August 30, 2007

• Pier to Pier…went jogging all the way from Manhattan to Hermosa and back.  It was a good run of 4 miles…I love watching
  the sunset at the beach.  Too bad there
  are too many mosquitos out at night now.

  Ktown…had Korean BBQ at Soot Bull Jeep.  I like this place because they use charcoal
  grills and you can definitely taste the difference.  We had kalbee, short rib, and bulgogi (it was
  so good it just melted in my mouth…definitely my favorite).  They don’t give you as much good pan chan
  here.  Washed down all the food with some
  Hite beer.  Afterwards we went to Kool
  lounge and ordered a pitcher of their amber lager.  Interesting discussion about the Game and how
  guys should approach girls at bars/clubs.

  Hammerfest…late night party at the Armand
  Hammer museum in Westwood where the galleries were open until 11pm and they have a cash bar as well as
  a DJ playing music.  There were even some
  people dancing.  It was the last night of
  the Eden’s Edge exhibit which highlights art from 15 different LA artists.  Very interesting pieces ranging from neon
  lights to ceramic sculptures tied with scarves to drawings of orgies and
  mushrooms to giant Buddhas.   We had dinner first at Noodle Planet and later we grabbed some drinks at Westwood
  Brewing Company where they were promoting the new Balls of Fury movie.

  Birthdays…had a ton of them this weekend but
  ended up only going to one at E3rd in downtown. 
  Man the service here was so bad. 
  They cleared our drinks and table before we were done and then took
  forever to bring us our food.  At least
  they tried to make it up by bringing us another round of drinks and comping one
  of the entrees.  The food was ok…I like
  their sautéed mushrooms and kim chi mashed potatoes.  The lemon drop sojutinis weren’t bad
  either.  It was supposed to turn into a
  lounge later that night but it was so dead that we ended up leaving.

  Bike Riding…rode from Hermosa up to Marina del
  Rey and back…probably 20 miles or so. 
  Originally wanted to make it up to Venice or Santa Monica but we needed to go
  back and put more money in the meter. 
  Stopped for drinks at Hennessey's and had lunch at Wahoos.  Afterwards went home to take a nap and then it
  was time to meet up with some friends for dinner at Indian Restaurant in San Gabriel. 
  I thought the food would be Indian but it was really a Chinese restaurant
  where the waitresses dressed up like native American Indians.  For dessert we went to Crepe in the Grip…their
  crepe with mango, nutella, and chocolate ice cream was soooo good!

  Taquitz…did a multi-pitch trad route called
  White Maiden’s Walkway which is rated a 5.4 (5 pitches) but definitely had
  moves that were more 5.6/5.7.  We ended
  up free soloing the first pitch and then a thunderstorm came while we were
  finishing the second pitch.  Lightening +
  climbing + gear made of metal = not a good idea.  We waited out the storm though and it was
  worth it.  Clear sunny skies afterwards
  and gorgeous rainbows.  After we finished
  the route, we toproped the last pitch of Left Ski Track which was pretty
  tough.  We stopped for dinner at La
  Casitas, a charming Mexican restaurant in Idyllwild.

  
  Me and my climbing partner Brian at the top of Taquitz...sorry girls he's married with kids

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