Wintercamp

Trip USA

Over a year ago Jono and I embarked on one of the most fun adventures we've ever had. Now, 18 months later,we have a little clip to show for it .

Saturday

Yesterday was the annual event: "Invisible Art, Visible Artists", where the best editor nominees discuss their techniques at the Grauman's egyptian theatre. Jono and I scored great seats 4 rows in, and enjoyed listening to the editors share their tips and frustrations. This year's nominated films for editing are: Avatar (standard, although I don't think it deserves to be in this category), District 9 (woohoo for all the saffers!), Inglorious Bastards (a woman edited this film, interestingly- she edits all Tarantino's movies), The Hurtlocker and Precious. Afterwards Jono and I got to chat with Julian Clarke, District 9's editor. He's from Vancouver and this is his first big gig. I really liked him and found him very down to earth and genuinely excited about everything he's experiencing this weekend.

After this, we were ravenous and so stopped at the first little eatery we found, which happened to be Cafe Audrey. Apparently this little joint has been around for 3 years now, although this was the first we'd heard of it. It was absolutely delightful: the food was delish, decor was creative and it had good atmosphere: an old guy was playing piano for most of our time there: such fun!

After lunch we walked down Hollywood Blvd to where they were preparing for the Oscars.

A few months ago Nate & Jen told us about a outdoor shopping mall similar to the Grove being built in Glendale, so we decided to go find it. The Americana is definitely worth a visit! Here we wandered around, enjoying the fountain and 3 story Barnes & Noble. We also shared a cream puff from Papa Beard: tasty.

All in all it was a perfect day... the weather was even a bit gloomy: lovely!

Pork Skins

I found these at a little gas station convenience store along the way to Lake Tahoe. This is hardly my idea of a tasty snack: does anyone buy these??