit compete in State Cup. Her team finished first in their bracket with a 2-0-1 record. That means I’ll be missing the Dodgers/Giants game next Saturday to watch her in round two.

#2 in progress.  Enjoyed a fantastic birthday dinner at Lucques on Melrose with my dad, Georgeanne and Sonia.  Ranked the #1 restaurant in L.A. by Los Angeles Magazine, Lucques managed to live up to the hype.  The roasted chicken with chickpea puree and slow cooked egg was one of the best meals I’ve had. 

My birthday present from Sonia. The Mac Daddy of carry on luggage.

Pre birthday celebration at the W in Hollywood.  

Four weeks later and the back is still whack, so I went to yoga today.  Yoga is hard.

Something to work for.

#68 Done. Songs have a way of marking time like few things can.  When I was putting together this list, Billy Joel’s “Uptown Girl” was playing on the radio which immediately brought me back to 1983.  My brother Sean and I would tune into MTV every morning before school to catch the video of the short ugly guy singing to his super model wife. …

March Recap. First and foremost, Marquette exceeded my expectations by earning an invitation to the NCAA tournament and then broke my heart as usual.  Warriors aside, March was the first full month of the year regarding this list and I only managed to knock off one goal.  At this rate I won’t even bat .500 by year’s end.  Nevertheless, we’re climbing the ladder and…

Learned how to make one of my favorite cocktails. This one was imagined by Julian Cox at Rivera Restaurant.  How could you not like a drink with a beef jerky garnish? P.S. wish Butler would have pulled it out. INGREDIENTS:½ ounce fresh lemon juice¾ ounce agave nectar½ ounce ginger syrup1 teaspoon chipotle puree1 strip red bell pepper4 lime wedges2 ounces tequila or mezcal1 small…

#2 in progress.  Sonia and I had lunch at Gordon Ramsey’s Boxwood Cafe at the London Hotel in Hollywood.  The food was so good that we didn’t feel the 7.2 earthquake that struck in Baja.

Ah, Opening Day.  All is right in the world again.  George’s F. Will’s used the opportunity to write a little bit about the unwritten rules of baseball. Plumbing the etiquette of baseball By George F. WillSunday, April 4, 2010; A15  The 2006 summit that preserved the peace occurred in a laundry room in the Metrodome in Minneapolis after the Twins beat the Red Sox…

#10 in progress.  Saw Hot Tub Time Machine…  Wish I hadn’t.

For the first time in years I did not wait in line to buy Apple’s newest product.  However, if they actually had the version I wanted I’d be there. Instead, I’ve pre-ordered the 3g, 64 gig iPad that should be available by the end of the month.

Lakers versus Jazz. Former Warrior, Wesley Mathews scored a bunch, but Lakers still won.

#2 in progress.  Had dinner at the Library Bar downtown LA. Same owners and food as Laurel Tavern, so it’s a bit of a cheat.  The burger was just as good though.  Sonia got the chorizo sliders, so at least we tried something new.  

Ouch

Wrote two checks to Uncle Sam that rocked our world a bit.  That said, I still won’t vote for Sara Pallin.

#2 in progress.  Had lunch with Sonia at the Lazy Ox Canteen in Little Tokyo.  Gourmet bar food done well.  

As I leave the constraints of writing for the screen behind, I have rediscovered the joy of simply writing.  While I spend most of my time on the computer, nothing is more satisfying than free styling with a pen and pad of paper… Which brings me to the moleskin.  After buying my first one in Paris, I now have a dozen small moleskin pads…

A good day on a budget.  It began with Brit’s soccer game in Simi Valley.  Dad joined us to watch her team dominate a “higher” ranked team.  Brit scored two of three and assisted on the other. We then headed over to Sean’s Rocket Fizz to buy some soda and candy before heading to a chili cheese burger lunch.  We got home around 1:30…

Dinner at Dad’s.

http://www.viddler.com/player/e15e8594/ Grandma came down to watch the twins so my brother and sister-in-law could attend to their grand opening.   (Source: http://www.viddler.com/)

Saw our accountant today. Ladies and gentlemen, the party is over.I must now change such goals as Eat a meal outside of the U.S. to Order from the value menu at McDonalds.