Our Yearly Playlist

Almost set up for Dallas.

Signage for the trade show. This one?

Or this one?

What a game.  When you live and breathe college basketball, the Sweet 16 is always a, “where were you when”…. I joined the MU family in 1991.  The Warriors hadn’t made the Sweet 16 since 1977, the year they won it all. When I was a “junior” in 1994 they beat Kentucky to advance to the Sweet 16. I rode my bike to the…

#11 in progress. Saw Limitless. Flawed, but entertaining enough.

This is where I am. Watching Marquette at the bar. Alone. They have never trailed to this point. But I am bitter. Angry. I wish I didn’t care. Update: MARQUETTE WINS. I am now off of the ledge. Considering they were up the entire game you would think I would have enjoyed watching, but it’s like pulling teeth. 

Happy Birthday to my big sister.

#11 in progress. One more movie before March Madness. Liked the Winter’s Bone. The teenaged main character definitely deserved her Oscar nod. 

#11 in progress. I really wanted to like this, but it just didn’t work.

My little bunter/speedster played her roll and helped Montclair win their first tournament of the season. 

I knew this was the year to go to the Big East Tournament in NYC.  Every time I go, the Warriors lose the first game.

Had a great dinner at Tomiko and Pierre’s.  Lots has changed since their wedding a couple of months back, but nothing greater than the news that there will be three of them before their one year anniversary. 

#93 done.  After a quick trip to the office on a 85 degree Saturday, we finally decided to try the exotic sausage house, Wurstküche, located in the historic downtown arts district.  Once I saw the menu, I knew it was now or never for #93.  I chose the Rattlesnake & Rabbit sausage, mainly for the irony.  Paired with a german wheat beer and Belgian fries,…

Montclair Prep’s softball season started, but unlike their soccer team, Montclair is expected to contend for the division title. Brittany is the starting 2nd baseman/left fielder. Oh, and club soccer started on Thursday, so lots of shuttling around. Love those gas prices.

Another downtown discovery. Sonia found the wholesale distributor for kumamoto and kusshi oysters.  We usually pay $35 to $40 bucks for a dozen, but yesterday we bought five dozen for $66 clams.

Happy Birthday to my Brother-In-Law, Tom. Hopefully, you are treated to a meal you deserve.

February Recap. It was a short, but sweet month. Cold, too. It actually snowed in parts of L.A. for a hot second.  It was also a busy month at LA Fashion Insider, Inc. as we get ready to launch our line. Hopefully it’s a successful endeavor because we’ve operated at a loss for the third month in a row. Kumamoto oysters are expensive.  At…

My daughter chose Kusshi oysters as her braces off dinner, so no complaints from Sonia and me.

I’ve always wanted braces.  Dentists have been pushing me to get them since I was ten years old. But after seeing what Sonia and Brittany have endured, I will gladly keep my crooked teeth.  Looks good on you though, Brit.

After…

Before…

I agree with most reviewers of the Oscars that described the telecast as blase.  The hosts failed to make the event “younger” or “hipper”, in fact, they just failed. I think the awards went to the right people for the most part, but there was hardly a stand out moment.   On a personal front, it was the first time that I watched the…

#89 done.  Visited Christian Louboutin near the HIlls of Beverly and made good on that Valentine’s Day present for Sonia. 

#97 done. Lucques is one of my favorite L.A. restaurants, so it was a no brainer that we had to try its sister restaurant, A.O.C. The concept is small plates and paired wine. Everything was very good. The clams in a sherry wine sauce was the winner. 

#2 in progress. Added Louisiana to the list.  We’re still in soft launch mode, so we’re only selling to our buying agency clients. We hope to officially launch the line at the end of March.

#98 in progress. 4th restaurant with a kumamoto starter.

Finally, a quality road win. We may just make the tourney after all.

#77 Done. Although it was great filling three garbage bags worth of clothes, I still don’t have the room I want for my wardrobe. Sonia will have no problem convincing me that we need a walk in closet in the next house.

#77 in progress.  Found a solution to my shoe mess.

If I haven’t jumped out of a building come March 15th, I will celebrate by stepping down as CFO from LA Fashion Insider, Inc and accept my new position as Vice President of Fun.

#2 in progress. Added stores in Texas and Mississippi.

My Valentine’s Gift. A Hermes Belt. I’ll have to rethink my card to Sonia.

As if we needed a reason to dress up and go to dinner. Knocked off #72 with a V-Day dinner.  Oh yeah, had some oysters, too.

Brittany’s best friend celebrated her sweet 16 last night. Yet another reminder that we’ll be tested in the near future.

#98 in progress. Oysters at Spago. Two down, eight to go.

Saturday lunch at Spago in Beverly Hills. So, basically we’re going out as much as possible before our accountant finishes our tax return and informs us we can never eat out again. 

Brittany

Even for Rodeo Drive, this is a bit much to park curbside.

#11 in progress. Finally saw A King’s Speech. Eh..eh..eh..Excellent.

Happy Birthday to my oldest nephew, Dylan!

January Recap Another year, another list.  Despite only knocking off three goals in the month of January, I’m feeling optimistic about this year’s success rate.  As storms ravaged the South, East Coast and Midwest, we basked in the sunshine.  Too bad I was sick seventy percent of the month. But, when I wasn’t sick, I was enjoying lounging poolside in Hollywood, witnessing a perfect…

Go Pack, go.

#98 in progress. First oysters of the year at Mastros in Thousand Oaks with Sonia, Brit and my sister, Michelle. Michelle refused to partake.

#30 done. The Mac daddy of twin turbo cooling. Brit wants to know if we’ll ever put food in it.

A little slow tonight, eh Lloyd?