The city of angels- L.A!

Okay, these photos are over a month old now! But Sarah, I really can't wait any longer for you ;-)
This is from when Sarah was here an we went to L.A!


So its Thursday 2of July. David is 32 years old now, and we are leaving for L.A! The swedish "XL drink" and american "small" David is upset about the ketchup. And I'm hungry Well he got himself some ketchup the morning after.
Breakfast at our favorite place! Mel's on Sunset! their breakfast is awesome! Let the sightseeing begin! The monkey tourists!
All the Tv stations and Film studios made Sarah go a little nuts. Just a little. Everyone knows this street. Wisteria lane! Who eats popcorn like this?? Oh yeah, americans Film sets at universal studios We wanted to get in.... I didnt really know what Sarah wanted to do here. I still don't know actually. "Gnager pa kax" (nawing on shoulder) David didn't want to pose. He was embarrased because people were staring. Wow. pretty sight. I'm impressed though!
My god this is ugly. After visiting the hollywood sign, universal studios boardwalk, we headed to Hollywood Blvd. Farrah Fawcetts' star. Michael Jacksons star. Sarah found Steven Spielbergs handprints! And i found johnny Depps! We ate at CPK (california pizza kitchen) (Is David eating the napkin?) (What am I doing?) Hollywood Blvd! We were ready to head out! David stayed home (He's 32 now u know tssss) We're obviously trying to look sexy here... I'm not so sure its workin' we went to the Viper room, Johnny Depps club! And where River Phoenix died of an overdose! COOL!! No, honestly, it was a cool club. Bands were playing, and we got chatted up by an author and some Finnish dorky friends of his. (they never talked to us though, they just stared and then got all crazy jumping around on the dancefloor) I felt a bit like a misfit, lots of hardcore dudes. We went a little crazy in the bathrooms. And on sunset Blvd i smelled a flower. (little bit tipsy) We got o ride in one of those cool cabs N.Y style. very exciting... On saturday, the second day, we bought a starmap after lots of annoying factors we found a good one. They're selling all along Sunset, but they're bad, and non-color. And they were expensive! I tried to explain to the seller that i wanted it cheaper, because it was a confusing map. And it didn't have any "green patches" like my old one had! He refused, so we left, back to Hollywood blvd and found a map for half the price and that had all the colors! When we drove by him i showed him the map, and he just looked at me. Haha! His loss!

this is Johnny Depps gate Here, with this awesome view, lives Leonardo DiCaprio! and there he is! Thats Leo! On the side there!! We took this photo, then we skreetched out of there in high speed. Afterward we felt bad. Like stupid paparazzis!! Courntey Cox and David Arquettes house This is where is spent a few days, at Georges Marcianos house! The last house M.J lived in, and where he died. Flowers outside his house Steven Spielbergs gate! After the star-searching, we went to Santa Monica boardwalk and had some food. Gave a monkey some money and shook his hand. And he tried to steal my headband! Santa Monica beach Lots of people were here. It was 4th of July! This one is just so ugly And...heres another one whos ugly! Hollywood blvd! korean BBQ! Awesomly tasty! Magic! Should i have my hair like this tonight? Some drinks at Geisha house Their corridor was neat! At a hookah lounge! A hookah is a waterpipe, and its NOT like smoking cigarettes. This one had mint chocolate taste! I disapperared in a cloud We went to a club. Got in for free (after i insisted!) Sunday, breakfast on Melrose ave. SOOOO GOOOD! Other hungry people in line are checking out Davids waffles and berries! Paramount pictures. The transformers. Again, Sarah wanted to get in.... Then it was beachtime! Malibu beach! At Malibu beach, they had really stupid toilets. Whats the point?? Donald duck Antother morning. And early one. Going to get some conan tickets!

Then we went to Warner bros studio tour! This is from Spiderman. Where he hangs upside down and MJ kisses him. The original entrance to "E.R", before it becamse so huge. This is where Tom Cruise stumbles out from the bar in "the samurai" and from "the gremlins" Mainstreet. On this street there have been lots of films shot. From friends, This is where chandler and Joey runs after the bus where they left Ross's baby! Road to perdition was also shot here!
Heres where the friends gang play football. and again from friends, where Phoebe with Joey and chandler, runs over the dog, outside her fathers house. Friends again- the park where Phoebe and Rachels went running, and Phoebe has that funny way of running. and this alley is where Rachel and Monica are spying on Jean-claude Van Damme in friends. Sarah in central perk! Downtown L.A! Hollywood hills and century city in the background I was scared she was gonna fall. In "Yes man" this is where the girl does Yoga. Griffith observatory. After Griffith, we took the beautiful mulholland drive to Encino, where M.J grew up, and where his family still lives today.
We were all taken.... It was sad... the gate to their house People from all ages were paying their respects. Tuesday was the day of M.Js funeral. The parking is usually 10 bucks...nope, not today. A-holes! Outside the staples center. It was like a circus! A little airplane made an "M" and then a heart around it. Moving. After staples center craziness, we headed to forest lawn to see if the caravan came there, but we held close phone contact with Mama and Lena in Sweden (whoa that bill man!) and found out they werent coming there.
It was time for us to go to "the tonight show with Conan O'brien". It was soooooooo awesome!
Sam. L Jackson and Kevin Conelly was the guests.

Watch the episode!



After the show we bought some sunflowers, i wrote a note, and we went back to Encino again, and put the stuff there.
People were devastated!
And thats theeeeeeee END
(almost, now its only rest of week 3 and week 4. Man, blogging takes time!!)

San Diego this weekend!

Yep, so Rosemarie finally decided that there will be a wedding!
We fly out late Friday evening, and David comes home on Monday morning to go to work, and me i stay there and fly home on Monday evening.

Its going to be a hawaiian theme, perfect! I already have a hawaiian dress and a flower.
Problemas for Fluffy though, I'm not even sure hes willing to put on a hawaiian shirt haha.

The ceremony will be taking place on Coronado beach at 1pm, then the wedding reception is at a house somewhere. Me and David found a motel 5 minutees from the mexiacan border. Arribbaa!

And yes, She asked me to be the photographer... i told the same thing i told Helena though... I'm honored and would love to photograph, but Its my friends wedding, and i definatly do not feel like "working" especially not when i paid a fortune to get there :-D
I want to relax, and just be a part of her big day, as a friend. Of course, I will take as beautiful photos i can, but im not gonna stress and run around and be at my top creative mood :D

This will be fun!

Jobs jobs jobs!

Ok, as you might have heard, i got a job!
Actually, i got 2 jobs! So thats the good thing, the bad thing is, that neither of these jobs are full time, not even part time.. So i STILL need to find yet another job.

The first one i got is as an LCC, or Local childcare coordinator for the company that brought me to this country in the first place- Cultural care au pair. My LCC website can be found here.
My job is to market the program, sell it, find new hostfamilies and interview them, hold monthly au pair meetings, and be a support during the hostfamilies and au pairs year together.
It seems like fun, and its very flexible. I work from home.
The bad thing about that, is that i dont get paid by the hour, i get paid per family, and right now, i only have 5 families.

The second job i got is as a receptionist at "the heritage" a privately owned beautiful home for the elderly. However, this is just on an "on call basis" So they just call me when someone is sick, or on vacation, which might not happen so often. Their website is here.

My wedding photography goes slow...too slow! Actually, its my own fault.
First of all, I need new equipment, new lenses, tripod, a laptop, even a new camera! To capture the best photos, a wedding demands 2 cameras. (so u dont have to change lenses all the time)
But camera equipment is expensive and the money keeps running off towards certain airplane tickets here and there :-) It's always something!! It feels like I can never get started.
I see people on facebook all the time saying "just bought this lens" "just bought this filter" blablabla. And some of these people are not even into photography! Its not fair! How can people afford this shit??!

But what i need most of all, is confidence. Man, my classmate i told u about in the spring, who never did any weddings. Well, he did 2 now. One in Ireland and one in Chigago. He is really good, but he also dares to get out there, and he dares to charge. He just raised his prices.
His "cheapest package" is $3500, do y'all know how much that is??? thats fucking 30.000 swedish crownes. His most expensive one is insane, $6500!!!!
check out his website here

And here I am, wanting to do weddings for free :-)

Anyway, I've been checking some weddingphotographers out and send them emails with a cover letter asking if they need an assistant, for free even! I just want some experience. Now i just have to keep doing that until someone answers.

I really feel i can do this. I really feel like i can be a photographer. Its my call here in life. I would work with my passion.

Now, if you'll exuse me, I just have to go rob a bank.

See ya!

Kissies::: Boo

Lake Tahoe

Not this past weekend, but the weekend before me and David took a little romantic getaway up to the clear fresh waters of Lake Tahoe!
Honestly, that day when i can afford to buy a little cute house there in the mountains, i will do it!!
(Lets see when that beautiful day comes after we bought a house in SF, a house in Sweden, a house in Greece and one in south of France)

The weekend went too fast, as usual, but we had a great time just relaxing at the beach, eating good food, and a little gamblin' (wich always ends with me being annoyed and upset that i don't win haha)

the lovely couple
There is still snow on the mountains!

We are on the Nevada side, heading towards California again. The buildings you see is the casinos. Gambling is illegal in Cali, so the casinos are just on the border.

The gondola to the top of Heavenly
Me and the amazing view (i was not as calm as i look in the beginning of the ride!)

The little Flume on the top
and the botchow

Kissies ::: Boo

Foggy city

Wow. Its actually sunny and in the city today! Its practically been foggy since Saris left!! The fog has its charm, believe me, but everything feels more happy and easy when its sunny!
This is how foggy SF can be sometimes!

the view towards downtown... usually u can see the skyscrapers!

Here is Alcatraz, you can see that right outside the city, the sun is shining and its
like 40 degrees!

spooky

Kissies ::: Botchow