September

Well, I can't believe September is almost over. It has been a fun month for Patrick and I. We decided that we don't take advantage of where we live enough. So, in the last month we went to see Fred Armisen (guy who plays President Obama on SNL), Ed Helms (from The Office and the new movie The Hangover), a one-man-show in Beverly Hills and the beach for some boogie boarding. Oh, and in the middle of all that Patrick severely sprained his ankle and we had to take him to Urgent Care. It's been an exciting month.

Both the Fred Armisen and Ed Helms shows were held at the Largo in LA. It's a really intimate venue that seats about 60 people. So, for both shows we were really close to the stage. The exciting thing about the Largo is that you always know who the headliner is but you never know who else will be there to perform or just be in the audience. At the Armisen show we saw Margaret Cho in the lobby (I'm surprised I recognized her. We're not really huge Cho followers, but it was definitely her). Patrick and I both loved the Ed Helms show. No one in the audience wanted it to end. Two more cast members from The Office came that night to perform, along with Patrick's absolute favorite comedian Demetri Martin. We had no idea any of these other performers were going to be there and when Ed introduced Demetri Martin, I thought Patrick was going to pee himself from excitement. It was a really great night.

The one-man-show we went to was written and acted by a teacher that has worked in an urban LA school for the last 13 years. It was really excellent and got you thinking about the school system and how communities need to get involved (also a little depressing when you realize the magnatitude of issues schools face). Again, it was in a really small theater; I think it sat 20. On the website for the show it said you can dress casual. So, Patrick and I dressed casual: Patrick wore jeans and a nice shirt, I wore a dress and cowboy boots. Waiting in line to get into the show, however, we realized casual in Beverly Hills was on a whole other level. Oh, well...

This last weekend we decided to go to the beach because our A/C broke and the repair guy wouldn't be able to come out until the next morning. Well, it was going to be over 100 degrees that day and there was no way we were going to survive in our hot apartment. So, we thought it would be good to go to the beach where it is usually about 20 degrees cooler. When we got to the beach, it was still warm but there was also such a heavy marine layer (fog) that you couldn't even see the water or the end of the pier, even when you were standing on it. Once in a while the fog would lift and you could see a ton of surfers out in the water. Regardless of the fog, we swam in the waves and Patrick went boogie boarding. It was a weird day at the beach weather wise but lots of fun.

Oh, yeah, we also celebrated our 2 year anniversary this month. Patrick baked me cookies (which was really cute because I'm always the one that bakes) and I made us a picinic to take to the park. It was nice and relaxing and some good quality time together. It was great to have such a low-key anniversary since the rest of the month has been so hectic. Happy 2 years to us!