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Demo up now in time for christmas!
Download: AXRIA.webs.com/download (Handbags not included)
I haven't updated in ages so, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg24oKFONpw A preview for my latest game: AXRIA. If you don't know what AXRIA is, its a concept i've had for years (Originally named the Fear of Death) and over the years have changed time and time again. Characters you may have seen around and when the game is done, you'll see them more!
I plan on releasing the first demo soon, and with any criticsism I'll take it in and make changes to the game play and make fixes. The game will be a 16 bit style (Though in 24 bit) and is reminicant to games like Megaman and old Amiga games such as Turrican.
What you'll see in the video has changed drasticly since the video was posted up, Hopefull release for a demo- at least the end of summer- the game, Maybe Christmas?
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OMG I LOVE IT! It's like playing a painting. You've definitely got some artistic talent there man. ^^ The gameplay looks great too.
I know it may seem like a bit of a bump but, heres some more images:
(Warning Huge file!)
I decided rather than make one level than the next, make sprites and things ready for each level- make a basic layout- then go back and polish off the earlier levels and work on from there. It seems to keep things fresh and quicker. Working on the same level over and over can get a bit dull.
Expect it around late summer 2011.
really nice to look at. good job
wow man that looks amazing did you make all the sprites yourself?
Yes, all from scratch mostly on paint or Photoshop.
Jinroh wrote:
Great! Better than me.
We all do better at somethings than others, Thanks none-the-less!
JamesLeonardo wrote:
Jinroh wrote:
Great! Better than me.
We all do better at somethings than others, Thanks none-the-less!
Haha yeah, my sprites are still nothing to sneeze at, but I don't have the know-how to make them in anything but MSPaint.
You got great detail there though. I love the backgrounds very high quality.
Just to update, theres a new website launched that'll specialise in showing behind the scenes stuff about AXRIA aswell as other things once the game's actually released. Release should be arond Winter, If it's delayed- just renember that means more time to put more stuff in the game.
AXRIA Site: http://axria.webs.com/
DeviantArt: http://meleesonic32x.deviantart.com/
New previews!
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Heres a minor and not so intresting update. After my first use of a tablet, heres the near to final Box art.
(HUGE File!)
Rad... If there comes a time in AXRIA where someone in game describes something awsome, They should say "Rad!".
While working on this, I was thinking of the Megaman 10 Boxart- Yet somehow looking back at it, I get a feel of Marvel comic style (Though im not a fan). After looking at Holy diver art, I think its pretty rad to.
Haha yeah I'm trying to bring back Rad as a normal way to express coolness. Epic and awesome are way too overused. Cliche' to the max.
No way man, yours is way more rad than Mega Man 10 box art. I get a totally 80s vibe from it. Which is why I like it so much.
Why thanks!
Epic/Awsome = Overused
Rad= Cool forever
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Heres a minor and not so intresting update. After my first use of a tablet, heres the near to final Box art.
(HUGE File!)
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/ … 43cq1n.png
no way man, that's just a draft! The basic idea and layout are really good. Spend some time on it and you can make that look amazing. If that's your first time using a tablet, imagine how much better you can make it look when you've been practicing.
I wonder how you'd feel about cropping it a bit? There's some kind of boring areas that don't need to be in the frame so much. maybe more like this:
I'm trying to offer constructive criticism because I like what you're doing. like Jinroh said, totally rad
Near to final might be stretching it, I can see now its obviously a draft and not really close to the final wich is a good thing - plus there'll be the obvious title and logos & stuff aswell as other small details.
And I can see your point, it doesn't need so much filler should I say. Most of it was there because I was trying too hard to replicate the original sketch I was basing it off:
Thanks for the criticism, I wish more people would offer criticism.
JamesLeonardo wrote:
Thanks for the criticism, I wish more people would offer criticism.
Haha, I'd have given criticism if I could have found some. I could not have find any though.
Your box art image:
*Rough lines and hatch mark shading. (RAD! I love that.)
*Main character in an interesting pose and the primary focus of the image.
*Contrasting/varied lighting and shading. (Keeps it interesting)
*Tiny background details, everywhere.
That's my critique, these are all good points btw. The only thing I guess that some people may not like is that it looks a little too rough in spots, like where it's coloured outside the lines and whatnot. I personally have no problem with this as you did it on your tablet. Some people might just prefer a clear and clean vectorized version.
Still rad man.
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Whoops, let me try and rephrase that.
"Thanks for the criticism, I wish more people would offer criticism if theres something to point out."
With that line I was mainly refrencing the kind of people who say 'Good picture.' or something lazy like that, but don't say what they liked or what could improve it. I don't mind it when people say something like that its just I've had many people who just say "Its good" without saying much more.
Thanks for the points and critisim anyway, I think I made It seem as if I was targeting you. (lol)
Haha yeah, I did think you thought my response was a little lazy. XD
Though I would change nothing, even if people like Ibbod think you should. XD
@Jinroh Sorry i missed your post, busy!
Im not sure what to say, Ill change if i absolutely need to I guess...
...Anyway, NEW PREVIEW VIDEO!!
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Totally rad man. I'm loving it. Everything and its hand drawn style is great. The walking cycle looks a bit to slow for my eyes, but that could just be me. Everything else looks A-Maze-Ing. Rad to the max.
Are your previews going in reverse numerical order? I noticed you have a preview 6 and 7 on there as well.
It reminds me a lot of Strider, which is totally rad, especially since I got to play the arcade version just yesterday! Still though, I suck at it, and the Genesis port will always have a special place in my heart.
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Los Angeles: Mini guide
Where we stay in LA:
Los Angeles is peppered with cool neighborhoods, but we always choose to stay in either Santa Monica or Venice, so we can be by the beach!
1. We love the Oceana hotel (photos above), which I've raved about before. The Santa Monica hotel overlooks the beach, and you can swim in their huge pool, surrounded by comfy chairs and a fireplace in the evenings. Most of all, the service is impeccable. The friendly reception staff will greet you by name every time you walk in--which makes it feel like you're staying with old friends.
2. We rented this cool Venice cottage during our babymoon trip before Toby was born. You can easily ride bikes to the beach and go to one of the delicious restaurants nearby. They also have a little outdoor space, where you can hang in the evenings and drink wine in the breezy ocean air. Note: It's apparently on a somewhat dodgy street in Venice, we've been told by locals; but we felt perfectly safe while staying there. (FYI, these cottages also look cool.)
3. Recently we stayed in this wonderful rambling Victorian house on a "walk street" in Venice--which means it faces a quiet tree-lined sidewalk instead of a street. We loved the charming old character of the home--as well as the ridiculously comfy king bed. Toby liked the back garden (with a hot tub!), where he spent ages playing with his toy trucks and an old-fashioned top! Bonus: You can walk one block to the beach, or one block to Abbott Kinney--this place is perfectly located.
