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So am in LA staying with my old housies in the suburb or Silver Lake, living the LA life and absoluely loving it!
Been to some great places- food and drinks, and seen some famous sights and put a picture to some very famous places (Melrose -and not the road to the tulla- Beverly Hills, Sunset Blvd). Unfortunatly don’t have many photo’s to tie to these words….
Went out to the Getty in Brentwood which is spectacular- the views, the gardens, the building and the art, on top of a big hill, all white marble and modern architecture.
Went for drinks on the rooftop pool-bar at the Standard downtown… such an amazing place- drinking with a mid height view of the downtown LA high-rise’s….
Oh and had some great celebrity spottings- Orlando Bloom, Pamela A, and Sean Penn amongst the top ones!
Had a crazy and disastrous Mustang experience with Ari’s friend Arsi… this is us, very drunk the night after the expedition…
And then just some chillin with the gang here… like the great ‘family’ dinner that we had tonight…
So this week will be Venice Beach time and hanging in West Hollywood… and then i’m just days away from being home… bitter-sweet.
Mission two accomplished in spectacular form…
My first (two) hotdogs from a great place and institution Gray’s Papaya… two ‘dogs’ and a fresh papaya juice! Worth every 3 dollars! Funilly ordered one hotdog, but the indian guy who served me gave me two because i was ‘beautiful’… when a compliment ends in free food, i’ll take it anyday!
And I made the pilgramage to the infamous Magnolia Bakery… Walked a very long way up Bleeker Street to find it but was well worth it… couldn’t decide on one though, so I just HAD to get two, right?!
So… although I find myself in LA at the moment, i’ll go back retrospectively…
For most of the month I was on the East coast I felt a bit like a hobo, carrying around my worldly possessions from friends house to friends house. I moved from Connecticut to NYC to NJ and back again, but had some fantastic times. Went to another exhibition opening and party with my friend Phoebe in Hartford, Connecticut…. It was an event called NoMad II and there was a great after party too where i had my first real experience of 16mm film and a portable projector which i was allowed to have a play with… brought out the film nerd in me!
Met up with some more friends from my Greece group and ate with them all… Burgers mmm… and lotsa cake!
Maria and me. And later, cakes with maria and phoebe.
Burgers. And Ali.
Spent a very chilled and fun time in NJ with aother friend Dimitri, and did the NJ to Manhattan commute for about a week and checked out the museums and hoods of NY.
Moma and sur-reality. And the Guggenheim
And just generally enjoyed my chances to explore the delights of NYC…
