I tell them every year on December 1st. "Stop what you're doing, take a deep breath and just enjoy this..." And yes, Johnny Mathis does look pretty goofy in the fez and Al Jerreau just looks happy to be there, and my hair can look like Chaka Khan without conditioner, and no, I don't believe Kwanzaa is a real holiday. (right, ...
Music
Andy Garcia is a golden god.
First, I'd like to apologize for waiting over 24 hours to post, but once you hear my excuse, I'm sure you will forgive me. This is Kikita and peer pressure still works on me. :-) A few days ago, I received and email from our blogging buddy Ziva (from Blog for Cuba - a wonderful blog and an amazing woman, but that's not important ...
Making it look easy
For the past few weeks, Amy Kikita and I have been meeting regularly to work on a video/slideshow. In this case, it was to honor my nephew, Rafa, who just turned 40. When you see the final project, you realize there's more art than science to cutting together a good film. It is sweet and poignant and cute and funny. The song she ...
“If everybody had an ocean…” or How I spent my summer vacation.
"If everybody had an ocean...across the U.S.A...." Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach. "...then everybody'd be surfin'....." The Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach. "...like Ca-li-for-ni-aaa..." San Clemente Pier, North Side."You'll see them wearing their baggies. Huarache sandals too..." ...
Masquerade!
(Can you guess tonight's movie?) THE original suggestion was a simple one. PerHaps we can have AN end-of-summer barbecue for our residenT yOung thespians. They're here every Friday anyway. Maybe we can watch a Movie, too. Ah, but you know what can happen to the best laid plans OF mice and men... There was festive ...
Para ti, mi vida
Since I started blogging a couple of years ago, I have noticed that whenever I am out in the world doing stuff with husband or kids or friends I am constantly thinking of how to tell the story. Seriously. Even going about my day and having random thoughts can be blog fodder. I make no apologies for this. This is my blog, after all. ...
Rock and Roll Babies and Uber-Dork Parents
Last night Eric and I went to a concert at nearby Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (which, after experiencing the marathon-length hike in and out of said amphitheater accompanied by hundreds of sloppy-drunken revelers, made us come to the cataclysmic decision that we would probably never go there for a concert again, but that's not important ...
I only have eyes for you
It's the end of the school year and that means finals and high school musical productions. The past few days have been a blur of rehearsals, costumes and cast parties. In this case, Lucy's High School Theater Arts class put on a really fun show with musical scene selections from various Broadway musicals which they called Broadway Rocks! ...
Cuban Festival 2008
Mi gente! Kikita here. Ok, the Cuban Festival in San Dimas was a big party. It started at 10am and went until 7pm. There was a whole side of booths serving Cuban Food and as I walked in with my girlfriends, all we could think about was what we would eat first . . . until . . . I heard the congas playing in the distance and any ...
Lost in Translation.
Amy here. (You know, The Blond One. Please bear that in mind as you read today.) Since Tio Timbiriche has been visiting from Cuba, I've been very busy showing him the sites of Southern Cali. I'm the official driver and, as such, I have certain responsibilities. For example, I have to tell him when I'll be picking him up (and ...