Where to eat:
For lunch in Santa Monica and Venice...
* Huckleberry Cafe. The best salads, sandwiches, soups, desserts. I could eat here everyday.
* Thyme Cafe. Go for the chocolate-chip cookies!!!!!!!
* Blue Plate Oysterette. Fish tacos in a breezy little nautical restaurant across from the beach.
* Abbot's Pizza. Stop by for a slice of their famous salad pizza.
For dinner in Venice...
* Gjelina. Dark, sceney, fun vibe; sexy lighting. A fire pit in the back garden. You can go for lunch, too, when it's a bit calmer. Also, they recently opened a take-out storefront, next door, which is awesome for picnics or an easy dinner at home.
* The Tasting Kitchen. We had such a romantic date here. Dark, lovely. Don't miss the bread pudding.
* Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. A pop-up restaurant in Venice. Bustling and fun, laid-back in a cool way, rich flavorful dishes, great wine list.
What to do:
* Walk up and down Abbott Kinney, the main drag in Venice. Tons of cool little shops, bookstores and cafes.
* Stop by the Santa Monica's Farmer's Market on the weekends, which has live music, ponies for kids to ride, and delicious hot Mexican egg dishes.
* Visit the Getty Center. Just look at these photos!
* Admire views of the city from the Observatory, especially bathed in the golden light of the early evening.
* Drive to Malibu, which is about 30 minutes away from Santa Monica and Venice. Paradise Cove restaurant is an old-school tourist favorite, but it's still awesome--you can share an enormous plate of calamari, drink a pint of beer, and then race each other on the beach! :)
* Walk on the beach in Venice and Santa Monica. You'll pass cool swingsets along the beach that are so tall, they're thrilling even for grown-ups. And you can rent bikes (there are rental places all along the beach) and ride down the (awesomely long) bike path on the water.
* Play games on the Santa Monica pier (although it freaked Toby out). You can ride the ferris wheel for panoramic views of the city, play whack-a-mole (my mom is a surprise genius at it), and watch the surfers to your heart's content.
Have you ever been to L.A., or do you live there? Any favorite restaurants or tips? I'd love to hear...These are our favorite places, but we're just once-a-year visitors! xoxo
(Photos by Jenna Park, Yolanda Edwards, and courtesy of the restaurants and hotels)
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I never knew those were called walk streets! I grew up in Louisville, and we have a handful of those inside facing blocks, but no one knows what they are called!
in dramatic fashionI hate LA, it looks beautiful but it's only on the surface. The good thing is there's plenty of water to drown in.
/ Avy
♥i grew up in LA, it's it's really a magical place! i went to the most idyllic school in the santa monica canyon (the library is a one room schoolhouse, over 100 years old!).
my favorite spots are: joan's on third, OK, lost & found, hollywood forever cemetery, MOCA, the page museum, the magic castle...ughh hello homesickness!
thanks for the post joanna :)I live in Santa Monica, a few blocks from the pier, and a few blocks from Main St. in Santa Monica. I would have to "ditto" everything that you mentioned, but I'm going to add a few of our faves, since we're locals:
- M Street Kitchen on Main St. (fleur de sel chocolate chip cookies, and the banana chocolate chip cookies)
- Salvation Army on 11th and Olympic (the best thrift store on the west side...awesome finds, and some gorgeous vintage dresses)
- Sunny Blue on Main St. (the best omusubi!)
- Virginia Park and Clover Park for kids (besides the beach parks, which are great, these parks offer an awesome time for little ones. Virginia Park has an amazing toddler and older park, things that twirl, etc. Clover is right beside the Santa Monica airport, and children love watching the planes take off, and climbing the stairs to the top of the huge rocket structure)
- Bob's Market on Ocean Park a few doors down from Thyme, which you recommended (looks like a liquor store on the outside, but the BEST small market. This is the place for picking food up, it's small, independently owned, with real butchers, and they make their own sausages!)
- The Goods on Ocean Park about a block from Thyme and Bob's (small unique gift store, owned by local Santa Monica moms with ties to South America and Eastern Europe...turkish towels, hostess gifts, woven bags)
I could go on and on, but during the summer, last but not least, the Annenberg Beach House. The pool is open to the public, and sits right along where all of the private beach clubs are in Santa Monica. It's gorgeous, locker rooms, showers, splash pads for kids, first come first serve beach pop ups on the sand, volleyball courts, fitness room, beach soccer, it's the best club on the sand in Santa Monica, and it's open to all!
Enjoy!!!!!Where to begin! I live in LA, and adore it. I've lived lots of other places, but this is by far my favorite.
The beach towns might have walk streets, but the east side has hidden, overgrown stairways through the hills (made famous by Laurel and Hardy in The Music Box).
I could describe a million little vignettes that would make anyone love LA (even maybe Avy above?), but it would take forever.
So glad you love it too, Jo!I live in LA (Pasadena to be exact) and although we love the beaches there's so much to do over in our parts too. The Huntington Library is so beautiful (and luckily it's just a short bike ride from our house) and if you go hiking in and around the San Gabriel mountains you'll find tons of trails that lead to gorgeous waterfalls.
http://www.hikespeak.com/los-angeles/san-gabriel-mountains/All the above are fantastic places (just took my 2 year old daughter to the observatory yesterday)! As a westsider in l.a. one place you must check out is the Venice canals. Perhaps you've already stumbled upon them, they are just 2 blocks east of the venice pier. Great for lazy walks on a sunny day.
Watching planes take off from the Santa Monica Airport is a great kid activity too (you can watch planes take off from just a few hundred ft away). Kids love it!
As for restaurants, A.O.C. in the west hollywood area is amazing. Food, service, music, etc. is fantastic.
I love your NYC guide, thanks for giving me something to daydream about. ~StacyVenice is awesome but personally I'm a fan of Culver City (but you do need a car to get there). Father's Office has the best burger I've had anywhere (bacon marmalade!) + great beers, the Mandrake is a fantastic bar (Elijah Wood once dj'ed a soul night there!), the Culver City Ice Rink is retro-charming, and The Museum of Jurassic Technology is one of the best museums/galleries in the world! And I swear I don't work for the Culver City Chamber Dept ;-)
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These are nice choices in Santa Monica and Venice, making this, more accurately, a mini guide to those two areas. There is a whole city out there to explore! A few of my favorites:
--Malibu: Paradise Cove, the Getty Villa, and surfing (or surfer-watching) at Zuma!
