Brandon Ballentine

🍺 🥕 Enjoying some Madras carrot blossom mead from Heidrun Meadery

Lia and I took a a Christmas Day walk along the beach path from Santa Monica to Venice (and back).

LA Zoo Lights

Took a quick day trip to Solvang to celebrate Julefest. Of course, when you’re in Solvang, you have to get Arne’s famous aebleskiver. We get ours a la mode 🍦😋. On the way home, we swung by Firestone Walker’s Barrelroom while the car was charging!

Had an incredible dinner (9 courses, plus wine pairings!) at Trois Mec! So cool to see Chef Ludo and his team in action!

Lia ordered a “Texas-sized” donut from DK’s Donuts to celebrate my birthday and recent move to Austin. Miu Mius included for scale.

Lia and I kicked off the holiday season with the annual screening of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on a cool rooftop in downtown LA. After the movie, we wrapped up the evening with some delicious food and craft beer at Mikkeller.

Invader “Into the White Cube” exhibit at Over the Influence in Los Angeles.

HyperDrive: World’s 1st USB-C Hub for iPad Pro 2018 by HYPER by Sanho Corporation — Kickstarter

World’s 1st USB-C Hub specifically designed for the 2018 iPad Pro. Patent pending removable grip that secures 6-in-1 hub onto iPad Pro

This is the first Kickstarter project I’ve backed since Micro.blog. Let’s hope this one works out as well as the last!

I finally visited the Montana Shop L.A. over the weekend and picked up some new markers that I can’t wait to test out. I have a weakness for art supplies! 🎨

🎮 Lia and I visited Two Bit Circus while I was back in Los Angeles over the weekend. Despite a couple of minor tech issues, we had a great time. I love the concept and hope to visit again soon!

🍺 Had to swing by Iron Triangle over the weekend to try the Live By Night and a few other things. Delicious!

Hey Preppies! Grabbed a quick dinner at The Max :-)

Moonlight Forest at the LA Arboretum

Lia and I went to the Maccarone Gallery today to check out an exhibit of Jim Carrey’s political drawings.

Bye, car! See you in Austin!

Beautiful day hiking in the Rockies

Was going to go hiking today, but opted for art and beer instead. The sculpture is one of the pieces in the “Stampede: Animals in Art” exhibit at the Denver Museum of Art and the flight is from Wynkoop Brewery.

The Zombies at the Troubadour.

Birthday girl and her new car!

🍺 We wrapped up the weekend with at El Segundo Brewing Company taproom. Both the Brut AF and Cerveza Fresca IPAs were delicious.

Last night we were finally able to make it to Jeff Goldblum’s Jazz Night at Rockwell Table & Stage. It’s been on our LA bucket list for a while!

Strolling through the aisles of Sparrow Mart, a pop up filled with felt versions of grocery store items.

Want to read: Creative Selection: Inside Apple’s Design Process During the Golden Age of Steve Jobs by Ken Kocienda 📚

Enjoyed the 3D: Double Vision exhibit at LACMA yesterday. It was really cool to see how 3D art has been created throughout history.