Transparencies

My new favorite artist is the impressionist Picabia. M and I witnessed an excellent art exhibition while we were in Malibu. with Picabia, Leger and Picasso. Some paintings from the exhibitions can be found on the website of the Getty Centre. Ther technique used by Picabia is called "transparancies".

Things to Look Forward to

Helena 25 Years

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Malibu Beach

The Brightest Stars of Them All

Home Sweet Home?

Just arrived back from LA - a fantastic trip. It always breaks my heart to leave M, but I guess it is a good sign.

Goodnight to you all!

Living the Dream

Los Angeles

 – the city where everyone wants to make it but everyone don’t. The city where the gym is the new religion and Botox is as self-explanatory as facial cream. Where spending is the norm and another credit card is used to pay off the last one. Where fat-free and skinny latte is in favor. Where there are as many cars as inhabitants. Where there is no water in the rivers. Where people sell books in the café’s and sings in the street in the hope of being discovered – or is it to survive?

They are truly living the dream

(I was ordering a latte the other day and the female asked if I wanted normal milk – I said yes please – and she said good girl – I said I am a real woman)

UCLA

Schulich School of Business may be a high ranked MBA program but the campus cannot by any means compare itself to the one of UCLA. Located in Beverly Hills in a lush area of greens and with magnificent buildings it is absolutely incredible… Judge for yourself.          

The Problem of Entering the US

So after spending two hours on public transportation to Pearson International Airport I was denied entrance to the US due to the fact that I did not have a VISA… Complicated as it is the form you usually fill out on the airplane now needs to be filed electronically before travelling and it costs you 14 $ - probably covering the current deficits in the US budget (=ESTA - and yes I should have know that). Luckily if you manage to fill it out you are granted direct access to the US. Thank god for my computer, visa card and the wireless internet at the airport which made me successfully fill out an application (while my hands were trembling and my eyes filled with tears because of the stress). In between I called M in desperation to make sure I filled in all the questions correctly…

Well, after actually being granted access I was hand-picked in the security zone for having a Swiss army knife (seriously, what was it still doing in my hand bag?). Seems I have inherent some of my mom’s luck when it comes to airports. Anyway, knifeless I am now waiting for my flight which leaves in 45 min. I just wonder what adventure waits for me when returning to Canada again…

Enjoy your weekend!

Btw my blog has now had 1000 page views – congratulations to all readers for choosing this amazing blog!

Second exam done…

And finally I am in almost holiday mood. Tonight we are going down to Kalendar for dinner and then for some drinks. I could really use a glass of wine and a decent meal…

Tomorrow I am going to the US with only hand luggage – try to beat that (Air Canada recently changed the rules and you now have to pay for each bag you check in). Luckily I have a small scale brought by my parents so I can easily monitor the weight of my luggage :-) And honestly - what could you need more in LA than a bikini? (maybe the body for the bikini as well...)

In Less Than One Week,

I am in LA with my beloved M and this enormous hard work is left behind (while new work is waiting around the corner). I so look forward to go there and spend my day as a solar panel by the pool while M is at university. We have made plans to visit one of the biggest outlets in LA but due to the general space constraint when living in a suitcase there will not be too much shopping (but there will be some). Biggest problem right now is that I need new glasses, my old ones lost one glass and when putting it back in it is not properly fixed anymore. We will see how that goes…

Anyway today is a haircut day and brought some materials so I can spend some hours studying at Starbucks having my favorite latte and scone – there has to be some quality of life left.

Enjoy your weekend!

The Kids Are Alright

Los Angeles 21-29 October