c'mon beverly hills: at least TRY to defy stereotypes!

Heard: A radio commercial advising men to give their wives the gift of plastic surgery on Valentine's Day—because unlike chocolate and roses, an improved body "lasts a lifetime."

numbers

A few illuminating (??) numbers

1,993 miles from "home"
94 minutes spent on the phone today
2 suspected cavities
0 area dentists who accept my insurance
13.1 miles from apartment to internship
30-45 driving time, in minutes
5 groups joined on Meetup.com
5 area coffee shops frequented
0 resumes sent out this week
2 things baked in new oven
140 paid to city in parking tickets 
2 total visits to In-N-Out Burger (unacceptably low)

interrupting radio silence

A few choice pieces of my Los Angeles experience so far.

LA MILL: A vanilla latte and brioche doughnut holes with Madagascar vanilla cream. A bit overpriced, definitely a scene, but for a classier version of Dunn County fair doughnuts...sign me up.

LACMA: I was delighted to unexpectedly run into Michael Jackson and Bubbles; but less excited about a piece of art consisting of three basketballs floating in a rectangular fishtank.

The Getty: The only museum with a view completely worth the $15 parking fee. It feels like a gorgeous, floating compound and I could have lounged on the lawn all day.

resolution-ing.

The last time I came up with a resolution list was December 31, 2003. I pledged to:

• eat less chocolate
• study more
• listen to 12 new bands [1 per month]

The first two were lost causes, but 2004 was a good year for my musical education. I guarantee that I also had a secret resolution called "find a boyfriend" — poor, sad young me.

Anyway, this year I have one resolution. Start enjoying LA. If I'm ever going to like it out there, I need to give it a chance—get out of the apartment, meet new people, try new things.

Ready...go.

And now: Los Angeles.

My last post came in May 2009. I've been negligent.

A lot has changed since then. I'm two years older, have two college degrees, a new cat and three ex-husbands. Most importantly, I also have a new zip code.

I moved to Los Angeles two weeks ago to pursue work in film and television writing and development. It's a move I never really considered until a couple of months ago, but here I am.

apples with cheese lives on!