--West Hollywood/Hollywood: the Chateau Marmont (lunch in the garden), concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, hiking Runyon Canyon, Amoeba Music, shopping on Melrose, the Farmers Market (esp the Loteria Grill), and a ton of amazing restaurants including Mozza and Animal
--Silver Lake/Los Feliz/Echo Park: long walks around the Silver Lake reservoir, LA Mill for coffee, Malo, Casbah Cafe, wine tastings at Silverlake Wine, Sunset Junction, Intelligentsia coffee, and the farmer's market, the Griffith Observatory, Little Dom's, Skylight Books, the Barnsdall Art Park, Echo Park Lake, El Prado, and tons of great music venues
--Highland Park/Mt. Washington/Eagle Rock: the gorgeous leafy campus of Occidental College, Cafe Leche (with the sweetest kid/baby play area in the back), the York, the Oinkster, and a bunch of amazing taco stands and trucks including my favorite, La Estrella
--Pasadena: the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center (so great for swimming, and great classes for babies & kids), the Rose Bowl Flea Market (overpriced but full of so much good stuff), Old Town (tons of shops and restaurants)
--Downtown: the MOCA, Church & State (wonderful French bistro), the rooftop bar at the Standard (hit it early before it gets too cheesy -- great views), Golden Gopher (fun bar), Bottega Louie (amazing Italian food in a huge, gorgeous space -- has Dean & Deluca-esque takeaway market)
I love LA! Pitfire Pizza in Mar Vista is a hop, skip, and a jump away from Venice (which, let's face it, cool as it may be, *is* a little dodgy), and is the best pizza this side of the 405. If you happen to venture east of the 405 for pizza, make it Batali's Pizziera Mozza; it's all the way in Hollywood, but worth the trek.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mrs. P Vega. While these are great suggestions, they are really really limited in a geographic sense. LA is so much bigger than the beaches. Joanna, your New York guide was well balanced, but this one leaves out so much. Next time you're out here, you have to explore some new areas and see what you're missing!
ReplyDeleteI'm from Orange County, but live in Sherman Oaks now which is just over the hill forom Santa Monica. My FAVORITE place to eat is in Brentwood called Coral Tree on San VIcente! Westwood is also just next to the freeway and has some fun things like Diddy Reise where ice cream between two cookies for $1.50!
I love SM, but have never really been down to Venice. One time you should fly in to Orange County airport and stay in Huntington Beach or Newport!I love LA! Venice, Santa Monica and the drive up to Malibu -including Paradise Cove- are some of my favorite options! I'll keep in mind to rent a cottage in Venice Beach for next time! :) I would like to add Melrose Avenue as a great area for shopping! xoxo
http://cafesocietyxxi.blogspot.com/Hi Jo. I live in Pacific Palisades, a small sleepy town between Santa Monica and Malibu. If you like Huckleberry, you must try Milo + Olive, owned by the same couple. It is also in Santa Monica and it is wonderful. Community seating only but if you get lucky, you can sit at the bar and watch the chefs prepare the food for the day. Breakfast (the baked goods and eggs are to die for) and dinner (try the ricotta crostini) are not to be missed. Take care.
ReplyDeleteJo, this is just what I needed. We're planning a trip to L.A and New York this year (we live in London, UK) as the boyfriend has never been to either and I've been on the hunt for great places to visit.
I always prefer to rely on word of mouth or 'word of blog' rather than travel books because they never seem to recommend anything that's too far off the beaten track.
Looking forward to exploring you recommendations.
http://www.carlyandhe.blogspot.co.uk/If you like the Getty Center, you must take a trip to the Getty Villa in malibu as well! It's a mini getaway to a Roman paradise.
Father's Office in Culver City has awesome burgers. The Counter as well- you can build your own burger from tons of different and unique toppings.
I know it's over rated but Urth Cafe does have delicious coffee. I also love King's Road Cafe in the Beverly area.
The Hammer Museum near UCLA is usually overlooked but has some of the best art shows in town.
And my family's favorite spot in Venice/Santa Monica is the Library Ale House on Main St.
My absolute favorite spot in LA though is the Central Library downtown. The Children's area is AMAZING. My friend and I spent endless hours here growing up. It's really worth the trip and once a month they have book sales too. There's the Library Bar downtown as well for some adult time after.
I could go on and on...I was there in 2008, so can't remember the names of any specific restaurant or place...
But for a European without driver's licence it was a pleasant suprise to discover walking neighborhoods like Santa Monica (where I stayed).
I also liked UCLA campus, one of the most beautiful campus areas I have ever seen in my life.I live in LA and need to try some of these places! Another restaurant to add to your list is Tavern in Brentwood - it has a great brunch and happy hour menu (at a reasonable price), and while the dinner is expensive it's worth trying (I mean, our President ate there when he visited!).
mon amyI was born and raised in LA and towards the end of my time there I started going to touristy places. I love the Getty, but the getty villa is by far my favorite, you have to make reservations, but still free and worth it.http://www.getty.edu/visit/
My favorite place to hike is solstice canyon right off of PCH. http://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/solsticecanyon.htm
My favorite place to read a book and just take in teh beautiful city is Greystone Mansion as seen at the end of Amazing Race #17. It is completely free and sometimes hard to find but My mom and I use to spend all day there. Those are my top 3 places to visit. Love Inn-n-out too, favorite menu item is the grileld cheese and animal style fries.I recently went to LA (for my first time!) and stayed at Kimpton's Hotel Palomar. I had stayed in one in Philadelphia and loved it and the LA hotel was no different! The staff is super friendly and there is a wine hour every day! Also a great price and it was on Selby Avenue, which is my last name.
Very cool place though. Location might not be the best (UCLA), but we got around pretty easily.Thanks for the list. I live in Santa Monica, so I love all the places you featured in my neck of the woods! You MUST, MUST, MUST take Toby to the Zimmer Museum, it has everything in kid size. Everything from a plane, kitchen, grocery store, you won't be able to get him out of there! It is magical. It is closed Saturdays and Mondays.
Also, other loves would be Father's Office in Culver City, Stella Rosa on Main St in Santa Monica (saw Jessica Simpson there last week and the Burrata will change your life), a hike in Runyon Canyon, Hotel Cafe for the best acoustic music, Bottega Louie for the "it" restaurant (get the salted caramel macaron and you will be in heaven) and Wurstkuche (both in Venice and downtown for the most amazing sausage.
http://wurstkuche.com/I've never been to LA outside of the airport (one time I was stranded there for awhile on my way home to Seattle. My flight got re-routed from Korea, and then the plane tickets didn't match up...it was cray cray). But I would love to visit one day, it's so close! Thanks for your guide! :)
KatieWhen I moved to LA over ten years ago my post-grunge peers and parents alike asked me, why? Why would you want to move there. Not to become a movie star, but really all the reasons you outlined and more.
