#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 Vegas wedding with friends, meeting Dwyane Wade, eating plenty of good sushi, catching up on a few movies, and making sure our company can continue to support us.

Here’s what’s done:

#1 Rang in the New Year with bow tie style.

#48 Ate near perfect sushi at Sugar Fish

#50 Caught a winter sun tan at the Roosevelt Pool in Hollywood.

In Progress:

#2 With a soft launch, our line, Basically Me, is currently sold in seven states.  

#7 Gained a couple of lbs since the first. 

#11 Saw the Fighter. One down, nine to go.

#14 Have done absolutely nothing to make this happen

#16 Finished The Girl Who Played With Fire. Four to go.

#27 The Roosevelt. Four to go.

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?

Fought traffic downtown to see the Clips play the Bulls, only it was the Lakers vs. the Rockets because our game is actually tomorrow. Nevertheless, we made the most of it and ate a boatload of amazing sushi. Once finished, I began to tally up the large bill when the busboy proceeded to spill a bowl of soy sauce on my pants. Since I was going home I really didn’t care, but the busboy ran to his manager who promptly covered the bill and dry cleaning. Despite it all, I’d score the night as a win.

Happy 17th Sis!

Room with a view. Back in Vegas.

Happy Birthday to my niece and nephew.

Enjoyed dinner and the Lakers game with my Dad where we talked about the Clippers.

Dedication. Playoffs brings out the early in her. Unfortunately, the Packers were too much for the Bears.  But, there’s always a silver lining…. I don’t have to rewrite Cheeseheads.

Netflixed Knight & Day. An entertaining action movie.

#48 done. More and more restaurants are opening in downtown L.A. and for us, Sugarfish is one of the most welcome.  A traditional sushi restaurant that makes it all about the quality of the fish. There were a couple misses, but most of the sushi would just melt in your mouth. I don’t normally eat salmon sushi, but I’ll order it every time at this place.

#16 in Progress. Read The Girl Who Played With Fire. Didn’t like it as much as his first one, but still very good.

When friends open up a gastro pub within walking distance of your home, you tend to discover fewer eateries. This hit home last night when I noticed their computer system had a Ken & Sonia comp.

#50 done. We thought we’d have to get on a plane to accomplish this one, but Summer broke out in January in L.A., so Sonia and I spent the day poolside at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. It was the only way I was going to get over one of the the worst losses in MU history.

Said hello to Marquette Alum, Dwyane Wade moments after the lowly Clippers destroyed them. 

And that is why we live here.

Brit’s team got thumped 10-0 and high school soccer will kill me. But, at least we all know this will be the final season. It’s all club from here on out.

All is right again at Marquette after our boys throttled 11th ranked Notre Dame by 22 points. Playing 7 ranked opponents in 8 games. So far, so good.

#2 in progress. So far, so good, but… Getting our line sold in places like Montana, Alaska, and Wyoming, may be a Herculean task. 

Saturday morning viewing. I liked it.

Brit had a hat trick in the first half to secure a 6-0 win. Still…

After a month off from soccer to recover from a pulled hammy, Brit returned to her High School “team” to play one on eleven against another school. The other eleven beat her 5-0. 

#7 in progress. The New Year’s weigh in. 

2010 In Review

After giving up the list for the first three months of the year, I realized that the push it gave me/us to live a more eventful and productive life was worth the effort to resume it. 2010 was the year that our business transitioned from being a buying agency with little risk to a design and production house with a large payroll and overhead (at least for us). And although it was a necessary step in our eyes, meeting payroll was the main reason we didn’t swim with dolphins in the Caribbean or drink tea with monkeys at a Buddhist Temple in Bhutan.  After completing 80% of the list in 2009, we managed to complete just 53% in 2010. With that said, we probably wouldn’t have done a quarter of that if there was no list, so none of us here on Beverly Glen are complaining. I suppose the highlight was getting engaged after a thirteen year courtship on a hill overlooking London.  As for a few other highlights, here are my top ten from the year in no particular order.

1. Spending Mother’s Day with My Mom
2. Seeing Marquette Play followed by a dinner with buddies.
3. Christmas Eve at Dad’s.
4. Pebble Beach with my Dad and brothers.
5. Set my watch to Big Ben
6. Trip to Nashville
7. Vegas. 5 times.
8. Premiere League FA Cup Championship at Wimbley Stadium in London.
9. Brittany’s 15th in NYC
10. World Champion San Francisco Giants

#10 in progress. One of the better movies I’ve seen in the theaters for awhile.

Rode the Angel Flight trolley on its 100th birthday for a penny.

A rather tame Coen Brothers movie, but good nonetheless.

Went for a hike in the hills with Britt.