February 13, 2006
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Short version of the weekend update: ate, drank, and danced.
Long version:
Friday: dinner at the Arsenal in Santa Monica. Afterwards we headed over to Club 2020 (formerly The Space) where the Fast Times, an 80s cover band, was playing. It was fun to dance to something different for a change. They were pretty good and it doesn’t hurt that Prince, the lead guitarist, is easy on the eyes, hehe.
Saturday: went hiking at Switzer Falls in the Angeles National Forest. It’s a nice easy 4.5 mile hike to a small waterfall with nice canyon views and plenty of stream crossings.
Later went to dinner for a friend’s birthday at Enoteca Drago, an Italian restaurant in Beverly Hills. The food here is excellent and lots of celebrity sightings (Mick Jagger, Kramer from Seinfeld, etc.). I had the risotto with mushrooms and blueberries…sooo good! They also have a very extensive wine bar selection. We tried going clubbing at LAX but we got there late and they hit capacity so we ended up at Rokbar which was next door. I thought it was a cool lounge to hang out in but the music was really hard to dance to. Also barhopped to Beauty Bar and Star Shoes.
Sunday: had lunch at Pho Ha in Pomona. Dinner was at Opah Restaurant & Bar at the Irvine Marketplace. I really liked their butter with sun dried tomatoes. The artichoke chicken pasta and seafood jambalaya were really good. We also tried their key lime pie martini and Blue Moon wheat beer (which tasted like lemon iced tea). Nice ambiance and on certain nights they also have live music.
Comments (17)
next time you want to go to LAX let me know… my friend throws it…. i was suppose to go.. but ended up not doing anything…. heard it was good times…. =P
YOU’RE in L.A.?! Me too!!! Sorry, xanga stalking again.
jonny = john lee
har har har! that’s a man bag to you missy
cool stuff. i’m making switzer falls my next hike. i’ll be sure to check out arsenel too.
sounds like a great weekend, hiking, dancing and eating.
ohhh! my gf and i ALMOST went today! we didn’t end up goin because i saw a pic on the internet of the fall with barely a trickle and i didn’t want to be disappointed by getting to it and seeing THAT! So we decided to wait a few weeks.. plus, i found out about a hike up to the Hollywood sign that REALLY interested me! We went but the directions from the website we visited were WAY off! =i Since it was getting closer to sunset, we ended up just checking out the view at the Griffith Observatory parking lot..
If you’ve hiked to the Hollywood sign, let me know which way YOU think is best!
thanks! =)
-Timmy
I love your restaurant reviews. Have you been to Jar? Apparently that’s where I’m going tomorrow…
I might be going to Bear this Sunday – down?
always having fun girl! live it up!
After reading your posts, I realzied I really need to rediscover LA and surrounding areas. LA to me is a place for family get togethers. As irnonic as this sounds, it was never the place for me to party my heart out. Keep writing about your area. When I buy a plane ticket headed there, I will refer to you posts for what-to-do ideas
cool stick.
haha i am always in a rush, even when i have nowhere important to go. lol i think i am just very impatient.
okay we gots a group of 20+ so i have no clue what’s going on.. for sure we’ll have some place to stay…. im buying flight tickets today…. $350 i think…. the majority of people are already set on flights and room long time ago… so it’s just me and stacy that still needs to buy tickets… call me after 5
we bought our flight tix last night… whoo hooo.. can’t wait… r u still interested in going? let me know and i’ll ask if we have room for 1 more… =P
waiting on your response to my blog today – your the last one…
thanks Serina!