drea2design

I can’t explain why I’m fascinated by images of abandoned buildings. Especially when they’re left almost intact with furniture and personal belongings scattered about. Why do people leave them behind? What made them leave in such a hurry? I’d love to explore these places myself, but am scared shitless of actually going, so I’ll just [...]

Another reason to visit Okinawa. I can’t stop watching this video.
Video & image by Jon Rawlinson. Please Don’t Go by Barcelona.

Of course my impatient self could not choose a new look. I was looking for something simple. I found a couple, but they weren’t working for me and I know nothing about CSS or HTML to fix it. I know, it’s easy to figure out, but I have no patience. I admit it. I downloaded [...]

Yes, I’m still alive. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything. Sorry. I’ve been busy with the Japan Film Festival, freelance and I had a hard time recovering from a cold. Or maybe it was stress, whatever it was, it’s gone. I hope.
I wanted to share SuperFuture with you. When I was planning our trip [...]

Ever since my kids were young, I’ve been taking them to view the Rose Parade floats. We always watch the building and decorating of the South Pasadena float and have volunteered a couple times. We’ve even been stuck in traffic behind one of the floats as they’re driven down the city streets.
Around 11pm on New [...]

For the last couple of years a couple of my aunts and an uncle from San Francisco have been spending New Years here in LA. We usually have brunch at the Tea Room in the Huntington Library on New Year’s Eve. This year we did it differently, we went to Din Tai Fung for dumplings.
We [...]

For the past year I’ve been a regular reader of PingMag. I’ve enjoyed their articles about Japan, art, architecture and local artisans. It been an inspiration for me and now they’ve decided to call it a day.
Anybody know of any good art blogs I can read? Preferably ones in English.

Welcome! This is my first post. Geez took me 15 minutes just to think of something to put in “About”. How the hell will I be able to blog on a regular basis? Anyways, good luck understanding what my brain is thinking.