LA's little pleasures

UNIQUELY LA: Some of the city's little pleasures (?)

• The thrill of driving the freeways after rush hour
• Zoning out on the 10 during rush hour
• Driving time—not driving distance
• Encountering people working on and discussing film industry projects at every coffee shop
• Trader Joe's must only hire aspiring actors or screenwriters
• Chihuahuas everywhere...a virus, if you ask me.
• Living three blocks from a medical marijuana dispensary
• The pink-velour-jumpsuit-wearing old lady who diligently feeds the stray cats in our back alley
• Being woken every weekend morning (and some weekday mornings) by the next door neighbors BLASTING salsa music. Always before 9 am.
• Cheap avocados
• Food trucks
• Navigating the terrifyingly steep hills of Silverlake/Echo Park by car
• The sweet realization that I finally have a basic grasp on downtown geography after successfully finding my way home despite off-ramp closures on my usual route
• 50 degrees in Wisconsin? Break out the shorts! 50 degrees in LA? Plug in the space heater. (I thought this would never happen to me.......took about a month).
• Discovering a new advertisement for car insurance on my windshield every morning
  
  

Apologies for all the iPhone photos. I'll work on it.

now that i'm no longer bedridden...

The Park: Brunch with a new friend. Strawberry brioche french toast, bacon and french press coffee. I'm definitely one of those annoying people who takes photos of their food to post online. My bad?

This amazing Louis Vuitton car that belongs to my neighbor is apparently famous around Los Angeles, according to a quick Google Image search.

yet another craigslist victory

Today I bought this barely-used IKEA armchair for $30.

I love you, Craigslist. I love you so much.