i'm proud to say, we've been pretty proactive about getting out and about the town and experiencing it, instead of just staying at home--which i just love, because i love doing instead of just always sitting around!
1)over mlkjr. day, lane and i met some friends in hollywood at the grove. it's an open-air shopping center, pretty ritzy, kind of like the plaza in kansas city. it was fun to walk around, but my favorite part was a small covered boardwalk area where they have about 30 different small restaurants of all different ethnic food varieties. i had some delicious authentic mexican tacos and fresh-squeezed watermelon juice.
2) lane took holland and me downtown to the la fashion district. now, i'd heard of this before, but i was picturing rodeo drive, or really upscale la designer fashions. no way. it's miles of cheap shops where they have clothes, shoes, sunglasses, booths upon booths of cheap fashions. but it was really cool, we walked around for a whole saturday, and finished off the day with "alley dogs," these disgustingly amazing hot dogs that are wrapped in bacon, and topped with grilled green peppers and onions, and condiments. oh man, so bad, yet so good!
3) just a couple days ago, i went into hollywood to visit jacquelyn, my former neighbor, to see her new studio apartment. she's in a great location, and so we decided to walk to lacma--the la county museum of art--to look at the exhibits. we saw an exhibit of art pieces related to the myth of the "SoCal image" from the 60s and 70s, and a japanese art exhibit. we also checked out the la brea tar pits outside the museum, where 100s of tons of fossils of ice age animals were dug out of natural tar pits that trapped them years and years ago.
other than these fun experiences, i'm still in a limbo phase, i feel like. i've been working some and laying low. i have been to an invited call twice to try and get a commercial agent, so at least i'm still getting my face out there, even in the time of the strike. the rest of hollywood is basically still shut down. so many of my friends and peers are really suffering from the lack of work. i'm hoping things get resolved soon, for everyone's sake.
in movie news: i just saw once, and if you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth it. it's an irish indie film that came out last spring, and has been pretty successful, however i just now saw it. but, the soundtrack is fantastic. i recommend it. also, another perk of living in la is getting to go to free movie screenings, and i'm going to see "vantage point" on friday. i just watched the trailer and it looks really good! the cast is stacked, so i'm sure it'll be quality. i'll let ya know!
hope everyone is doing well, and that you're having some sunshine amid all the cold. keep in touch!
I got to see Once at the RagTag with Becca this summer. I LOVED the soundtrack and ended up buying it the next week. The songs were haunting my memory, and I wanted to hear more. I hope Falling Slowly wins the Oscar. That would be really cool! Even though Enchanted's songs are good, I thought the feeling of the movie was really encompassed in the Once song.
I watched the Christmas House and I didn't see you. Did they cut you out completely or did I just miss it? You have to have a sharp eye!
Miss you, girl!
Well, as a matter of fact it was 70 degrees here today! Which was a nice relief from the negative temps of last week. I'm glad to hear you're experiencing the culture. That's what I enjoyed about NY the most. I got to take advantage of going/doing what most people don't take the time to do when they live there. Those cities are meant to be explored! Think of me when you're out there my friend!
love you!
I LOVE ONCE! he had such an amazingly unique voice, it was such a great movie! i saw you twice on house the other day and i was SO excited (i even showed my friend Josh : ) ) i sure hope this writer strike is resolved soon as well, i'm having withdrawl syndrome from not having new Greys Anatomy...lol. well i hope your doing well and are enjoying yourself : )
Love ya!
Josie
ooh, i love it when you post!
hurray for culture! i hope i make it out to LA one of these days.
the tar pits?? is it the same ones they show in my girl?? sounds like you are still having fun, hopefully though, the strikes will be done soon!
does la have a version of Village Voice? i know stl had one, so i'm betting la does. the new york one has posts on all the crazy stuff you can do for free. maybe it'd work for you...