Your post was unintentionally an affirmation of a what now feels like a lifetime ago. Brought tears to my eyes, but in a good way.
Anywhere in LA early in the morning at about sunrise was my favorite place to be.I live in LA. By far, my favorite place to visit is the Griffith Park Observatory. I'm happy to see you mentioned it in your guide! Have you been to any of the planetarium shows? It is absolutely breathtaking! My favorite is Centered in the Universe. It is so amazing, it makes me cry every time (happy tears).
And, of course, the views!- Anonymous12:59 PM
I was born, raised, and go to college in LA (go USC!) and there are so many places to visit!
Some that I can think from the top of my head:
There are many hiking opportunities in LA (Chantry Flats, Brand Library, Eaton Canyon, Hollywood Hills etc).
If you want to see something scenic - beautiful flora and fauna - visit the Arboretum in Arcadia. And while you're in Arcadia, visit the Santa Anita Racetrack.
Old Town Pasadena has some great stores, restaurants, and cafes as well and is a must when visiting the LA area. I lived in LA for 3 and half years in the late 90s, but haven't been back since I left to move to Denmark.
I have been thinking of organizing a family trip sometime in the next year or so, and this post will definitely come in handy!
Especially since I was a young workaholic when I lived there, so in my rare time off, when I wasn't catching up on sleep, I would go to the movies, or to Universal Studios, or shopping at the Glendale Galleria or the Garment District, or if I had the whole day off, to Newport Beach.
Needless to say, your list is much more fun now that I am an adult :-)I live in LA. More specifically, I live in the "South Bay" which is the beach city area just south of LAX. It's a slightly quieter, less traffic-y beach scene with just as much culture and good eats. My favorite restaurants are Fritto Misto, El Burrito Jr., and Izaka-Ya.
Things to do: Beach, beach, beach. Surfing, play volleyball, ride beach cruisers, sit and read a book. Haha.I live in LA now--I'm about to embark on year number 2 here. Santa Monica is absolutely my favorite area, and I'd live there if it weren't so expensive. Main Street in Santa Monica is one of my favorite spots! There are amazing (and affordable!) boutiques, as well as cheap & good mani-pedis. Next time you're back you should try M Street Kitchen or Stella Rosa for pizza. Two of my favorite little spots!
foreverfabforkim.blogspot.com- Anonymous1:22 PM
I agree with The Search for J Street and Mr.s P Vega - this mini guide is for the Westside, not really L.A.! Santa Monica and Venice are nice places to visit (and live), but by leaving out every other region in Los Angeles you're only getting one small taste of what LA has to offer. (You wouldn't write a guide to NY but only include places in Williamsburg, right?) Be sure to check out Midcity/Miracle Mile for the LACMA and La Brea Tar Pits/Page Museum, the Huntington Gardens near Pasadena, Downtown LA for the monthly Art Walk and the Natural History Museum (dinos! insects! more!) on First Fridays, and Silver Lake, Eagle Rock, Los Feliz for some great bars and delicious eats.
ReplyDelete I can't believe only one other person has mentioned the south bay! I live in Playa Del Rey, a hidden little neighborhood inside the Ballona Wetlands, just north of Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach. These beach communities, "The South Bay" are my favorite part of the LA area. Walk/bike/dog/baby friendly, chock full of adorable boutiques, delicious restaurants, and ALL with ocean views. My sister and I take my 4 month old in the stroller to Uncle Bill's pancakes weekly. It's just a unique California experience, pancakes outside in the middle of the winter, with your baby in the stroller and a view of the waves. Can't be beat :)
ReplyDeleteI went to USC and my favorite places in LA were always the restaurants (oops) -
1. Joan's on 3rd (between the Grove and the Bev Center on 3rd street) - best chinese chicken salad ever. Becoming a little more "trendy" since celebs go there but it's worth trying out for sure.
2. Fred 62's in Los Feliz - THE BEST spicy thai salad. Amazing.My mom is from LA and I grew up just south of the city. She educated us in the historical spots of Los Angeles, and so I comprised a little travel guide highlighting some of these places on my blog The Thirteenth. See here: http://www.thethirteenthblog.com/blog/2011/6/3/los-angeles-im-yours.html
I also recommend staying at the Avalon Hotel, eating at Bottega Louie, and exploring the garment district.- Anonymous2:18 PM
I live in LA! Spot on Abbot's salad pizza it's a westside favorite of mine!!
Eastside favs: for classic hollywood scenes Chateau Marmont and the Polo Lounge at the Beverly Hills Hotel and while the best hiking is probably in Malibu, Runyon Canyon in Hollywood is where people go to see and be scene while they're getting their work out in.
Joan's on 3rd is a fantastic little lunch spot-- LA's version of Dean and Deluca with delicious sandwiches and a fantastic cheese selection in the gourmet market. And just down the street is some of the best food in LA at Son of a Gun. I also love Osteria Mozza and Terroni for getting my pasta fix on. And I absolutely love the Melrose and Fairfax flea market every Sunday.
For a fun night out try LA's new Bagatelle, same fun supper party with yummy French food, music, Champagne popping, and hijinks. Another fun scene is Mr. C's, LA's Cipriani outpost. What a great collection of suggestions! I feel like all my favorite places are well represented in these comments. LA represent!
Next time you're in town you should definitely check out one of Roy Choi's restaurants. A-Frame is my personal favorite (the beer can chicken, house cured pickles and the furikake popcorn are awesome!) but Chego and Sunny Spot are also amazing and the Kogi Truck is a major highlight of the LA Food Truck Scene.
For coffee, I would suggest checking out Luxxe Cafe on Montana and Balconi Coffee on Olympic. Luxxe has a great all around selection and Balconi does GREAT Siphon coffee and an almond latte that is totally distinct and delicious.
Also, if you're feeling like you want to stretch your legs there are some great urban hikes available at the Secret Stairs website (http://www.secretstairs-la.com/welcome.html) and in the book. You'll make use of some of the hundreds of secret stairways that allowed pedestrians in the 1920's to traverse their hillside neighborhoods easier and to access the public transit lines. The Music Box Loop in Silverlake is really fun.
And if you're ever in town when CicLAvia is happening then you simply MUST come and bike around the 10 miles of closed streets downtown. It's LA's biggest block party! The bike ride down the Balona Creek Wetland is also super fun and puts you within pedaling distance of Father's Office and a bus ride (#33) back to Venice.
Plus the Expo Line is opening on April 28th so getting downtown from Culver City will be a breeze.
Ah, LA, I love you so!I love that you can live in LA for years and still uncover new gems everyday. I love these reader suggestions and can't wait to check them out!
Some of my favs are...
