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This is fun. Write your memoir in 6 words.

http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/

This sounds intriguing, got it off a listserv.  Also, could be a fun cheap date/recession fun outing -

" The Coffee Cup Collective is a project sited at the Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock and Swork for the Intersections 2009 exhibition. The production phase of the project introduces participants to ceramic reproduction methods with the aim of manufacturing coffee cups. Completed cups will be inserted to Swork’s dish inventory and be activated by Swork’s staff to serve beverages to customers.

Participate in the production activities of the Coffee Cup Collective
- Make a 2 Part Plaster Mold
- Slipcast Coffee Cups
- Glaze Bisque Ware
(all materials, tools, and equipment supplied)

Where:
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041

When: (drop in any time during the sessions)
May 26, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 2, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 6, 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
June 9, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 11, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 16, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
June 18, 10:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

For more information:
Edith Abeyta - (323) 906-1978 or edith@edithabeyta.net   "

We visited Lechuza Beach over the Memorial Day weekend, arriving right when the tide was pretty high - after sunset but still light out - so we couldn’t walk onto the beach.  Still, it was very cool.  Look how close the water comes to the stairs.  It was as if these stairs led straight to the ocean.

I loved the rhino-looking rocks.  This one reminded me of a lonely beast looking out to sea:

Previously when I visited Lechuza, I got a nice stretch of the beach.  Not this time:

We found free parking in the neighborhood right next to an Aston Martin and beach-front mansions.  The gate was locked on our way out but a neighbor freed us.

For directions on how to visit Lechuza, a free beach with free parking, visit here.  To read about my other Malibu beach exploits and how to get on David Geffen’s beach, click on my Malibu Beaches for All post.  The Los Angeles Urban Rangers taught me how to operate these beaches; sometimes, they run free safaris to the Malibu beaches.  Now that summer’s rolling around, the beach is calling you. 

* Caution - Lechuza Beach and the secret beaches of Malibu do not have lifeguards, bathrooms, and civilization around them.  Visit at your own risk.  Certainly don’t go into the water at high tide and don’t go alone. *

Along with the Police Historical Museum.  I went on this day last year - great fun!  We took mugshots at the police museum and ate free hot dogs there.   :0)

From Pasadena Now: