The 4 Diamond Hotel

As I type this, my hands are overwhelmed by some sort of mad itching.  It appeared without warning, and I hope it realizes that it is unwelcome here.  

Last night, after work I headed strait to LAX to pick up my buddy John who is in town until Saturday afternoon.  Its a short visit, but its awesome to have him in town again!  After the airport we headed to my Uncles hotel, over in Glendale.  We had a late dinner with him at the restaurant inside the Hotel.  I have never seen such a fancy bread basket in all of my life! It was paradise.  But you could only expect so much from a "4 diamond" hotel. haha. 

After Dinner, John and I headed back to my place to drop his stuff off.  We then made our way over to Bernie and Kozak's to hang out for a little while to celebrate Anna's day of birth.  John and I were both extremely exhausted and took off for home.

On, the way home we stopped off at Walgreens so John could pick up some sun block.  As we approached the counter I began to Yawn.  The Creepy woman behind the register exclaimed that my yawn was so great she could see my Belly Button.   Little known fact, however:  The Woman working at Walgreens at 1am on Thursday 8-7-08 lived in El Paso in the 80s.

So all I  have to do is make it through work, and then I shall be attending the 88 Boadrum thingy.  It is going to be RAD!  

 

Lisa Needs Braces! Dental Plan!

Yesterday, after work, I went on my daily bike ride.  My usual turnaround spot is towards the end of Echo Park, where the bike lane ends. But, Yesterday I was feeling so good, so energized, so PUMPED, I decided to venture on! So through the threshold I went.  And, about a minute later, I was in downtown L.A.  I knew I was close, but I never realized I was THAT close.  It was pretty awesome!  On my way back, I kept my eyes over my shoulder on the skyline.  My face was stuck in a smile.  I felt unstoppable.

Later that night I was supposed to go meet some friends at the Beauty Bar.  Unfortunately, sitting around,I got beyond sleepy.  I decided to stay in.  I have been going at it pretty hard, and a night in was called for.  I sat around with CJ and Eric and we had some good guys night in hanging outage.  Lets just say, Americas Funniest Videos were involved....haha.

Tonight After work I must head over to LAX to pick up John, then go eat dinner with my Uncle who is in town, then who knows from there!  Something totally fun and awesome I can assume..haha

Oh yeah... I really enjoyed this comic (thanks CJ)  

B-List Celebrity Reporting:

Kevin Nealon was just here at work.  He is super tall and he could not figure out how to leave the parking lot. haha.  And of Course Pauley Shore is here, but thats old news.

"Come say Hi to your Neighbors in #7"

Last night was UCB night.  My friend Franny is traveling across the country, and she found herself in L.A. for an undetermined amount of time. She is on a Travels with Charlie-esque journey, and it sounds way cool!  I would love to do something like that.  Roxie and myself, packing our bags and hitting the road in the ol' Chrysler Voyager.  Hopefully one day!  I have a feeling you would learn so much about yourself. 

Anyways, last night we decided to go to See You Next Tuesday.  Well, not so much decided, it is pretty habitual by now...haha.  We started the evening by me cooking up my famous Mac and Cheese and drinking some mexican grapefruit soda that was totally awesome!  I was somehow able to make the juice last at least an hour and a half. Its called savoring the tasty things in life. haha.  So after we ate, we made our way to the theatre.

The Host was awesomely funny!  And, it seems like there was a pattern with every other comic being off and on.  I am not sure if it was the grapefruit juice, but i felt a little nauseous during the first 2 comics.  The queasiness subsided, and I was able to enjoy the rest of the show. 

Back at the apartment, I was getting the mail, when I found a little note from my neighbors.  It was an invitation to say hello and a phone number, all written on the back of a Trader Joes receipt.  I think it may be from the cute girl I mentioned in a previous blog ... the one who brought me my clothes from the laundry room. haha.  So yeah, note passing can be fun ....

Do you need a foosball partner?

Wiped out again.   Everyone is telling me how tired I look this morning.  I think the Gloves (Danny Glover), said it best.  " I'm too old for this shit!"  I don't know if that is necessarily true.  I mean, I am relatively young.  And, although staying out late, paves the way for an awful morning.  Every moment spent in the evening is totally worth it.  Especially last night, as there wasmuch  celebration and sadness.

Last night my friends and their friends took over the Cha Cha.  We were there to celebrate Tristan's 21st Birthday, and sadly, Sarah's bon voyage to Portland.  I did not get to hang out with Sarah nearly as much as I would have liked.  Even in our brief relationship, she is one of the sweetest girls I have met in Los Angeles.  I will miss her for sure.  Neal, Christina, and myself  are already planning a trip to Portland in October!  I cannot wait!  I here is it so beautiful, and I am so anxious to see my Texas friends who have made their way on the Oregon trail.

Sally and Collin made their way out to the Cha Cha.  I know Sally fell in love with the place.  I am convincing her to move to L.A. !  Anyone who thinks L.A. is a terrible place, just has yet to experience it like I have.  There is so much this city has to offer!  I get a rush through my body, nearly everyday, of how great it is to be in this city!  Ever since the breakup, I have had a chance to take everything in, and begin to enjoy La La land to it's full extent.  AND, There is still so much more exploring to do! I can't wait!

