86. ringside @ lucha vavoom

i say lucha, you say vavoom!

fun, fun times. thank you midget mexican masked wrestlers and tranny burlesque dancers who know how to work a hula hoop.

you've really, truly, inspired me.
xoxo,
~a

16. bowling @ shatto 39 lanes

i'm not sure what the draw here is, except for $4 cocktails?
shatto 39 lanes is a family friendly institution in the heart of k-town which is kinda random seeing mexican families mingling with drunk high school kids. i mean asians.

personally, i prefer xtreme bowling @ amf mar vista.
adios, muthaf*a!

49. blood + sand cocktail @ tiki ti

tiki ti! what a gem of a joint off sunset in h(word)-friendly hollywood/silver lake. owned by a father + son duo, you can smoke inside this kitschy bar. how euro.

the best part about ordering the blood & sand cocktail is when they yell "toro! toro!" i think of otoro and it makes me smile.

i will be returning to get lei'd. thanks.

46. late night danger dog

dirt cheap bacon-wrapped hot dogs. what is not to love?
all you haterade drinkers: simmer down. no one's forcing this down your throat.

68. turkey dinner at clifton’s cafeteria, don’t forget the green jello

after the esotouric jaunt, we wandered around downtown for a maple bacon doughnut, only to find nickel diner closed!

happily, we found our way to clifton's cafeteria, or what i like to call the Downtown Ski Lodge. seriously, this shit was straight out of a '70s log cabin. i'm talking lincoln log style. rustle up a cowhide rug and call it a day because after you eat this tryptophan sludge you are going to want nothing more than some mulled cider and a long nap. word.

72. real black dahlia tour by esotouric

meh. so exhausted i couldn't fully enjoy the experience (+ i had forgotten to wiki the story before our adventure began) so feel free to get a taste of the day here.

tho the hotel where the tour began was quite fab + a fun spot for prom!

52. double chocolate croissant pudding with jack daniels sauce @ milk

haven't visited this place since it opened .. oh, yay years ago .. but decided to revisit with an old friend.

me: do you have a double chocolate croissant pudding with jack daniels sauce?
cashier: a what?
[i repeat myself]
cashier (to other worker): ey, we got a double .. chocolate (mumble mumble) with .. what sauce?
me: jack. daniels. sauce.
other worker: jack daniels sauce? .. no, i ain't never heard of that, but it sure sounds damn good.
me: .. tell me about it ..

so instead, i settled for their ultimate chocolate bread pudding a la mode.
done and done