Day 24: January 24, 2013
Most of my coworkers don't drive to work because we have to pay for parking, the cheapest is $6/day (actually, people who drive everyday get the monthly deal, which is $80-90/month). We're actually pretty lucky because if our office was on the other side of the freeway, and in the DTLA core, then parking can easily reach $200/month. Since most of us don't drive to work our lunch options are limited to what we can reasonably walk to. In the off chance that someone does drive in, our lunch options expand mightily!
One of our favorite lunch spots is Papa Cristos, a fantastic Greek place (seriously, look at their Yelp Page) that has been around for decades (if you're a fan of The Shield, then you'll appreciate (or be terrified?) that it is located directly in Byz-Lat territory). I never fail to order the gyro sandwich, but am always tempted by the dessert counter. This time, however, temptation got the best of me and I added two "homemade" Baklavas to my order. My husband is always jealous when I tell him I had Papa Cristos for lunch so I brought the baklavas home so we could enjoy them after dinner (I'm such a good wife!):
How I was able to keep working the rest of the afternoon without opening these tasty treats is a mystery, but they made it home unopened and they did not disappoint!
Day 25: January 25, 2013
I totally phoned this one in. The lighting was terrible and I was too lazy to get up and walk across the room to get my dslr, so instead I used my shitty digicam, which was within arms reach, but is absolutely terrible for taking quality photos in low lighting:
Bailey likes to sleep under the coffee table when we're watching TV. If we start paying attention to him, then he'll stretch and roll around and basically look utterly adorable. This photo doesn't do it justice. Believe him, he knows how cute he is.
Day 26: January 26, 2013
Bailey sure does enjoy laying on his back. I tried to frame him in a modest position so his kitty-bits weren't fully exposed for the world to see.
Day 27: January 27, 2013
I finally went on my first photo walk! It took me awhile to get over feeling so self-conscience for taking photos in public. I combined photography and exercise by taking photos along my favorite walk. It rained overnight, but cleared up mid-morning. It was still a bit overcast, but the sun was creeping through the clouds. You can check out Flickr to see all of my photos during my walk to and from and all around Runyon Canyon. The photo I'm sharing for my 365 photos is of the Michael Jackson auditorium at the local elementary school.
I felt it was appropriate for this photo to be in black and white. I remember walking by the day they put his name back on the building and thinking it was such a shame. Call me a Debby Downer and a music hater and yes, I realize he went to this school for a little bit, but I just don't think we should be naming an elementary school auditorium after an alleged kiddy-diddler no matter what kind of contributions he made to the music industry. Just goes to show how much celebrity reigns supreme. *getting off my soap box now...*
Hope everyone had a good weekend. Can't believe it'll be February on Friday! I was just thinking earlier this week how long this month seemed, but now I'm beginning to think it flew by. Now I understand why earlier in the week my coworkers were sorta freaking out about some deadlines in early February....hmmm, it is just around the corner. Whoops! Maybe I should start being worried too about all the work I have...
Most of my coworkers don't drive to work because we have to pay for parking, the cheapest is $6/day (actually, people who drive everyday get the monthly deal, which is $80-90/month). We're actually pretty lucky because if our office was on the other side of the freeway, and in the DTLA core, then parking can easily reach $200/month. Since most of us don't drive to work our lunch options are limited to what we can reasonably walk to. In the off chance that someone does drive in, our lunch options expand mightily!
One of our favorite lunch spots is Papa Cristos, a fantastic Greek place (seriously, look at their Yelp Page) that has been around for decades (if you're a fan of The Shield, then you'll appreciate (or be terrified?) that it is located directly in Byz-Lat territory). I never fail to order the gyro sandwich, but am always tempted by the dessert counter. This time, however, temptation got the best of me and I added two "homemade" Baklavas to my order. My husband is always jealous when I tell him I had Papa Cristos for lunch so I brought the baklavas home so we could enjoy them after dinner (I'm such a good wife!):
How I was able to keep working the rest of the afternoon without opening these tasty treats is a mystery, but they made it home unopened and they did not disappoint!
Day 25: January 25, 2013
I totally phoned this one in. The lighting was terrible and I was too lazy to get up and walk across the room to get my dslr, so instead I used my shitty digicam, which was within arms reach, but is absolutely terrible for taking quality photos in low lighting:
Bailey likes to sleep under the coffee table when we're watching TV. If we start paying attention to him, then he'll stretch and roll around and basically look utterly adorable. This photo doesn't do it justice. Believe him, he knows how cute he is.
Day 26: January 26, 2013
Bailey sure does enjoy laying on his back. I tried to frame him in a modest position so his kitty-bits weren't fully exposed for the world to see.
Day 27: January 27, 2013
I finally went on my first photo walk! It took me awhile to get over feeling so self-conscience for taking photos in public. I combined photography and exercise by taking photos along my favorite walk. It rained overnight, but cleared up mid-morning. It was still a bit overcast, but the sun was creeping through the clouds. You can check out Flickr to see all of my photos during my walk to and from and all around Runyon Canyon. The photo I'm sharing for my 365 photos is of the Michael Jackson auditorium at the local elementary school.
I felt it was appropriate for this photo to be in black and white. I remember walking by the day they put his name back on the building and thinking it was such a shame. Call me a Debby Downer and a music hater and yes, I realize he went to this school for a little bit, but I just don't think we should be naming an elementary school auditorium after an alleged kiddy-diddler no matter what kind of contributions he made to the music industry. Just goes to show how much celebrity reigns supreme. *getting off my soap box now...*
Hope everyone had a good weekend. Can't believe it'll be February on Friday! I was just thinking earlier this week how long this month seemed, but now I'm beginning to think it flew by. Now I understand why earlier in the week my coworkers were sorta freaking out about some deadlines in early February....hmmm, it is just around the corner. Whoops! Maybe I should start being worried too about all the work I have...
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