LA Live

Every six months or so I participate in a weekend of portfolio reviews at my universities open house. I've been doing this for a few years now, and it's always a really rewarding experience and a definite change of pace. For eight hours I review student work; everything from highschool level to college to post college, in a variety of different areas; 3D, animation, new media, photography, studio art, illustration etc. But I mostly help out kids looking to make it in the art world by offering advice and answering questions about my own experiences. And in the end I usually end up inspired myself by them (this year I've decided when figure drawing classes start up again I'll be attending!). Regardless it's a weekend away from my little world in Animation. I get to trade in the 20 guys I work with for 20 women all in black, meet a variety of new people and hang out with my fellow alumni in film and graphic design. This year I didn't bring my SLR which was ridiculous since I really love hotel decor. This ones modern decor and solid color caught my attention.

After a very long day, I had dinner in Little Tokyo with the early birthday girl Pepperoni, then drove the much longer drive when you're completely exhausted drive, back to San Diego. No more than 20 minutes in, and by Anaheim, all that tea I had to sooth my throat turned into a desperate need to use the bathroom, and my GPS sent me to the "Happiest place on earth". 

OR the unhappiest if you really need to go to the bathroom. A gas station and two "Starbucks" later I ended up in a hotel lobby bathroom next to some massive party. Ah, Disneyland…

The next day in San Diego wasn't as crazy, but I figured out the best part of Los Angeles is I get to leave. It was good to be back in SD. :)