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An evening of culture in downtown LA

By Patricia On October 18, 2011 In Celebration, Los Angeles With No Comments Permanent Link to An evening of culture in downtown LAPermalink

When I first moved to Phoenix, the downtown area was a desolate, dingy place. But when I was last in Phoenix a few weeks ago, I came to the devastating conclusion that I could no longer find parking right in front of Hanny’s. I’m reserving judgment on downtown Los Angeles until I get to explore it a bit more, and since I work at USC now, I think I’ll have plenty of chances to do just that. On Thursday, I met up with some friends downtown and hit a few Happy Hour spots before heading over to the Art Walk. After a drink at La Cita, we headed over to The Perch, which sits on the 15th floor of a building near 4th and Hill. They have a great lounge area where you can just enjoy the view and drinks. We didn’t order food, but a few things on the menu sounded delicious. The place is a bit on the pricey side, so definitely a good place for Happy Hour (which I believe ends at 6 p.m.).

We were going to start the Art Walk, but Kynan got distracted by Bar 107 where he wanted to have a picture taken with a horse (and of course some drinks). Culture would have to wait.

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New design brings new attitude

By Patricia On February 21, 2011 In Celebration, My Empire, Photography, Travels, Web Design, Writing With 1 Comment Permanent Link to New design brings new attitudePermalink

“I watch the sun as it comes up, I watch it as it sets. Yes, this is as good as it gets.” On the I-17, returning from a day of skiing and snowboarding in Flagstaff, Arizona. We watched the sun both rise and set that day.

Recently this website has slowed down some. There are several reasons for that, but one of the main reasons was that I hated the way it looked. For months — maybe as long as 7 months— I have been wanting a new design. At first I thought I could do everything from scratch, from design to development. I convinced myself I would get around to doing it, until eventually the site just became a reminder of my procrastination.

Also, while I know some WordPress development, I came to realize I did not possess the skills to fully breakdown the site design and have the WordPress functionality that I wanted. I hope to one day be THAT good, but until then I’ll resort to the amazing fountain of resources available on this thing called Internet. So here’s the result… for now.

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Happy New Year!

By Patricia On January 1, 2010 In Celebration, Random With 4 Comments Permanent Link to Happy New Year!Permalink

From the entire Arizona Republic Graphics Desk!

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Awkward Family Photos got nothing on us.

UPDATE: Keri (@khegre) called me out on it, that she also does graphics at the AZ Rep…

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Thanksgiving gift

By Patricia On November 26, 2009 In Celebration, Photography With No Comments Permanent Link to Thanksgiving giftPermalink

Even though I’ve lived in this country for a while now, I’m still rather unfamiliar with Thanksgiving traditions. The holiday itself can’t be too complicated, right? Giving thanks — a concept generally understood worldwide. As I get ready to attended some gatherings that I’ve been generously invited to, I think: so what do you wear to celebrate the action of giving thanks? Should I wear something nice, super-nice, casual? Then I worry about the pumpkin pie I made, in which I substituted two egg yolks for egg whites, and wonder what disastrous consequences it might have. 

Anyways, off to get ready.

But for you my Lapadula-ites, Christmas has come early because I finally sorta-finished putting together a separate photo website, which I hope to market to The Peoples of the World who might be in need of affordable, good photography. If you or anyone you know need a family portrait taken for their Holiday cards or whatnot, send ‘em over to Patricia Lapadula Photography and tell them to contact me. They might be able to declare their expenses as a charitable donation (maybe not technically, but it’ll definitely get them some Awesome Points in heaven).

The Travel section of the website is not up yet because going through all my travel photos and picking the better ones is a daunting task. Also, let me know if you’re experiencing any problems with the site. I’ve tested it in most browsers and everything seemed fine, but I’ve learned the hard way that just because it works on my (Mac) browsers, doesn’t mean it’ll work everywhere. 

Thanks, and hope everyone has a happy gobble gobble day!

Because I’m a bad friend

By Patricia On October 14, 2009 In Celebration With 2 Comments Permanent Link to Because I’m a bad friendPermalink

Happy Late Birthday, Talat!

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