Tyler Bushnell and I spent Saturday at a party at the UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood. We were slated to bring our Laser Maze but the fire marshall thought the particulates in the fog machine would anger the smoke detectors. We fell back to bringing the party table and 3D game. Despite the setback, I must say the attendees had a ball! There were some great other pieces onsite including a not-so-subtle twist on Rodin's Thinker.

I’ve occasionally sent out an email to recent LA transplants to help speed integration. I’ll put it here in case it’s useful to others.

For art, music and fun subscribe to Flavorpill: newsletter, Twitter

For cerebral stimulus, networking (and an open bar), come to the monthly Mindshare event

If you’re pursuing the entertainment/media dream explore Hollywood Hill

A large, interesting artist community downtown called The Brewery with a biannual art exhibition called Artwalk and a mailing list here.

For technology networking there’s G33k D1nner, DigitalLA, BarcampLA

My favorite art galleries: Gallery 1988, Crewest, Think Space

Interesting classes and events on a *wide* range of topics available from Machine Project, The Public School

Other LA gems: cemetery movie screenings, a great music venue in a guitar shop, a female roller skate derby, a magic castle, and a circus

There’s a non-standard tour company

Twitterers: DoSomethingNew, LA Weekly, Alexia Tsotsis

For the geek tourist: Top 10 Geek Destinations in LA


Food (work in progress)

• Pizza: Quick, Fancy
• Japanese: Noodles, Tokyo Grill, Sushi
• Hamburgers: Institution, Best Veggie and Toppings
• Food trucks: Korean, Peruvian/Japanese, Organic
• Cheese: Store, Cafe & Market, Wine Bar
• Breakfast: Hugo's Restaurant, Nickel Diner, DoughBoys, Campanile (Weekend Brunch)

Gradman and I setup a series of interactive installations for the weekend Artwalk event at the brewery 4/18-4/19/09. We exhibited Shadowsmoke, Artfall, the Party Table, the uWink 3D “Marshmallow” game, and the Cloud Mirror. We were busy all day and really enjoyed showcasing all these toys to the excited art goers. Look for us at the next one!