Little Tokyo Adventures

My friend took me too Little Tokyo on Saturday so we could eat for my birthday! We went to a place I'd never been to that she loves~ It's called Shin Sen Gumi and they have really really really good Hakata Ramen. It was delicious! Everyone was so friendly there <3

After eating such a rich meal, we wanted to walk it off, so we checked out a bunch of quirky stores around the area. I'm Bruce Lee~

In the Little Tokyo plaza, there were several Tanabata wishing trees~ Some of the wishes were hilarious~ I wrote one too <3

We bought some soft drinks and Mochi and sat outside to watch the karaoke singing that was taking place. We want to sing next time we go! We have already chosen our song!

Never Ending Fieldtrips

I am running on almost no sleep. Been visiting all sorts of places. Yesterday I went to the Hyperion Water Treatment plant and today I went to see Richard Neutra's VDL House. I have taken loads and loads of photos from each place so I'm only going to post some from where I went today and then whenever I have time this week, I'll post the images from yesterday's trip! I had my Contemporary Issues class today at 9am. We ended a little early so we could drive to Silverlake to see Richard Neutra's VDL House. It was really fun and we got a really great tour of the place.

This is the model of what the original house looked like. The original burned down in 1963 and Neutra's son rebuilt it. The only part that didn't get destroyed was the back guest house.

This is the guest house that survived. I loved the outside space. The trees were big and they created this really nice atmosphere.

Great view of the Silverlake Reservoir.

My friend and I <3

Two presents that I got for my birthday.

My dad "ruined" our newly built and painted patio roof. It made me happy though <3

I have a ton of studio work. We are having a pin up on Friday, so I better continue~I hope you guys are having a good week. Thank you so much for the birthday wishes. Thank you thank you thank you <3

I love you Armenia

Yesterday marked the 20th year of Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union. I've been watching live tv from Armenia with my parents. My grandmother was emotional all day and I've been keeping her company by doing my hw by her. We've had a pretty chill day yesterday. I had school early in the morning. Then I helped my dad install a new door. We opened up a door from inside the house into the garage and built stairs from the garage into the house. It looks awesome so far (I'll show pictures later!!).

Now I'm taking a quick break before I start studio work again. I have a lot of work due on Friday. I'm trying not to think about it because it's bumming me out. I stress a lot about school because I want to make sure I do everything well. Ever since school started I've been pushing hard and some people in my classes have been getting away with doing very little. I don't ever want to lower my standards...or let my self down, but I'm gonna try to care less if I can't finish something on time even though I tried my best.

You guys have already met my crocodile. I took him with me when I went to New York. My dad wouldn't stop making fun of me. But whenever I hug him, I feel better. If I'm stressed, I look for crocodile.
I have this stupid problem where I believe that objects have feelings. I've been like this since I was little. My first memory of it was when I was in kindergarden..I had just eaten a banana and I threw the peel in the trash. I looked down the trash can and saw that the peel was the only things in there. I started feeling sad for it...."poor banana peel is all alone....." So I ate another banana and threw the peel in the trash so the two peels could be "friends". I still function this way...It's really dumb and I'm aware of that. Every night when I hug crocodile to sleep I get this feeling that he doesn't like me....that he's tired of me. AGAIN, I know....it's just an object. I think I might not be happy with myself or I have some hidden low self confidence that's making me think this way. I still love crocodile no matter what!!!!!! Always and always~
My dad's calling me for tea~ Time to go. Hope you guys finish this week strong! <3