THE ABANDONED ZOO IN GRIFFITH PARK -perfect for a picnic and exploring the old grounds. They do (free!) Shakespeare in the Park there in the summer.
THE BOB BAKER MARIONETTE THEATER- You don't have to be a kid to dig this trippy puppet show and they do an awesome bday presentation that will delight any kid or embarrass your grown up friends ;)
THE RED LION TAVERN -awesome German beer garden AND fried pickles!
THE MUSEUM OF JURASSIC TECHNOLOGY- Already mentioned - totally seconded.
DEVIL'S NIGHT DRIVE IN -Bi-monthly downtown drive in on top of a parking garage- with LA Derby Dolls skating snacks over to your car!
VELASLAVASAY PANORAMA -Insanely cool old-timey panorama with a sweet little garden out back.
CLIFTONS CAFETERIA: Woodland theme-d cafeteria in the heart of downtown- complete with fishing bears, little ponds, and a tiny chapel. (Under renovation currently)
LAST REMAINING SEATS: If you're in LA for the May/June months you should def try to score tickets to the LA Conservancy's classic movie showings in the historic old and GORGEOUS theaters downtown.
I could go on and on...I love it here.LA Is definitely one of those cities you have to find the right little pocket that fits or personality - I love (and live) in the Los Feliz/Atwater Village/Silverlake ara and there is no shortage of great eats, lovely shops and creativity.
Happy to share a top 10 list the next time you come out!It's really interesting to see what people do in L.A., on vacation or when they've just moved here. I think people need to diversify a bit more. L.A. is more than just the westside and the beaches. Or eateries. L.A. is huge. I think you should get in your car and just get out there! I've seen some diverse lists (Katie O. , Mrs. P. Vega). Staying in one location is about 1/1000th of the possibilities that exist in L.A. The beaches are a nice thing to do, but it's just the first step to learning about the city. However if you don't have access to a car, I understand.
For a native's perspective(my sister's/mine by association):
For a good website:
and once you are here and want to know about events:
Glad I got that off my chest ;)Oh so many places and so little time. LA has a lot to offer and quite honestly I think the food is even better than what's being offered in SF (home), eeks!I live on the westside so thats what Im reppin below.
Culver City musts: Father's Office, best damn burger in this town. Alibi Room, tacos are yum and good cocktail selection,IPA's on tap too.
Sakura, sushi spot on Centinela. Its constantly packed and delicious. Closed on Mondays
Kat and Dave's Cantina has amazing happy hour in downtown Culver.
City Tavern, also in dwtn Culver. Great beer selection.
Bigfoot Lodge, yuuum drinks. Also one in my hometown :)
Venice: Abbott Kinney has so much amazing food. I think the best however is my tried and true Gjelina, I've had brunch and somehow managed to get in for dinner (after the 2 hour well worth it wait)
Next door is Gjelina to-go, pastries, small sandwiches, coffee.
Hal's, great turkey burger, great drinks.
Mao's Kitchen, Chinese restaurant on Pacific and quite good. Open until 3 or 4am, sounds strange but I promise its good!
Chaya on Main Street, total meat market :) Good drinks especially jalapeno margarita! Check out the happy hour menu-well worth it.
Santa Monica, I know I know everyone is always here. Urth Cafe, please try the Spanish Latte.
Stella Rosa, another must.
M-Street Kitchen, I love the brunch!
BOA Steakhouse, if you feel the need to splurge on some amazing food then this is the place, directly across from the beach. More of a special occasion night.
Downtown LA, I really have only been to some of the bars including Seven Grand (Whiskey bar), The Edison, Casey's, the Library, J Bar. I love downtown so check it out.I went to college in LA, so I miss all the cheap and/or divey spots I frequented at that time in my life. California Chicken Cafe, Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles, Lucy's El Adobe...many others that haven't survived. Plus the original food trucks - roach coaches! Yep, freaked me out at first, but they serve the best breakfast burritos.
The Getty is great, both for the art and the unbeatable views. But I also love the Norton Simon in Pasadena, and Huntington Gardens.
http://yearofmonths.tumblr.comI love living in Santa Monica!
Other delish places to eat:
- Rustic Canyon. Owned by the people who bring you Huckleberry
- Urth Caffe on Main St. is an absolute must. It's great for brunch, hot chocolate, tea and Spanish lattes!
- Tender Greens. There are several locations in LA, but the people are super friendly at the SaMo locale...incredible salads, veggies and their ahi tuna is insanely good
-Father's Office. Beer and burgers. 'nuff said!
-Holy Guacamole on Main is a perf spot for tacos before walking over to the beach.
-Marmalade on Montana is sure to please anyone, and their dessert case is sublime.
-Not far from Santa Monica, you'll find the Brentwood Country Mart (Sugar Paper for cards and such, and Cafe Luxxe for the bestest coffee. The Huckleberry people strike again with their Sweet Rose Creamery)I simply adore L.A. Even though I live in Miami, and grew up in Portland, OR (two great towns!) I would move there in a heart beat if I could manage it.
I am not a genius at Whack-a-Mole, but I did win (on my third try) and took home a lovely pink Domo doll. He sits in my guest room and is such a cheery reminder of a great town.I grew up in LA and now live in Austin and miss LA so much! Some of my favorite spots in LA are the Observatory (both night and day are beautiful), Barnsdall Art Park (beautiful view and the Hollyhock House), Larchmont Village (I'm loath to mention this because I love it too much), LACMA, Little Tokyo, Koreatown (yum- delicious food and bars open all night).. I could go on and on. The Standard downtown is beautiful at night and I love seeing the lights and billboards on Vine Blvd. in Hollywood. And lastly, no trip to LA is good without a visit to In-N-Out!
Sometimes here in Austin I'll read Yelp reviews of In-N-Out.. *cries*I live in LA and love it. my favorite spots to eat- Elf in Echo Park (all veggie and the sweetest romantic little space in town) and Figaro Cafe in Los Feliz (the most authentic French place in town you'd swear you're in Paris). I live near Larchmont Village. it's cute, walkable, and full of shops, restaurants, and coffee spots. love it!
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Five generations of my family have lived in LA (for an Angelena born & raised there, that's pretty good going!) I think LA gets a lot of flak from people who don't like it (usually because they wind up visiting tourist trap areas like Hollywood) -- but having lived in NYC, London, Paris, and many other places around the world, it's still probably my favourite city -- there's just so much to do there, and it's constantly evolving.
I always recommend Santa Monica, Malibu, Pasadena, Griffith Park and downtown LA for first time visitors (not a huge fan of Venice myself, I'm afraid)... having worked too at the Getty, LACMA and studied at the Huntington Library they're top of my list too.
