LOSANGELES CALIFORNIA USA

Los Angeles:
14 – 20 May 2008

- Swimming in the Pacific.
o Watching friend being rescued by hunky lifeguard,
 Friend subsequently is exhausted falls asleep and gets sunburned
chest.
• Friend subsequently goes crazy from itchiness and tries multiple
products to alleviate said problem. It is determined that lime
juice applied directly to the skin is the only proper treatment.
- Driving
o It is almost necessary to drive everywhere in L.A. Horror stories of
traffic prove to based in reality.
o Driving with an angry driver makes things a bit more interesting.
 Esp. Mullholand drive
- Eating
o Apparently this sojurn was to be one which could almost be considered
glutinous.
 Pizza (x5), Asian tapas, grilled cheese ala Hollywood, vitamin water,
glenlivitch, vegetarian joints (x2).
- Biking
o 26+ miles on a single speed beach cruiser to Venice beach. I have decided
that while it fully documented to be less than hip, I like gears.
- Venice beach
o Welcome to the flea market / carnival of stuff that people never buy
- Malibu
o Beach, rocks, seal(s)ions, dolphin sighting and leaving a beach in the car
- Museums
o The Getty
o The Museum of Jurassic Technology
o The MOCA
o Geffin at the MOCA
- Dodgers Baseball
o $16 beer and nachos
o Misplacing car?
- Music
o The smell
 Where else can you see in noise rock in a unventilated venue
• Note: Record high that day 96F
- Miscellany
o Keeping high score on TH3 cruise ship
o “co-opt”, “probably true”


I am sure I forgot some stuff too.

Thanks BIG O for hosting.