As, I was walking around at the Cha Cha.  A gay guy approached me and asked me if I needed a foosball partner.  I really had no intention of playing foosball, but he kind of forced me into it...haha. So I asked Sally and Collin to come over and play foosball with us.  This dude, and myself schooled them !  Anyways, he was defiantly hitting on me, and it was kind of weird.  I do not have a problem with gay people at all.  My brother is gay, a lot of my friends are gay.  It's totally cool.  But, I still get uncomfortable when I am being hit on by a gay guy.  I guess its the same as if anyone was being hit on , by any unwelcome offer.  Luckily Tristan saw this, and sent in Christina to rescue me. haha.  Thanks my friend.

So, the lights came on, last call was over, and it was time to leave the bar.  I said my good-byes.  Tristan thought just because Sarah was leaving, that I would not be hanging out with these friends.  I thought that was silly.  All these kids are really cool, and I know we will be hanging out all the time!

So, we continue through this month.  AND a cray month this is!  All my friends from Texas decided to come this month.  I shall present the crazy schedule of friends who will be in town below:

Chart A:  Friends Who will be Visiting Los Angeles and Their Arrival Date:

Sally: Present

Franny: Present

John: August 7

Liz: August 10

Kam: August 14  :)

Marrissa:  August 15

Nichole:  August 18

Abby: August 19

I cannot wait to see everyone!  Its going to be nuts!

Caution: Sarah Spilled (:( ) : The Weekend Wrap Up

Wow, what a super long weekend we had here. haha.  I have not suffered from so much day exhaust since college.  The fatigue continues into today , where I overslept for work.  This is probably the first time this has ever happened to me, being that I am so anal about punctuality.   I was only an hour late, but still..I suck.  So with my weary hands, I will briefly sum up this weekends festivities.

FRIDAY:  

Afterwork, I made a long time overdue journey to the 99 cent store.  The 99 cent store is a heavenly haven for Mr. MacFrugals, like myself.  I went to buy supplies for distressing t-shirts.  I am in the process of distressing one now.  If it goes good, I shall continue to make some awesomeness.

Later that night I met up with Sarah, Christina, and Neal.  We went to an "amoeba records" party over in the Echo Park area. It was a small house overflowing with all sorts of peeps.  It was pretty comforting actually.  It reminded me of a House party from home, with the only exception being, I did not know ANYONE.  But it was a lot of fun!  And I made new freinds, and was cake, and poetry magnets, and a DJ, and police officers.  It got busted around 2, by this time Sarah and Christina had taken off,  and Neal and I were left to fight through the party.  Neills friend Alex had left her jacket at the party, she texted Neal, and asked for him to find it.  I found the jacket sitting behind a HUGE black dude passed out in a chair. Alex was over at Neals, and like a night in shining armor, I returned the jacket to the princess with honor and dignity. haha.  I just made a recollection of the "Glass Slipper" incident at Rachels' party a little while ago. haha.  So, we hung out at Neals for a lil' bit. played some arcade, played with an adorable kitten, then it was time to call it a night.

SATURDAY:

Needless to say, I was completely exhausted Saturday.  I do recall sneaking in from Friday nights activities around 8am...whoops. haha. So I spent a good deal of the day sleeping.  I went on my daily bike ride around town.  Got re-aquatinted with my old friend television, which I NEVER watch anymore.  It's not that I am anti-TV watching , I am pro- so much other awesome things to do that do not involve sitting at home!  Anyways, I rested all day.  Then It was time to go out again.  I went to a "Dance" Party over at Sarahs.  She is moving, so they have an empty apartment.  It was good times!  Not much dancing, but still very nice.  Made some new friends here as well. Maybe some possible business connections.... haha.  I did not want to stay out TOO late again, so I left around 3... haha.

SUNDAY:

Still exhausted.  I took a bike ride around town, stopped at Micky D's for an ice cream cone, came home and cleaned the bathroom. haha.  Then , I was time for ASSSSSCAT at the UCB theatre.  The guest monologuist that evening was Greg Proops from Who's Line is it Anyways.  He seemed a lot more flamboyantly gay in person, then he seems on TV.  The night was funny, but I don't know if it was as comical as usual. Maybe it was the absence of Matt Walsh? Still great, just not AS GREAT, haha.  Afterwards, I met up with Sarah and Tristan and some others at the 101 cafe.  Hung out for a little bit, and went to meet Miss Sally Glass, who is in town for a few days, over at the Drawing Room.  Hung out for a little while, then it was totally bed time!

TODAY:

After showing up to work an hour late... I want to sneak out a little early to go catch Conor Oberst at  Amoeba, then Tonight is Sarah's Going Away/ Tristans Birthday party at the Cha Cha! 

Cha Ching

Last night was a pretty uneventful one.  I decided to stay in, and spend the night with Roxie.  I am away from home most of the time, and there is nothing like spending some quality time with your cat. haha.  So, last night I decided to hook up my BRAND NEW Projector!  I set up a little home theatre in the living room, complete with 5.1 surround sound.  It is pretty rad, if I must say so!  I watched Walk Hard.  Its a pretty bad movie for the most part, and I fell asleep towards the end.  You would think with that many great comedians, the movie would make you fall out of your seat with laughter.  Instead, it made me fall asleep on the couch in my home theatre. wah wah.  Thats about all I have to say on that.

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