When I go back home Philippe's, the Grand Central Food Market, and the Reel Inn in Malibu are my comfort chow spots, although you will NEVER go hungry or unhappy food-wise in my beloved city!! - Emily4:21 AM
p.s. lots of folks have asked about taking kids to LA -- this list of things to do is one of the best I've ever seen:
The site also regularly lists special activities and events for little dudes & dudettes too! You all need to venture east! Santa Monica/Venice takes up such a small percentage of such a big city. It lacks character and is constantly being torn down and rebuilt. Go visit historical Los Angeles, head downtown, or just take Sunset Blvd from the beach inland until it ends. There is so much more to see and experience!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you mentioned renting houses/cottages in Venice! I stayed in someone's guest house on a walk street for $130/night--hard to beat that kind of rate. Privacy and personality, all a few blocks from the action. I definitely like to check craigslist for vacation rentals instead of staying at a chain hotel!
ReplyDeleteVery good list -- especially Gjelina. It's my favorite restaurant in LA now that Evan Kleinman's Angeli is shuttered.
We live in Santa Barbara now but I miss all of my favorite places in LA -- I would add vanilla bake shop and the fathers office...oh and Wurstkuche...the village idiot is fun at night but it gets kind of loud.
Silverlake/Downtown/WeHo are amazing too!!I've lived in Los Angeles (east side, Silverlake) for the past six years, and it's nice to hear people admitting how great it is. There are so many people who badmouth LA (usually tourists who show up here with no idea what to do besides Disneyland, the beach and Mann's Chinese, so all they encounter are other tourists and spend all their time driving across town, or people who think reality TV idiots represent more than just a minority group here), but there are literally hundreds of things you could choose to do any given day in the greater LA area. I have also never been healthier in my life since moving to Los Angeles, where you can be outside in warm sunlight nearly every day and many people hike, bike and eat fresh produce year-round.
There's so much more than just the beach cities at the coast. To the east, further inland we have charming hillside neighborhoods and mountains, parks, farmers' markets, all sorts of connected towns and the entire gamut of people from all over the world (there are neighborhoods called Little Ukraine, Koreatown, Little Armenia, Little Ethiopia... that's how diverse an area we're talking about and you can get ANY kind of food), also the spooky desert to explore on the other side of the mountains or many other cities (like Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Tijuana) within daytripping distance. I love LA!- michelleb12:36 AM
I live in Santa Monica and have a 15 month old little guy. All of the above suggestions are great and spot-on. Here is couple more I would suggest:
Will Rogers State Park (Pacific Palisades) - A beautiful park with a variety of activities for the family as well as great views. There is a huge expanse of lawn with former golf sand pits (now used by the little ones as sandboxes) as well as a polo field where busy little ones can roam and play. There is a fantastic hike up to inspiration point that is fairly low key and offers really amazing views of the South Bay as well as Catalina Island on a clear day. My husband, son and I often go for a family hike, then pack a picnic and hang out on the grass while our little guy plays in the sand. The one downside is that parking is $10. During the week you can park on residential streets but on the weekend it's off limits so you might have to pay and park in the lot.
Il Ristorante di Giorgio Baldi (Santa Monica)- This place is one of the best italian restaurants ever! It's not for kids but great for a romantic dinner. My husband and I call their gnocchi 'little pillows of heaven' and their ravioli is a-mazing. Also, I think every wine I've ever tried there is outstanding. It's a bit pricey but well worth it for a special occasion. I live in awesome L.A and I'd recommend
The Apple Pan, great burger joint (cash only)
Fresh Corn Grill, amazing corn salad and chicken citrus sandwich
Korean BBQ in Korea Town
The Oinkster in Eagle Rock, perhaps a little of a drive if you're off the coast but really good!
Masa Resturant in Echo Park, great Chicago deep dish pizza (in my opinion it rivals og Chicago pizza
Tourist spots--
With kids, the Skirball, a life size Noah's ark! and Griffith Park has a train ride, pony rides, and it s near the L.A. zoo
Norton Simeon Museum in Pasadena
2nd sunday of the month flea market in Pasadena- Anonymous8:43 AM
This isn't meant to be offensive, but this is really a mini-guide to the beach towns in Los Angeles County. I wouldn't say Los Angeles (AT ALL) or even the West Side since that includes Westwood and Brentwood as well.
Sorry to be so nitpicky, but since Los Angeles is so spread out, it really would be incorrect to call this a mini Los Angeles guide. Especially considering that Santa Monica and Venice consider themselves to be separate cities within the county, and that the part of the city that considers itself Los Angeles can be an hour away depending on traffic.
It's just that this guide is kind of misleading to anyone who doesn't live in LA or has never been. Obviously, I've been born and raised in LA, and am very protective of the city. I grew up about an hour east of LA and went to college in LA and while I was there, I...hated LA. But that was because I never went south of Wilshire and North of Sunset. Why should I when Diddy Reese (best ice cream sandwiches for $1!) was right.there. But when I graduated and moved south of Wilshire, I gradually fell in love with the city as I began to explore beyond the borders of Westwood. Santa Monica/Venice is also my favorite neighborhood of LA but there are treasures all around the city! However, to your credit, a weekend in LA is best spent exploring one neighborhood because there is simply too much to do here! And before you know it, you're rushing from brunch in Santa Monica to a craft fair in Downtown to drinks on the Westside and then to dinner in Culver City and then back to Venice for some bar hopping. Talk about sick of being in a car! It's tough keeping up with the Kardashians ;) But honestly, LA is a city with anything for anyone. Whoever you are and wherever you come from, there will always be a niche neighborhood for you. A lot of people come here and just feel lost. It's a big sprawling city with not very good guidance so sometimes, you just have to know where to look for things. I should add that I've lived here for 10 years with no car and good friends with cars and a bike! I always recommend people taking the bus around since it's a cheap and stress-free way of seeing the city through a local's point of view, if you're in no rush and enjoy hearing Spanish and can sometimes withstand uncleaniless. AND you don't have to drive around for an extra 30 minutes looking for parking or pay $234489 for valet. You pass through multiple neighborhoods and can get off anywhere and take it back home.
There are a million things I could say about LA but for tourists, here are some good bus lines that run on major streets for minimal lostness (fare is $1.50):
The 20/720 (express) will take you all the way from Santa Monica through Rodeo Drive and Koreatown to Downtown on Wilshire.
The 2/302 (express) will take you along the PCH and then Sunset, from the Pacific Palisades to Downtown. I usually just get off around Hollywood.
And the 4/704 (express) will take you along Santa Monica Blvd from Santa Monica through Echo Park/Silverlake (the Brooklyn of LA) to Downtownish.
I hope I've sold some people on this even though LA is all shiny cars on TV. Be safe and have fun!
