"namaste."

i went to disneyland yesterday afternoon with tiff to meet up with my friend jenny and her friends rosaline and greg...only for them to leave when we arrived haha. regardless...we spent the rest of the day and night there. it was a fun time and it was great to go one last time before my pass expires. enjoyed some long overdue dole whip and monte cristo sandwiches w/ pommes frites. toy story midway mania is incredibly fun! space mountain...better than ever. peter pan is a shorter ride than previously thought. all in all...this disneyland trip was a much needed stress reliever and break from all the busyness (i don't care if that isn't a real word) of my life. i won't be getting a disney pass any time soon but for sure there's going to be a dland trip this Christmas.

i finally bought running shoes...air max moto 6+. the great thing about them is that the ones i bought are the lance armstrong/live strong verison so not only are they in black and yellow but the entire proceeds goes to the lance armstrong foundation to help out cancer patients. not just a portion of the purchase or half...but all of it! how amazing is that?!

the hotel cafe tour is starting up soon. for those who don't know what that is...the hotel cafe is a famous coffee shop in la known for its performances from established and up-and-coming artists. think john mayer, ingrid michelson, jason mraz, jack johnson, tegan and sara, etc. there's a show on october 11. for those that are interested to go (and for crosstrainers not going on retreat)...let's go!

on youtube...they have romeo + juliet (baz luhrman version) and moonwalker available (both from the same person actually. super random.) in its entirety. if you have a hankering to watch either one but don't own either one (like me)...now you can watch it!

another good watch on youtube...the music video to teddy geiger's "confidence."

right about now and going into the near future...if you see me and notice me moving around to a beat, lady gaga's "just dance" is most likely playing in my mind. hahaha...random i know.

there's an opera debuting at la opera in september called "the fly." if it sounds familiar...it's the opera version of the film (scifi cult classic made famous by the remake in 1986 with jeff goldblum and geena davis). i want to watch it because it's going to very interesting and most likely compelling how the la opera pulls this off.

more randomness: in chris brown's "forever" video during the second verse, his scene with the girl (where he dances about and "raises" the fountain) is filmed right in front of the dorothy chandler pavillion where the la opera is housed. just in case you wanted to know haha.

cassie ft. the dream "nobody but you." it's the kind of song you can warm up to as the weather (hopefully) gets cooler. another radio killer indeed. call the radio and tell 'em this yo song!

in yet another first for me...i did yoga for the first time. invited and encouraged by liz, i tried it out at lululemon athletica. it was a really great experience. even if it was somewhat painful, i'm not that flexible, and i moved and bent my body in ways i never did before...the immense peace and satisfaction that comes out of every move is so worth it. i've been wanting to do yoga and now i have...and now i'm going to do it more and nurture this new passion. thanks to liz for her help and to mod and alex for their incredible teaching.

if anyone wants to go, for the first time or not...it's every sunday at the store 7-8pm.
september 7 9am-11am: partner yoga at the shoppes. if you're down...holla!

one last thing. if his health is good and his doctors give him the green light...sen. ted kennedy may make an appearance at the dnc! that would really be huge for obama and the democratic party. i definitely hope he can do it!

good night!