So, L.A. I’m here! We got in late on Saturday night. We’re staying close to the airport. It’s not exactly the glamorous part of Los Angeles, but it’s not a bad area.

We rented a car. It wasn’t expensive as we thought it would be, in fact, we decided to go with the GPS (because we all know how MY directional skills can sometimes be :)), and they didn’t even charge us for it. I’m pretty much a fan of Enterprise now. They have my loyalty. Plus they were super nice and he let us pick whatever car we wanted.

I highly recommend them.

So….it’s cold here. It’s like….60 degrees. Even colder by the water. Ugh. No tan for me. It’s ALMOST record lows. We did hit the beach yesterday, though. We went to Santa Monica Pier, walked around, played in the water a little. Then we headed over to Beverly Hills to get lunch and shop a little. I bought some new flats. They’re nice.

Beverly Hills was okay. It’s mostly just a lot of expensive stores that I can’t even begin to afford at this point in my life.

The area was beautiful, though. Just amazing houses, palm trees, shiny cars. Good stuff.

I don’t think I would ever want to live here, though. While L.A. certainly has some nice parts, it’s too big. Too much activity. Too commercialized. I’d rather live somewhere more laid back….

Plus it’s expensive here!

We also went to Hollywood yesterday. We probably didn’t spend enough time there, though. I think we might be going back on Wednesday morning. Hollywood had a lot of weird stuff. Weird shops. Hooker boots. People dressed up. It was interesting! We went to the Wax Museum, had dinner at a pretty nifty restaurant, did a little shopping (I bought a VERY cute black dress).

I haven’t seen any movie stars yet….frankly, I’m not sure if I care to. I don’t know what I’d do….watch them walk by? Maybe I’d tap into my inner paparazzi and snap a few shots.

Today I’m meeting up with an old friend from grade school. We used to date in 2nd grade, haha. His name is Micah Rush–I haven’t seen him in about 8 years or something excessive like that…I’m pretty excited!

Anyway–my initial response to L.A. is still sort of iffy. We still have a few more days though…and Disneyland!

-Jessica

California…knows how to party
In the citaaay of L.A.

tupac ~ california love

 

 

…guess who will be in L.A. in just one week…

 

 

 

 

Los Angeles, I’m yours.

~the decemberists

• Meiko ~ How Lucky We Are

• Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova ~ All The Way Down

• Joe Purdy ~ I Love the Rain Most

• Page France ~ Junkyard

• Schuyler Fisk & Josh Radin ~ Paperweight

• The Almost ~ Amazing, Because It Is

• Amiina ~ Rugla

• Belle and Sebastian ~ Sleep the Clock Around

• The Blow ~ True Affection

• Feist ~ I Feel It All

• Ingrid Michaelson ~ The Way I Am

• Landon Pigg ~ Falling In Love At a Coffee Shop

• Maria Taylor ~ Clean Getaway

• New Buffalo ~ I’ve Got You and You’ve Got Me

• Sea Wolf ~ Middle Distance Runner

• Vega 4 ~ Life is Beautiful

• Yael Naim ~ New Soul

 

 

I think you will like these. Go Listen :)

 

So won’t you run to me tonight?
Tonight let’s not talk about next summer
Cause I’ll only ever be a middle distance runner

sea wolf ~ middle distance runner

 

i’ve become quite stir crazy lately.

just ready to get outta here, take a vacation, lay on a beach, shop in a new mall, play at a park i’ve never been to before, eat ice cream without guilt far away from home.

i’m so sick of the ordinary day in day out. the weather has been increasingly more beautiful and it kills me to see it only through windows.

i love the smell of the air early in the morning on one of those “perfect spring days”

no matter what awful thing may have happened that morning-woke up late, cold shower, no milk, etc. doesn’t matter. the beauty of the day wipes it away.

that’s a good day.

it’s hard to stay mad on those days, too.

how could you possibly.

and the best part? the evening. just after dark, when it’s still warm, but there is a cool breeze coming in. wearing a jacket (NOT a coat).

walking the dog, looking at houses i could never afford, talking–maybe just spending time with someone else.

i love those evenings.

sometimes i even forget that i have to work the next day. it’s just so peaceful.

i like to take a drive to nowhere with the windows down listening to some awesome cd. personally i prefer to pop in a death cab cd. or maybe a mix cd. as long as it’s a good one.

i can’t wait until i can do that almost every day.

and then i can’t wait for summer rain. there is something so wonderful about being soaking wet, but not being cold. warm rain is perfect rain.

and jumping in puddles is even better.

snow is ok. but i’m done with it.

i’m ready for new life.

i’m taking tomorrow off. i need a break. today i was filling out a form and before i realized it, i had put my work phone number, my work email address, and my work zip code.

obviously i have been typing it far too much lately. i can’t figure out what i’ve been doing with my time lately aside from work. and when that happens, i just need to take a day off.

it’s okay, i have lots of vacation to use, anyway.

salessalessales.

i’ve sold more credit cards than i ever would have imagined.

i’m not sure how i feel about that.

did you know there are 8 gagillion self-help ezines available on the internet?

i mean, i figured there were a lot, but there are truly an insane amount.

no, i didn’t read any of them.

but maybe i should:)

-jessica

Give me a reason to fall in love
Take my hand and let’s dance
Give me a reason to make me smile
Cause I think I forgot how

 

I wanna fall asleep with you tonight
I wanna know that I am safe when you hold me tight
I wanna feel like I wanna feel forever

meiko ~ reasons to love you

 

so it’s march

and it’s snowing

on sunday it was almost 80

and girls were wearing tank tops and at the mall (not me, though, because i found that to be a bit premature)

but nonetheless

girls were wearing little amounts of clothing.

and people were outside playing

and enjoying life.

then the next day

ice

and snow

and awfulness.

and now my car is a pile of ice and snow.

again

so now that i’m done complaining about the weather

google took away my page ranking

what once was 2

is now 1

i’m verysad

though i’m not really sure what the means.

my alexa score has stayed constant

so google should really rethink this decision, i think.

read this book:

Dale Carnegie’s Lifetime Plan for Success

perhaps the title sounds silly, but it’s actually quite wonderful.

my dad gave it to me.  highly recommended.

he’s a very smart man, with good opinions.

and a great beard.

-jessica