Ricardo Diaz

It’s been a while Part 3

So this is part three of the recap installment.  Check the previous two post for the earlier parts of the pictorial recap.

First up, in mid July, is a Peruvian festival the family got a chance to check out.  The food was great and it was good to see so much Peruvian food in one place.

In early August we got a chance to have a mini staycation in downtown Los Angeles.  On the first afternoon we checked out the exhibit at the MOCA.

They had a room full of Rothko paintings.

Had a chance to walk around and appreciate the buildings architecture of downtown.

Finally, walked over to LA Live and checked out a mini tournament the Lakers were hosting.

It’s been a while Part 1

Sorry for being away for so long.  Been busy and put blame on work and life.  I have been bad on regularly updating this.  Need to improve on that. Anywho, here is a pictorial recap of random events in the last couple months.

First off, back in June, I got a chance to check out the e3 (video game conference).  Some of the highlights were Beatles Rock Band, DJ Hero, Microsoft Project Natal, and XBOX 360 social media integration.  Here are some random pictures from the day.

Another great thing about e3 this year is that the Lakers were in the play offs.

Late in June we went to Dwell on Design with the family.  Great source of inspiration and got ideas for the house.  Checked out some great furniture too.

It’s summer time!  Few things happen in summer.  The kidde pool gets inflated, and art goes up on the walls at work.

Catching up

So… sorry for the lack of updates the last few weeks.  Been super busy with life but wanted to catch up on a couple recent happenings.

First off, the family got to hangs on the beaches of San Clemente a few weeks back (check the previous Easter post from the iPhone).  Completely relaxing and completely needed.  Here is the view from the patio.  Pretty sweet!

These next shots were taken at the Fiest Broadway festival in Downtown LA.  The festival itself was whatever.  A lot of “spin the wheel for a free bottle opener or pen” booths.

But the family did get a chance to eat in the Grand Central Market.  Really great place.  Totally recommend trying to make it out there.  Had some great mexican food!

Another downtown family fun day.

Had another family fun day in downtown on a nice Sunday afternoon. The tour started at the Barker Lofts. Urth Cafe recently opened up and wanted to do the taste test. Breakfast was pretty good, but it ain’t cheap! Didn’t get a chance to try it, but I hear the pumpkin pie is legendary here!

After the MOCA we went back to the Barker Block to check out the Festival De La Gente.

A family vacation

Went to San Clemente with the family a couple weeks back. A much needed break from the day to day craziness. A family friend has a great located beach condo right next to the San Clemente Pier. Check out the view from the balcony.

As luck should have it, there was the San Clemente Seafood Festival during our stay. There was some good lobster on the grill and a clam chowder cook off. Check out some pictures.

Moving on up

My brother moved into his new place over the weekend. Congrats to him. He is now downtown in a loft and I am jealous. At least I now have a pool I can go to and get out of the valley heat. Here are some pictures of his new digs I took a couple weeks ago.

The boys with the arab strap

So what happens when you have too much sake at dinner and listen to a little belle & sebastion. A scene out of Footloose breaks out! I always did think Johnny was the Korean Kevin Bacon. Enjoy Dance Party USA!

Fun Family Friday in Downtown

A little behind on this post, but had that chance to see Eva Ayllon at the Walt Disney Concert Hall last weekend. The family and I went to Colori Kitchen for dinner before the concert. Really cozy place and the food was tasty. Bring your own wine.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall was amazing. Eva Ayllon is a famous Peruvian salsa singer; one of my moms favorites. She has a great voice and sounded wonderful with the great acoustics at the hall. It was a fun family friday night out in downtown Los Angeles.

Happy Holidays

So I haven’t posted in awhile, sorry. There has been a ton to write about, but have just been lazy I guess. And even when I do go out and take the camera I would forget to take pictures. Well lets begin the recap.

My brothers birthday was earlier this month. Did the annual dinner at Matsuhisa, hmmmm good, and the next night we met up at the bar at the Figueroa Hotel. Really cool place you guys should check out if you are ever at the Staple Center. Got my drink on and did not take too many photos. I took this one stumbling on the way out.

The next day we headed over to the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena to check out some art.

Later on in the evening I put up the Christmas lights to my house for the first time ever. Liked how it came out but I also learned a couple things from mistakes. Next year will be dope.

The next weekend I had my company’s Christmas Party. The party this year was at Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Had this Speakeasy theme and was actually surprised with the number of people that came out dressed up. This was my first Chiat Christmas party and it was good times. My stupid ass forgot to take any pics during the actual party. Sorry!