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Beaches and Ghouls
Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier After getting our fill of books and food, I wanted to check another iconic travel item off the list and visit one of the well known beaches. The first one that came to mind that was close enough to visit was Venice Beach. We punched “Venice Beach” in to the trip finder – and on the way passed this… thing. I don’t know what that ballerina clown did to get himself crucified over a CVS – but I took note that Venice Beach was brutal. This was about the most we saw of Venice Beach though. I didn’t realize it was literally just a…
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Books and Egg Sluts
Visiting LA There are a TON of photos in this one, so I’m breaking it up into day and night. I mentioned our room was at the FAAAAAR end of the ship. I was not exaggerating. This is the hall that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friends. We popped down the road for breakfast this morning. Another beautiful and sunny day. I am one of those “give me lunch/dinner foods for breakfast” people, so anywhere with an early/all day menu is the best. I’m also forever looking for a place that has an Irish stew like Raglan Road (this did not compare unfortunately – but the…
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LEGO Ships and Little Tokyo
Touring the Queen Mary Good morning! There is something lovely about being able to walk around a ship every morning. All the sounds and smells of the water. I decided to take some of my free time to really see the ship today. Just don’t fall overboard. There are lifeboats – but I’m pretty sure that would be overkill for a docked ship. Seagull says “whaddya want?”. Lots of air traffic today. Ad for the Peanuts Movie. The other side of course is MetLife. Some kind of military looking helicopter. One of the areas has a LEGO display – with a huge recreation of the Queen Mary: Detailed right down…
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CSS Dev Conf – Day 1
I won’t bore you with the details of the week of training I did – but instead, I’ll go through some of the shots I got in between sessions and after hours. Sunrise from my room porthole. A jelly-fish like light fixture in one of the meeting rooms. Awesome view of the opposite shore! I later found out that this doubles for a Miami backdrop in TONS of shows and movies. Because it’s just easier to film it all in the LA area – and most folks don’t know any better. The mountains in the background are the most famous mountains Miami doesn’t have. This was the original tourism office.…
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Of Queen and Mouse and Keeping it Weird
I have the privilege of working for a company that is willing to cover training costs so long as they are beneficial to both my job and worth sharing with my team. So it was that I came across an interesting conference on CSS tips and best practices (stuff relating to the web development that I do) that was being hosted in Long Beach, CA. I’d been to San Francisco in 2013 and had a fabulous time so I decided to cash in some serious vacation days and make a proper sightseeing trip out of it all. Might as well take advantage of being on the other side of the…