And some personal can't-misses:
-Original Farmer's Market at Fairfax/3rd
-Hiking at Temescal Canyon and either a picnic on the lawn there or brunch at Mick's Cafe after a nice long hikeThe next time you go, you should head to Sweet Lady Jane, which is, in my humble opinion, the best dessert place on the planet. The one I always went to was on Melrose a little west of Fred Segal but they have one in Santa Monica (on Montana) now, too.
I lived in LA for several years before I moved to New York. There are too many great desserts to mention but just a couple...
Their Italian wedding cake, which we happened to have at our wedding. (It was actually the first dessert I ever tried there!)
And their tiramisu. I am not even a big fan of tiramisu but theirs is extraordinary. They only serve it every other Friday though. One of my favorite SLJ memories is sitting outside with my sister sipping wine and eating tiramisu straight out of a giant trifle bowl. (I had it specially prepared for her birthday, at her request! : )
Triple berry cake... I know that's more than a couple but it's hard to stop!I'm a native Angeleno (3rd generation! There aren't too many of us!) and I love the areas you described. Next time you're in Santa Monica, you should try Pier Burger, on the Santa Monica Pier (very similar to Shake Shack ONLY AT THE BEACH) and Milo and Olive in SaMo. The Getty Villa in Malibu is also worth a visit.
I myself am an Eastside girl (though I work on the Westside -- I'm bisidal that way), and I'm lucky enough to call Pasadena home. It's worth the drive (Only about 30 minutes on weekends) to visit the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens -- an amazing Japanese garden, Chinese garden, Desert cactus garden, and (our favorite) children's garden, with plenty of toddler-height fountains to splash in and tunnels to run through.
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Excellent work from Betty Carter – much more sophisticated than some of her 60s work! The album features Betty recorded in that hip trio format that she developed to fantastic heights during the decade. Betty sings standards and originals with a warmth an imagination that we can hardly describe accurately – bringing emotion into the songs that we'd hardly heard in earlier recordings, and using a trio in ways that we'd never heard before with a vocalist. Incredible stuff all the way through, very much on a par with any of Betty's later work – and featuring cuts that include a sublime version of "Open The Door", plus "New Blues", "I Was Telling Him About You", "Most Gentlemen Don't Like Love", and "Making Dreams Come True". (Cover has a cut corner and light wear.) © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc. |
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Party starts in 1 hour . . . . .This message has been edited. Last edited by: mcpatches, | |||
Goody! I'm ready! | ||||
I will not be sewing tonight but will pop in & give support to y'all when I can. Nicki We live in the home of the free...because of the brave. | ||||
I'll be watching too. Can someone point me to the supply list thread? Thanks! OOps spoke too soon~ found it! | ||||
http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/for...632/m/3893976367/p/1 For the supply list | ||||
Off to take a quick shower as I want to be fresh and clean for class! | ||||
I'm here with M&M,Oreo's and peanuts...you can eat these and they won't get on your fabric...there is plenty for all....even the non-sewers.... May "In Michigan" | ||||
Woo-hoo! The party's here, Point me to the chips & beer!! Just wanted to drop in say 'hey'! | ||||
The ironing board is up. My iced tea and grapes are by the computer. I'm ready! | ||||
Tory, I have popcorn and wine. Got some taco chips, but no beer | ||||
OK, let's take class roll - I see we have Quiltbea, TCMay, KC, Evelyn, Crazy, and Nicki. Patti had other plans so it should be nice and quiet tonight. Anyone else out there? | ||||
Don't forget to press your F5 key to refresh your page between instruction posts. Edited to fix it. I was doing this in the dark and thought it was my F4. Sorreeeeeee! Its F5. Thanks, TcMay.This message has been edited. Last edited by: quiltbea, | ||||
I thought it was F5.... May "In Michigan" | ||||
I'm auditing from the back......I promise to keep quiet | ||||
Just finished some pizza. Have some fabric, but not sewing along. Will "audit" the class. Will try to behave properly. I just hit the icon on the address bar to refresh.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Strings, Strings Friends divide our sorrows and multiply our joys. | ||||
Here we go. The first step, of course, is to cut into your lovely fabric. I recommend working on a single layer at a time to make sure you cut two IDENTICAL strips 8-1/2" wide by the lenght of your fabric. I cut mine slightly wider because I had decided I wanted to include a complete black strip at both the outer and center edges. | ||||
f5 doesn't work on my Mac. I have to refresh each time. | ||||
It may take some time to cut both strips. Do you want me to wait for everyone or go on? | ||||
Keep going...are we cutting the entire Length of our yardage? May "In Michigan" | ||||
Yes - you will end up with two identical strips, 8-1/2" by 54". The 2 strips must be an exact match to each other! Don't put your rotary cutter and mat away yet, we will need them later in Step 3. Here's my two stips. | ||||
Did anyone bring chocolate? | ||||
I'm sitting on the front row but will have to leave every now & then but you won't notice when I get up & go because I'm so short. hehehehe Any one want to borrow my ripper since I won't be using it tonight? You know I love to help out wherever I can. Nicki We live in the home of the free...because of the brave. | ||||
Nicki, I swear you have tried to hand that ripper off to somebody in every class! Is it defective or cursed? | ||||
Second Step - Place your two strips side by side. Decide which stripe you want in the middle of your runner and which stripe you want on the outer edge. Reverse one strip so that you have a mirror image with the centers in the middle. Make sure you reverse it correctly so that each strip is the same from the center stripe out to the edge stripe. Mark the center of the side to be the center of your table runner with a pin and look at the runner centers. | ||||
Just to clarify, the 54" will make a finished 48" table runner? | ||||
Sorry Nicki, I didn't mean to pick on you. One of our wonderful football cheerleaders will be on Dateline tonight. She was 26 and an english teacher who fell for a 17 year old student. Yep, you can imagine what happened next. | ||||
54" of fabric will make about a 45-46" table runner. | ||||
With my strips, I decided that I wanted that double yellow leaf in the red stripe as the middle on each side. Decide if you want a certain motif in the middle of each side of your table runner. If there is a motif you want to line up in the center of both strips, adjust the center pin to align those motifs. If you need to "slide" one strip to either right or left to line up a motif, do so now and put a pin at the new center. This slight shifting of the fabric centers will slightly affect the final length of your runner. | ||||
Do I hear snoring? Who fell asleep? | ||||
Not me! Is it you, Quiltbea? | ||||
Now, carefully flip one strip on the other, right sides together making sure your match center stripe and outer stripe AND your center pins. Pin the strips together for about 12-24 inches from the center so they don't shift during the next step. Cutting again! OOPS, forgot the picture. | ||||
I am fighting sleep. Stayed up very late last night. Please forgive typos, on the laptop and not used to typing on it. Strings Friends divide our sorrows and multiply our joys. | ||||
My ripper is my buddy....I never leave home without it. I can rip faster than I can sew...just ask Jayardi. Nicki We live in the home of the free...because of the brave. | ||||
WOW...nice matching, teacher! Nicki We live in the home of the free...because of the brave. | ||||
