Champagne Day

On Sunday, Lisa and I went up to Los Angeles to visit LACMA, the LA County Museum of Art. The museum did not have large collections of Western European art, but they did have a couple gems. I have to appropriate Lisa's favorite work as my own, a spectacular painting of Danae and the Golden Shower. Danae glowed! I would totally steal that and hang it above my bed. I also loved the penitent Magdalen by la Tour. (BTW, this painting is in Ariel's grotto in the Little Mermaid.) Unfortunately, the modern art wing was closed because the Museum is working on construction of a new building. I was actually disappointed! I think I am gradually growing an appreciation of modern art, mostly thanks to Lisa's influence.

Afterwards, Lisa and I drove to Beverly Hills, walked down Rodeo Drive, and had lunch at the Cheesecake factory. Yummy! We also had a great waiter named Phil, a Texan who is trying to make it in LA as a singer/songwriter. It was hilarious and great fun! And then if that wasn't already enough, we saw Shrek the Third with Andrew and went to church (awkward message on circumcision.)

The weather was gorgeous! It was a champagne day! If you've ever experienced a champagne day then you know what I'm talking about. So in honor of our fantastic day, and because I was seriously bored during my summer school class, I wrote this haiku:

Like sparkling champagne,
the soft skies and golden breeze
kiss my lips and soul.

Ducks on Leno

http://youtube.com/watch?v=E1UFy-vmhqk

In case you missed it....

The Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup!!!!!!!!!!
And to borrow a phrase used in every interview I saw, it's an unbelievable feeling and I'm speechless!

My favorite pics so far

Caption This?

Hiatus at an End

Okay, at Lisa's prodding, I have resumed my blogging career. For those of my friends who still bother to check if I've updated, many apologies. Long story short, my iBook decided to crash and I have been computer-less for the last two months. I just got a new iBook courtesy of my father, who also did an amazing rescue job on all my files. Moral of the story, back up files!!!

New Arrivals at the Sampson House

Meet Charlie and Susie, the newest additions to the Sampson Family! We just adopted two large and adorable chocolate labs. They belonged to a friend of a friend of a friend of an old man who couldn't take care of them. Since they were going to be put down unless a home could be found, we decided to take them. Suzie is the one in the pink collar, Charlie in the blue. They are brother and sister and love to play fetch. They are also trained hunting dogs, whatever that means. But I guess if I ever decide to shoot a rabbit or pheasant or something, they will retrieve it for me. They also love to play in the pool, relaxing on the top step to cool off or jumping in after a ball. Apparently they lifeguard too. When my sister got in the pool to swim, Susie tried to save her by tugging on her arm.