Barnacles Bar & Grill: Barns Cali Chicks

I was out with a friend in Hermosa Beach when she said "if you want good bar food, we should check out Barnacles." I had no idea the food was so fantastic! I had the Barns Cali Chicks and a Blue Moon. the Barns Cali Chicks are 3 mini Cajun chicken sandwiches, topped with bacon, avocado and jack cheese on sweet Hawaiian rolls. They are SO GOOD! I am shocked that these spicy Cajun chicken on sweet Hawaiian rolls with bacon and avocado came out of a dive bar. I ADORE dive bars. They always have friendly staff and customers and they are DARK - which is what I look for in a dive bar. They came with these fantastic french fries with the skin left on. The Barns Cali Chicks at Barnacles are spicy, sweet, salty, and so good! If you are in Hermosa Beach, check out Barnacles and their Barns Cali Chicks - You won't be disappointed!



837 Hermosa Ave
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Hours: Mon - Sun: 12:00pm - 2:00am
(310) 798-9064

New Coca-Cola Machine!

This is crazy! The Coca-Cola company has come out with a brand new way to enjoy soda. With normal fountain soda machines, we can have as little as four choices due to lack of space. With the new slim Coca-Cola machine, we can now have up to 106 choices to choose from! It looks so slim and sleek! It has a touch screen, but only one spicket - this may cause a line! Too many choices and not enough spickets - but, this still looks super cool!

I have not seen one in Los Angles, yet. But, Coca-Cola has a Facebook page and also has a tab for the locations! CHECK IT OUT. I am so excited because you have choices other than soda. They even have a few different Lemonade choices! Yum!!

What do you think? Is this cool, awesome, epic, boring, adding to our problem? Comment below, people! Let me know!!

Venice High Flea Market

I found a website listing the Venice High Flea Market as a place where 60 vendors meet up in the 2nd Saturday of every month. They boasted the Venice High Flea Market as a place where you can find "Great antiques, clothing, jewelry, collectibles, toys, crafts, and much more..." Actually, the Venice High Flea Market was super lame! It only had about 22 vendors (I counted 20 inside and 2 outside). After I left, I realized I could not be dissappointed in a flea market that does not charge. I had a nice time walking around in the California sunshine, but the Venice High Flea Market was a bust. No good antiques, clothing, collectibles, toys, or crafts - just a bunch of overpriced junk - I was listening to people ask prices of trinkets and the popular going rate: $5. I was shocked. I kept putting things down when Vendors repeatedly asked outrageous flea market prices for junk they didn't even want. Even a (clearly) used pet bed was quoted at $10. Hardly attending the Venice High Flea Market actually bought anything. Almost everyone I saw leaving around 10:45 (I came at 9:30) left empty handed.

Venice High Flea Market Rating: 3/5
Reason for rating: Lots of overpriced junk, no antiques or anything of real quality, received a higher rating for free street parking and admission.

(858) Love Shoutout!

I've decided to try to vlog for 30 days in a row. September 1st, 2010 is the beginning. I got the idea from my faveorite bloggers/vloggers. They did VEDA - Vlog EveryDay August. I'm going to do VEDS - Vlog EveryDay September.

Tea and Tree Lover

I have found a black cherry berry tea that I am in love with! If we recycle 1 ton of paper we can save 17 trees! Recycle everything you can - paper notices, mail, cereal boxes, tissue boxes - it all helps!
Lastly, I love watching this baby panda sneeze on youtube. It makes me smile every time!!

The Gross Sidewalk Cafe and Full Bar - Los Angeles

While on the boardwalk in Santa Monica/Venice area of Los Angeles, I stopped into The Sidewalk Cafe and Full Bar. The food is OK, but honestly, you pay to be able to watch people walk by.


I should have brought my lunch and sat on the grass. I have nothing else to say because all I can think of is the sign when I was leaving:


I thought you HAD TO HAVE AN 'A' RATING!!

Gross!