Tonight, I drove through Beverly Hills, saw the Beverly Wilshire (but no bus stop!), visited Rodeo Drive, and drove on Mulholland Drive.
Earlier today, I saw the building for the LA Times, and nerded out at the fact that I do their crossword puzzle.
And then, this afternoon, I walked on the beach and felt the cold California Coast water (Beach Boys inspired that desire, though I’ve done it once before already).
My SoCal dreams have been just about satisfied. 😛
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Last night, …… yeah…. it was really good, and I think I just want to dwell on it myself for a while longer, before I actually share anything about it… it was that good.
You know those times?
Yeah… good, aren’t they? 🙂
P.S. I found the humor of the irony as I just titled this post, after having written it… What happens in Vegas, right? 😛
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Visiting with a friend from the circus, who has taken a temporary break from circusing, and is working as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant, I look up with surprise and delight as he says,”…but right now, I am working a lot…, because, you know, I am Chinese….”
And we break into silent, deep laughter at the honesty and truth of the statement.
Cross-cultural interactions are great 😛
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… and off we go!
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…..
Here I am for the first time
Look to my right and I see the Hollywood sign
This is all so crazy
Everybody seems so famous
Na-na na-na na-na naaa-na
na-na naaaa na-na turned on the radio
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on
And a Britney song was on
So I put my hands up
They’re playing my song,
And the butterflies fly away
Noddin’ my head like, yeah
Movin’ my hips like, yeah
I got my hands up,
They’re playin’ my song
You know I’m gonna be okay
Yeah, it’s a party in the USA
Yeah it’s a party in the USA
This morning, we visited the site of the first McDonald’s location, from before it was fully franchised and all that jazz… a site that was apparently also visited by Miley Cyrus not so long ago.
Today, we went walking and hiking and jogging through a web of trails just near where my friend will be living these next three months.
At first, I was worried about any jogging, because we don’t have hills in Houston, but California clearly has mountains and lots of ups and downs…, but I didn’t try any running until I was well warmed up, and that turned out to be perfect.
We had intended to go on what my friend kept calling ‘a quick three-mile’ hike/walk, but, with little signage and our playing around with photos, our quick three miles turned into four miles and just over two hours.
Fortunately, it was beautiful, what with the misty mountains in the distance and the gorgeous hills and little valleys all around us, and we had a wonderful time, embracing the change in scheduling.
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In Houston, we have clouds that hang low, low in the skies, appearing to be mountains in the distance.
In Loma Linda, they have real mountains… and I love it.
However, it keeps making me feel like I’m in Japan and am suddenly on the wrong side of the road, and the wrong side of the car, and I need to fix it immediately… (because that’s the only place I’ve ever had real mountains)
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Sometimes, we need only ask, and adventure will find us.
About a week and a half ago, I looked at my blank schedule for the next month, and felt not only a desire but a need to go somewhere… and I said it out loud, and began searching for how to make a trip happen.
Within 24 hours, a friend with whom I catch up only occasionally, and always over the phone, and who doesn’t even live in the same state, sent me a message, asking if I wanted to road trip with her to California.
And only days later, after a few changes in plans, here we are, staying in a hotel by the airport, preparing to fly to California to move her temporarily to a fancy place in SoCal, and, essentially, just adventuring and hiking and playing around.
Score one for life being awesome. 😛
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“Go,” she says.
“With what?”
She points at the tv show that was paused long before she arrived, and which has yet to be referenced.
“We’re Talking,” I declare, happy, but a bit indignant.
“I’m done,” she says back, chomping on a cracker.
“Uh!…”
And we both crack up into laughter at the absurdity of our conversation.
Times like these make it all worth while, visiting my mom. 😛
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Lady-stuff-talk below:
There’s nothing quite like starting off the new year by dropping out a pint of blood…
Add to it the uncommon pains and extreme headache that seem to be hanging this time around, and it kind of really sucks.
I was even curled up, crying earlier on this evening, it was all so uncomfortable and stressful.
Yet, as a sort of blessing, I was visiting my mom’s for New Year’s Day food when it all started, and my headache has me stranded here for the night, making my bathroom within ten steps of my bed, as opposed to the entire floor, three doors, and double staircase that usually sit between us.
My mom has, therefore, lent me the sleeping clothes and underwear I’ll use for the night after a normal shower (woohoo!) (the shower head broke at my place, so it’s a bit odd showering at the moment), and I can hopefully rest calmly, if not so comfortably, for the night.
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hannah ananas 