January 2, 2011
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Live Fast, Drive Slow: An LA Story (Part 1).
Plans didn’t work out last minute so I had to end up canceling a trip along with future plans. I was pretty bummed about it all not working out, and so Seo and Melissa decided I needed a change of scenery to get my mind off of things. Continental.com was having cheap last-minute ticket specials and we looked into adventuring into small towns we’d never normally visit, but Melissa enjoys the safety of familiar things and in the end, we decided to visit Jeannie out in LA. In planning for the trip, the three of us each set up our own agendas. Melissa wanted to do fashion-related things, Seo wanted to look for food-related things, and I wanted, well, to just find weird things.
We arrived in LA Saturday evening and, because the shuttle bus to the rental car agency was taking forever to come, I played the lying down game really quick.
Oh yeah, and it’s Melissa’s first time being in LA since she was little, so she was pretty excited.
We were starving after getting off the plane, so we stopped at the In-n-Out just a mile away from the airport. I’d have to say In-n-Out is alright, but if I lived in a city with In-n-Out, I probably wouldn’t really eat it all that much. It’s the exclusivity that makes it delicious. Well, it’s pretty good too.
At the end of the first night, we hung out at a fellow displaced Longhorn’s apartment where his cute dog Otis eagerly made love to Jeannie’s boyfriend Neal’s leg.
And we drank whisky out of glass bowls. Bachelorhood at its finest.
The next day, Melissa had a fashion blogger meetup at some outdoor shopping space. The bloggers were nice, but I was actually more interested in tasting Umami burger.
The burgers here were pretty good, but I think everyone had hyped it up. When I recommend places, I’m always going to say they’re just okay, you might like it, maybe not. It’s all about lowered expectations, people.
Roommates in college. Jeannie ended up moving off and doing her own thing and Melissa ended up settling down and getting married after college. They’re like yin to the other’s yang.
Displaced Longhorns dinner at Honey Pig Sunday night for some delicious pork belly korean bbq.
In the men’s restroom at karaoke after.
At 2 AM, at the light post sculpture near the LACMA. It had been raining earlier that night, which makes any photo with lights in it better.
To get this shot, I had to lay down on the freezing, rain-soaked concrete and get my shirt completely soaked in the process. It was worth it.
End Part 1.
