March 12, 2007

• Another Xanga Meeting, Interesting Couture and More

  It was another eventful weekend!

  Friday, Johnny and I did nothing (our favorite activity these days). We had a little date at California Pizza Kitchen (not necessarily one of our favorites, but it was where we had our first date in Chicago, so occasionally we like to revisit it), then conked out immediately upon coming home.

  Saturday, we ran some errands and then met up with June and Charles for lunch. The four of us hung out for a bit, then went to Costco. I'm always amazed by how much money I manage to spend there. Johnny and I got a 24-pack of bottled water, some toilet paper, some Kleenex, toothpaste, contact fluid and Claritin, and it came to over $100. Granted, now we won't have to buy any of those things for the next few months, but the individual items always seem so cheap. It's the same way with Target. Somehow I walk away much poorer after visiting that store -- shouldn't it be the opposite away around?

  That night, we met up with Wa and Tammy at Novecento (since Sarah and Jason took us there, it's become one of our favorites!) in Culver City. Tammy was in town visiting her friend Mike, who lives in Irvine, and Wa drove over to our side of town. It was great to meet two more Xanga friends -- we all had a lot of fun! Wa was very sweet and brought gifts for me and Tammy (my gift was three adorable bibs, one very luxurious Classic Pooh light blue blanket and two wee pairs of socks). Here are some pictures from our evening.

  Here I am, opening Wa's gift

  

  Me, Tammy and Wa at the restaurant

  

  Today, Johnny and I helped out at UCLA's admitted students day, where the business school hosts admitted students from all over the country, so they can get a flavor of the school to help in their decision-making. You may remember when Johnny and I attended the same event a year ago -- it's hard to believe that a whole year has gone by! Since it was so helpful for us last year, we decided to volunteer with the Joint Ventures club, which is the club for students and their significant others. Actually, Johnny and I are co-chairs with a few other folks for next year; should be fun! We spent the morning answering questions from significant others of admitted students -- mostly about how busy the students would be, rent, transportation, stuff like that. Then there was lunch and a wine tasting for the significant others. I got plastered at last year's wine tasting, but alas, this year I stuck to water.

  In between lunch and the wine tasting, Johnny and I wandered into the Fowler Museum on UCLA's campus. They had some very interesting couture on display. Let me ask you: What do these dresses have in common?

  

  

  

  

  Yes, that's right -- these dresses are all made out of ... condoms!!! Can you believe it?! We were so fascinated. From outside the gallery, I just thought they were pretty couture gowns. Then we walked in and realized what they were made of -- the handiwork was really great! It was part of an anti-AIDS campaign, and the designers used condoms that didn't meet quality or safety standards. I thought it was really clever. I was amazed at the different looks and textures the designers were able to achieve -- who would have thought of cutting open, stretching, fusing and dyeing condoms to make a fabric?

  Here is a close-up of that first gown -- you can really see the condoms

  

  I loved that you could just walk into a museum on the UCLA campus and see this.

  Hope you all had great weekends!

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