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iPostcards from Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade 2008
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12/14/08
iPostcards from Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade 2008
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iPostcards from Venice Canals Holiday Boat Parade 2008
8/16/08
Bill’s Surprise Big "New" 40th Birthday Party
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7/29/08
Earthquake rattles Los Angeles, California!
FYI: In case you are concerned for us here in L.A., We’re OK!
Still feeling a bit frazzled, though.
My dogs, Besi & Birdie, started acting very strange prior to my realization.
Their talking ball started rolling and talking upstairs.
That’s how I was first alerted that something unusual was happening.
Stupid me, when I realized what was happening,
I ran upstairs to the rooftop
to look and see if there was a tsunami coming,
instead of running outside the house.
Scary jolting 20 seconds or so of rolling and shaking.
I better put some clothes on, in case of an aftershock. LOL
Goes to show how unprepared I am for the big one.
No noticeable damage to the house,
but unfortunately, it is built on sand! Yikes!
Still feeling a bit frazzled, though.
My dogs, Besi & Birdie, started acting very strange prior to my realization.
Their talking ball started rolling and talking upstairs.
That’s how I was first alerted that something unusual was happening.
Stupid me, when I realized what was happening,
I ran upstairs to the rooftop
to look and see if there was a tsunami coming,
instead of running outside the house.
Scary jolting 20 seconds or so of rolling and shaking.
I better put some clothes on, in case of an aftershock. LOL
Goes to show how unprepared I am for the big one.
No noticeable damage to the house,
but unfortunately, it is built on sand! Yikes!
7/4/08
Happy 4th of July 2008!
Friends usually ask if we are having a BBQ party for this specific holiday, since we have a strategic view of the fireworks at the marina. I felt exhausted from the trip to NYC, so we decided to just chill. We hung out with our friends, Pat & Michele, at their place in the Venice Canals, and then headed back home to watch the fireworks.or please click HERE for a bigger slideshow.
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4th of July 2008
3/23/08
11/15/07
Moderate Makeover: Home Edition
Since both of us now work from home, last August, we entertained the idea of moving out of Los Angeles for a change of scenery. After a month of deliberation, we figured an interior makeover of our house would seal the deal to keep us here and postpone any further thoughts of moving in the near future.
Well, a makeover that was supposed to take only 2-weeks while we were traveling, is finally finished after a month over the due date. We are quite happy with the changes, but unfortunately, we are left drained and traumatized with our "living with toxins and in paranoia" experience with our first painter/artist. We had to hire a real painter to redo the walls and ceilings. After living in our dream home that we designed and built 9 years ago, we finally changed the old carpet to new carpet/hardwood, the living room sofa, and the interior paint. During the building process, the idea for keeping the interior color white/neutral was for resale purposes. Now it felt right to give a splash of soothing colors. With this moderate makeover, I can say we are definitely not moving for quite a long while.
Here are some before and after pictures
(double click on pic to enlarge):
blue front door painted to look like natural wood finish
and painted to look like bordered with mosaic tile:
changed living room from carpet to hardwood floor:
from a navy blue to cactus green custom-made sofa:
living room before & after:
fireplace painted to look like marble:
ceiling painted to match the blue sky:
new carpet to match the earth:
bedroom entrance changed from carpet to hardwood:
master's bedroom painted to
some brushed watchamakalit puke green:
fountain painted to look like marble:
my office painted to more earthy tones:
guestroom painted to some kinda of Frenchy blue
and the bathroom painted to look like it was wall-papered:
powder room made to look like your inside an aquarium:
Well, a makeover that was supposed to take only 2-weeks while we were traveling, is finally finished after a month over the due date. We are quite happy with the changes, but unfortunately, we are left drained and traumatized with our "living with toxins and in paranoia" experience with our first painter/artist. We had to hire a real painter to redo the walls and ceilings. After living in our dream home that we designed and built 9 years ago, we finally changed the old carpet to new carpet/hardwood, the living room sofa, and the interior paint. During the building process, the idea for keeping the interior color white/neutral was for resale purposes. Now it felt right to give a splash of soothing colors. With this moderate makeover, I can say we are definitely not moving for quite a long while.
Here are some before and after pictures
(double click on pic to enlarge):
blue front door painted to look like natural wood finish
and painted to look like bordered with mosaic tile:
changed living room from carpet to hardwood floor:
from a navy blue to cactus green custom-made sofa:
living room before & after:
fireplace painted to look like marble:
ceiling painted to match the blue sky:
new carpet to match the earth:
bedroom entrance changed from carpet to hardwood:
master's bedroom painted to
some brushed watchamakalit puke green:
fountain painted to look like marble:
my office painted to more earthy tones:
guestroom painted to some kinda of Frenchy blue
and the bathroom painted to look like it was wall-papered:
powder room made to look like your inside an aquarium:
10/30/07
Living with Toxins and in Paranoia
Just me...grumbling about our frustrations
and traumatic experience with this eccentric painter,
we had hired to paint our house, while we were traveling,
who apparently had some kind of unknown skin disease,
and failed to inform us about it
prior to our invitation to live in the house during the project.
10/23/07
Southern California is Burning!
We are surrounded but fortunately far from all the fires plaguing Southern California.
Let us pray for the safety and recovery of all of those affected.
view of the glow of the fires in Malibu from our rooftop
10/20/07
"While You Were Traveling"
Whenever we travel, we are lucky to have my sister and niece house-sit and dog-sit for us. We always would tell them that if anything negative should happen, to just try to take care of the problem and not disturb us while we are on our vacation.
Since we had decided not to move out of L.A. at this time, we decided to have the interior of the house painted with a new color scheme. Our friend, Candy, had recommended her painter, Bob. Bob is more of an artist, since he specializes in faux decorative painting. He could make a drywall look like marble/wood/tile, etc. After our initial meetings with him, we suspected that he was homeless and living out of his car. He also kept offering to take care of the dogs. Since the house was going to have paint all over, we obviously could not host my family to live in it. We also got the feeling that Bob might spend most of his time in the house anyway. Thus, we decided to have him stay in the house to paint, take care of the house, plants, and dogs.
Since we had decided not to move out of L.A. at this time, we decided to have the interior of the house painted with a new color scheme. Our friend, Candy, had recommended her painter, Bob. Bob is more of an artist, since he specializes in faux decorative painting. He could make a drywall look like marble/wood/tile, etc. After our initial meetings with him, we suspected that he was homeless and living out of his car. He also kept offering to take care of the dogs. Since the house was going to have paint all over, we obviously could not host my family to live in it. We also got the feeling that Bob might spend most of his time in the house anyway. Thus, we decided to have him stay in the house to paint, take care of the house, plants, and dogs.
BIG MISTAKE!
The following our pics our friends, Candy, Ming, and Nancee took of how our normally orderly and clean house looked like while we were away. They had to empty out the refrigerator of exposed uncooked bloody meat and rescue our babies who had no room to lie down or get to their food and water.
The following our pics our friends, Candy, Ming, and Nancee took of how our normally orderly and clean house looked like while we were away. They had to empty out the refrigerator of exposed uncooked bloody meat and rescue our babies who had no room to lie down or get to their food and water.
our bedroom 
pie plates on the carpet and
painting/art work exposed while ceiling was being painted
crap all over the bathroom
I can't even tell where this is 
my office
poor plants
"Yes, we were planning to replace the carpet,but not right away!"
Candy brought in her maids to disinfect the kitchen
45 minutes of hard scrubbing of the countertop
the living room
the dining room
the deck - what a mess!
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