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***The Official LA Isn't So Bad Thread***
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This video was Thursday while I was getting endoscoped. Funny story about that. When they read my meds list and saw that I have a myocardial bridge, they had no idea what it was. The anesthesiologist left and I assume he went and did a quick search. He came back and said, "Because of your condition we are going to give you as little anesthetic as possible. You might wake up during the procedure, but if I see that, I'll give you more." I was like, "WHAT? No! Don't let me wake up during the procedure. Are you fukkin kidding me???" 
This is down the street from me-
This is down the street from me-
Its funny - i moved back to OC during the pandemic (Newport). I grew up there down in Laguna and after being in LA for 20 years I thought it was Shangri-LA in comparison.Id visit for the weekend once every couple months over the last couple decades and be like - wow its perfect down here. Actually living there again was a whole nother thing & the charm wore off after about a month. Being 2 blocks from a decent wave was the only thing that kept me there.Here comes the shade.
LA is all about a finding your hood and having a little bit of patience, although I will say Traffic has gotten absolutely bonkers lately and if I had to commute again Id probably be just as pissed at LA as Havoc.
LA is all about the little "pockets." And I like museums. And there are the mountains right behind. Traffic is bad but it's bad everywhere. There's no traffic in OC or SD or SB? If I don't have to be somewhere at a scheduled time, driving is like a game done to music. I've learned to ignore the assholes and maniacs...kind of.
I like SF too. My dad's from there and his family is still there. But, for me, it's too cold. NYC is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. OC...is vast and mysterious. Too vast and too mysterious for me.
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This video was Thursday while I was getting endoscoped. Funny story about that. When they read my meds list and saw that I have a myocardial bridge, they had no idea what it was. The anesthesiologist left and I assume he went and did a quick search. He came back and said, "Because of your condition we are going to give you as little anesthetic as possible. You might wake up during the procedure, but if I see that, I'll give you more." I was like, "WHAT? No! Don't let me wake up during the procedure. Are you fukkin kidding me???"
This is down the street from me-
Oh and speaking of cleansing the colon. From yesterday-
Ha, I've lived in LA for 20 years and every time I've gone down to OC recently to surf on the weekend, it seems like Shangri-la in comparison. I try and work on my wife about moving south, but her folks are here and help with the baby. LA has always been a mixed bag, but it's really seemed to have gotten worse in a lot of ways since the pandemic and the people in charge are corrupt morons.
I think the difference is surface street traffic. cant really speak for SD/SB but normal streets in OC are 3-4 lanes with a dedicated right and left turn lane.. Here we're basically one lane in rush hour. IF i choose to go in the office its 2.3 miles from my home - 10 minutes to get in at 9:30am - 40 minutes to get home at 6pm. Drives me insane just cuz i know its so close.
but in OC if something is 2 miles away on surface streets i can basically assume itll take me 2-4-minutes to get there.
Its a mirage buddy! on the real tho - if i had a kid id probably suck it up and move down there to Laguna Niguel or Dana Point. Newps sucks - HB is lame. The further south you go the dreamier it is.
This. It never ceases to amaze me that everyone between Newps and Sonoma County doesn't up and leave. In my opinion, Nashville, Austin, and Atlanta are played out. The new hotness is Indianapolis, Little Rock, and Miami. Oh and East St. Louis. Definitely. I would leave ASAP if I were those people. After I laid my quiver out on the front lawn - won't be needing it in Arky.
Go East young man!
On our customary weekend hike today we found an LA rarity- a river!
how great would that have been to find a corpse just spralwed out in that thing?
We almost did. We stopped to look at this-
And right behind it we saw something in the trees. WTF is that?
Wandered around downtown with my daughter on Friday while my wife interviewed for jury duty. She got selected. The case is a porn site deal gone bad. She wants me to accompany her at least one more time while she gets used to the drive.
Love how Apple chose a historic old Cinema Palace to restore. They had the budget to do a great job. Beautiful space.
The Last Bookstore-
We wanted to eat at Clifton's but it is now open only for dinner and seems to be more a nightclub than a cafeteria-
We did grab some food and found a quiet place to eat. LA has nice nooks and crannies. Got to know where to look.
Love how Apple chose a historic old Cinema Palace to restore. They had the budget to do a great job. Beautiful space.
The Last Bookstore-
We wanted to eat at Clifton's but it is now open only for dinner and seems to be more a nightclub than a cafeteria-
We did grab some food and found a quiet place to eat. LA has nice nooks and crannies. Got to know where to look.
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Yes...much like LA, this toilet ain't so bad either. You just have to find the good pockets or sections which are clean and ignore everything else going on around it.
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Inside Los Angeles's Strangest Museum
Enter the dark and completely unique world of the Museum of Jurassic Technology
www.smithsonianmag.com
I'm from OC and would put a cap in my skull before living there again. Cultural desert. Every single inch of it sucks. Good waves but too crowded.
I was staying in LA recently for a month in Silverlake. In terms of stuff going on, nowhere except New York comes close. I didnt even do anything but meet up with college friends a few times and I was still amused. Traffic and prices are a drag but the big deal breaker for me is the arid landscape, heat, and endless ugly buildings.
Going to move to hawaii instead. Will be 10x more expensive than where I lived last but I'm too picky to have suboptimal conditions.
I was staying in LA recently for a month in Silverlake. In terms of stuff going on, nowhere except New York comes close. I didnt even do anything but meet up with college friends a few times and I was still amused. Traffic and prices are a drag but the big deal breaker for me is the arid landscape, heat, and endless ugly buildings.
Going to move to hawaii instead. Will be 10x more expensive than where I lived last but I'm too picky to have suboptimal conditions.
True for most major cities...takes a little while to find your spot, but I enjoy the urban energy/culture (am in DC)
I have a place in Hollywood until June 1 -- up on Beachwood a few blocks down from the cafe where everybody takes selfies. Basically a spot to crash and work when I am in town which will be a lot in the next few months.
No car, I brought a mountain bike but all the trails in Griffith Park are no bike. Brought a skateboard and cruise that around but I'm too old to street skate and even the ditches are a little much. I have a board and a wetsuit but no car, figure I'll just surf when I'm home.
That said... if anybody in the area IS going surfing and needs a companion let me know! I'll paddle out in anything haha
No car, I brought a mountain bike but all the trails in Griffith Park are no bike. Brought a skateboard and cruise that around but I'm too old to street skate and even the ditches are a little much. I have a board and a wetsuit but no car, figure I'll just surf when I'm home.
That said... if anybody in the area IS going surfing and needs a companion let me know! I'll paddle out in anything haha