walking on sunshine

Hey hey heeey. Just got back from LA. I went down yesterday afternoon to see a play. I have a friend that lives in Sherman Oaks and so I got to his apartment at about 4 and then we headed down to Santa Monica. Without traffic it would normally take about 15 minutes to get from his place to Santa Monica but it was rush hour on a Friday afternoon of a three-day weekend, so it took almost an hour, but we just passed the time catching up and listening to good music and making funny faces at the other drivers on the 405.

When we got to Santa Monica we parked and walked down to the beach and the sun was just setting so it was really pretty. Then we walked back up to Main Street and ate dinner and got some beers at this pub called Finn McCool's. Some of our other friends met up with us and then we walked over to the theater. The play was really random and kinda awkward but overall I guess it was a good experience and fun to see an actual play. Everyone in the audience was about 50 years older than us which was funny. After the play we took the scenic route home and drove past UCLA and through Beverly Hills, and then down Hollywood Boulevard, which weirdly reminded me of Times Square in NYC.

Basically it was really cool to see LA, and I really loved Santa Monica. I can see myself working for some cute company there and living in a cute little apartment by the beach. I'm definitely keeping it in my sights for this summer/my future.

When we got back to Sherman Oaks we played a whole bunch of songs on my friend's piano and then passed out. I had to get up early this morning and drive home because I have work at 11, but luckily there wasn't any traffic and I stopped at a Starbucks to get some coffee. The drive home was actually really nice because it's super sunny today and I love driving up past Ventura when you get to that stretch where it's all ocean for like 15 minutes.

Anyways, not too much planned today, I have a split shift at work so I'm scheduled from 11-3 and then again from 5-9 which kinda sucks, but I'll probably get to go home early both times. Hope your day is as bright and sunny as mine!

excursion+more beach

Went on a little drive down to Carpinteria. The sky had me agog it was so blue. Got my car washed even though I think it's going to rain. Came home and watched Forest Gump. Sushi later?

Tried to hug the sky.

The clouds were ridic.

Low tide.

The train was going by when I was leaving.

Squished a quarter and a nickel.

Listening to: múm-Green Grass Of Tunnel

I love this place.

Hey. So I was running some errands this afternoon but I really wanted to watch the sunset because the clouds had been really cool today and I was hoping it would be pretty. So somehow I raced home and strolled down to the beach and caught it just in time. Can't believe I'm leaving here in a couple of weeks.

I love this one especially. I think the juxtaposition of the kayaker with the oil platform is oh-so-artistic.

[Edit-when you click on the images they get HUGE and look even more spectacular. ]

Listening to: Feist-Mushaboom (one of my faves)

Things we did...

We drank coffee and ate pastries.

We saw pretty buildings.

We took pictures in front of them.

We went and sat by the ocean.

We contemplated life.

We gazed off into the distance.

We got creeped on.

We watched the sunset.

polaroids!

I'm pretty sure there are probably a ton of these "transform normal pictures into pseudo-polaroids" applications online, but this is the first one I've found and it's really cool! (Also note its clever name!) Sorry Windows-users...no download for you yet.

Either Marianne or I took this picture. Either way, it reminds me of like...a great adventure to the coast. Which I guess it was. But you know what I mean. I like it.