I know I am a freak, but I love birds.
Behold:
They are too cool.
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Random Obeservations
Just some thoughts from a Midwestern girl in the big city:
- LA is HUGE. Like big, large, enormous. You think a city is big, and then you start to see it. The amount of space this city takes up is crazy. I realized this when DJ and I took a night drive off the 405 onto Mulhollund and saw the Valley. The San Fernando Vally engulfed the night sky....it was lights as far as the eye could see. This was ONLY THE VALLEY. What the??!!
- I miss my friends. To those of you who know me, I miss you. Even though I may not have seen you often in Minneapolis, I miss having folks to have a beer with.
- Working from home is much less glamorous than it sounds. Going to the grocery store has become an event for me (with makeup and all!).
- The apartment is coming together. Kitchen is painted and I am now cooking in our kitchen. enough to feel at home
It works, but I do miss my old condo at times. Here is my old kitchen
Funny thing is, you do find a way to cook in less space.
- LA is HUGE. Like big, large, enormous. You think a city is big, and then you start to see it. The amount of space this city takes up is crazy. I realized this when DJ and I took a night drive off the 405 onto Mulhollund and saw the Valley. The San Fernando Vally engulfed the night sky....it was lights as far as the eye could see. This was ONLY THE VALLEY. What the??!!
- I miss my friends. To those of you who know me, I miss you. Even though I may not have seen you often in Minneapolis, I miss having folks to have a beer with.
- Working from home is much less glamorous than it sounds. Going to the grocery store has become an event for me (with makeup and all!).
- The apartment is coming together. Kitchen is painted and I am now cooking in our kitchen. enough to feel at home
It works, but I do miss my old condo at times. Here is my old kitchen
Funny thing is, you do find a way to cook in less space.
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Flaked
Ok, so I completely flaked the WeHo SnB Party. I had planned on going, even had cookies baked (but no costume) and bagged it.
DJ texted me late Thursday with an invite to go to the Arclight Theatre. I really didn't get what it was for, but after some further discussion, I realized it was to be a stand in "fan" for the opening of Lions for Lambs.
It was too L.A. for me to pass up.
So we headed out and weathered the hour of traffic to get to Hollywood (from Santa Monica mind you, not a far drive, but the traffic here is nuts) at 4pm. Got to the Arclight, stood around and had no clue what to do.
Finally figured it out and stood in line to get a wristband and get escorted to an area that was blocked off (yes for "fans").
After more waiting we finally saw some real live Hollywood celebrities. Please note, I was only equipped with my iPhone and I am very, very short, so I got no good pics. I stole DJs (since he is about a foot taller and had a zoom Cannon)
Here is Tom and Katie. She had on VERY flat shoes, but she looked lovely.
And here is Mr. Will Smith, for JP.
He seemed to dig the red carpet, was out there for a while
And for my crap-o-tastic photos: We waited around FOREVER for Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. This is the glimpse we got:
In case you were wondering what you were looking at, that is the back of their heads...engulfed in lights.
Hey, I love me some Redford and Streep so it was worth it.
Also, know who this chick is? She looked oddly familiar.............
After some discussion with my neighbor, we realized she was the teacher in "Clueless". I know you were wondering.
After our big red carpet experience, we had a late dinner at Tito's Tacos...................very tasty.
We plan on using the$25 certificate to Arclight soon. Not a bad reimbursement for standing around for a few hours.
DJ texted me late Thursday with an invite to go to the Arclight Theatre. I really didn't get what it was for, but after some further discussion, I realized it was to be a stand in "fan" for the opening of Lions for Lambs.
It was too L.A. for me to pass up.
So we headed out and weathered the hour of traffic to get to Hollywood (from Santa Monica mind you, not a far drive, but the traffic here is nuts) at 4pm. Got to the Arclight, stood around and had no clue what to do.
Finally figured it out and stood in line to get a wristband and get escorted to an area that was blocked off (yes for "fans").
After more waiting we finally saw some real live Hollywood celebrities. Please note, I was only equipped with my iPhone and I am very, very short, so I got no good pics. I stole DJs (since he is about a foot taller and had a zoom Cannon)
Here is Tom and Katie. She had on VERY flat shoes, but she looked lovely.
And here is Mr. Will Smith, for JP.
He seemed to dig the red carpet, was out there for a while
And for my crap-o-tastic photos: We waited around FOREVER for Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. This is the glimpse we got:
In case you were wondering what you were looking at, that is the back of their heads...engulfed in lights.Hey, I love me some Redford and Streep so it was worth it.
Also, know who this chick is? She looked oddly familiar.............
After some discussion with my neighbor, we realized she was the teacher in "Clueless". I know you were wondering.
After our big red carpet experience, we had a late dinner at Tito's Tacos...................very tasty.
We plan on using the$25 certificate to Arclight soon. Not a bad reimbursement for standing around for a few hours.
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