nlk, you are hanging out with the wrong crowd... | ||||
Nicki We live in the home of the free...because of the brave. | ||||
Thank you Nicki! I had to rip a simple 4 patch out twice today because the seams kept shifting on me! | ||||
My ripper is well used also. My favorite one is a Havnel. Think that is how it is spelled. At classes, have let others use it and they say they are going to get one like it. Keep it away from kids though. Don't work for the company, just like to share when I find a produck that I like and works well. Strings Friends divide our sorrows and multiply our joys. | ||||
Step 3 - Alright, here's where you have to pay attention and cut verrrrry carefully! Take your 60 degree triangle and line up the 8-1/2" mark or base of ruler on the edge you determined to be the outer edge of the table runner all the way to right side. Now, without moving the ruler or template, cut on the both sides of the triangle ruler or template through both layers of fabric (this will give you two equilateral triangles you will use in the runner). Don't move the strips yet, you ain't done! | ||||
ALTERNATE METHOD If you ruler isn't long enough to completely cover the strip, or you don't have a triangle rules, use a ruler, lining up the 60 degree line on one line to get your angle and cut. You will need to be extra, super careful to cut the angles correctly so you end up with the triangles needed. | ||||
McPatches, you're doing a great job with the instructions and photos. I like to read all instructions before starting any project. This is looking so logical to me. Thank you very much. Evelyn | ||||
great instructions and pictures so far. I will be getting fabric on Sunday and hope to make this next week. debbie | ||||
We aren't done yet Evelyn! But thank you for your compliment! My first two years of college I was an elementary eductions major. | ||||
Okay, you will need to make another cut on this side. Flip the ruler upside down and line the base on the edge which will be the center of the runner, and the side of ruler on the cut you just made and cut two more triangles. Put the edge half triangle and the last cut triangles far, far away as they will not be used in the table runner and you don't want to be confused. Repeat on the left end of the strip being very careful you start your first cut with the base end of the ruler at the outer edge and the pointy edge on the center. | ||||
sorry teach, have to leave the room for a bit, I will catch up when I get back. Anyone need anything? chocolate, wine, etc. | ||||
I loooove your fabric, McP. I have quite a collection of stripes. I'm gonna check in tomorrow as with dial-up...... *sigh* the good thing telemarketers/p0liticians can't get through *evi1 laugh* quiltbea, I have some grapes too, guess I'll munch on them. piney | ||||
CHOCOLATE! Pulllllllese! | ||||
After you finish step 3, your original two strips should look like a trapazoid and you will have 2 sets of 2 triangles each. | ||||
I am here but I am having computer problems. It keeps freezing up on me. I have my fabric cut but I won't do the rest until I get this fixed. I was so looking forward to this class, but will have to do this later. I have chocolate so if anyone wants some help your selves. I will be here when I can. | ||||
Well, since there aren't any questions, I guess well move to Step 4 - here's where we start sewing and the magic begins! Lay out your strips with the short edge to the center. Lay out the first pair of triangles cut in step 3 on either side as below. | ||||
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Julie Torres once told me she can't just organize a regular art show. "I just can't…" Julie has been largely involved with the artistic community in Bushwick for a couple of years now, and she had organized and curated several notable art events. At AIRPLANE she created durational experiment Cult Logic; she made a bunch of painters work and exhibit their work within 48 hours at Camel Art Space; and for BOS2011, she organized nights of collaborative drawings and showed the results at Norte Maar.
Neither this year did Julie fail to come up with an interesting, community driven concept. She invited a dozen artists she has never met in person, but she has been in vivid contact through social media and art blogs. Many of them came from over seas, just to meet energetic Julie Torres and the rest of the group of abstract painters. They flew in their work, but they also participated in a collaborative drawing night with the Bushwick artist held at Hyperallergic HQ. The show titled ALLTOGETHENOW at a pop up location at Starr and Wycoff, The Coin Locker featured all of these works, and certainly belonged to the most interesting shows during BOS2012. The works in the show were beautiful, colorful abstract paintings that furthermore reflected the energy and friendship, pure joy of being and creating together in Bushwick…
Shortly before the opening night, I asked Julie a couple of questions about the show and her friendly folks.


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Fears that Britain is heading for an unprecedented triple-dip recession are mounting after official estimates revealed the economy shrank by a worse-than-expected 0.3% at the end of last year.
The fourth quarter decline in gross domestic product (GDP) marks a sharp reversal of the 0.9% rebound seen in the previous three months, while the economy flatlined in 2012 as a whole and is now not expected to regain its peak level for another two years.
Labour accused Chancellor George Osborne of being "asleep at the wheel" amid increasing criticism over his austerity programme and as Britain faces the threat of losing its coveted AAA rating after all three major ratings agencies put the country on negative outlook.
Mr Osborne insisted he would not "run away" from the problems facing the UK economy, but is under pressure to do more to support growth in his upcoming March budget. He said: "We have a reminder today that Britain faces a very difficult economic situation.
"A reminder that last year was particularly difficult, that we face problems at home because of the debts built up over many years and problems abroad with the eurozone, where we export most of our products, in recession. Now, we can either run away from those problems or we can confront them and I am determined to confront them so that we can go on creating jobs for the people of this country."
Experts fear the fourth quarter decline has put the UK on course for the first triple dip since official records began. GDP - a broad measure for the total economy - would have to contract again this quarter for the UK to be back in recession, but hopes of a rebound are starting to fade after a snow-hit start to 2013.
While the figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are preliminary estimates and subject to revision, they have dealt a blow to recovery hopes after the UK bounced back from the longest double-dip recession since the 1950s in the third quarter. With the snow estimated to have cost the economy more than £500 million a day, there is little hope for the current quarter as consumer and business confidence also remains low.
Andrew Goodwin, senior economic adviser to the Ernst & Young ITEM Club, said last week's snow "rings alarm bells" for the economy. GDP suffered contractions at the start of 2012 and end of 2010 during snow disruption.
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls said now was the time for a "plan B" to support growth through VAT cuts and spending on infrastructure. He added: "The longer David Cameron and George Osborne cling on to their failing plan the more long-term damage will be done. They must finally listen and act to kick-start this economy."
The fourth quarter drop is worse than expected, with most economists having forecast a decline of 0.1%. But experts said the economy was suffering "payback" from the rebound in the third quarter, which was fuelled by the Olympics and clawed back activity that was lost during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee holiday.