Los Angeles

[theatokos]

I have spent probably a grand total of two weeks in LA during my life time: a few days at Disneyland at 13, a week in South Central LA doing stupid church stuff at 19, and also at 19 a day in Pasadena visiting a dying relative. So. Adam and I are planning a small trip there sometime in early July. I have a friend who lives there and I would like to see the LA that he is so passionate about. Adam has some very good friends who also seem to love living there. Adam wants me to see LA, to get over my stereotypes and fears of LA, maybe to consider moving there (oh that is too much to consider at this point).

I am afraid of LA. It's large; greater LA only a few years ago had more people than all of Australia. The scary tv world is there. The place is riddled with actor wannabes and screenwriter and director and film and popstar etc etc wannabes (um, no offence meant to those who act, write, sing etc. Mmmmmm my foot tastes good). LA is flat (how big are those mountains?) and smoggy and virtually treeless. Yup. A scary place.

But. People love it. So, how about writing me and telling me what you love or have loved about LA, great experiences you've had there, what I should do while I'm there. Basically, give me reasons not to cringe at the thought of spending time in LA.

Comments

[erinya.livejournal.com]

*wince* Sorry...can't help you there.

But San Diego is pretty! *nudge nudge*

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Isn't San Diego only 2 hours from LA? Adam has some stuff he needs to attend to there and I was thinking our trip might be a good time to get to SD to deal with it. If that happens..... maybe I'd go with..... I'll keep you posted! I'd need some solid distraction while he took care of business.

[goddessofmercy.livejournal.com]

well, we kind of talked about this when we met, but i had to comment when i saw you had posted this. they beauty of l.a. is its flexibilty. a lot of people accuse l.a. of being devoid of culture and community. this isn't true at all, the trick is that l.a. has so many little communities and cultures that none stands out as "defining" the city. this means you can pick and choose what community and culture you want to be a part of, whether you want to be a part of many or if you want to make your own from scratch. the city is flexible enough and large enough to happily accomodate all options. its a world of truthes wrapping itself in a world of illusion.

and as chris and i said, we need to take you both to the light, motion, dreams exhibit. reason #230 not to cringe at l.a: chris and i are here.

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I like the flexibility of communities, it's one of the joys of a city. It can also be a downfall: clique-ish and hipster or secluded and enclave-ishness or I can forget the poor becuase I live in the rich part of town. I definately need to explore LA. I really want to go to the Getty museum and my mum says that there's some botanical garden that has the last remaining acre of original vegetation. She said she saw it once and knew why people settled there. And,, of course, you and Chris are there. Obviously, some great people love LA. :)

I have lived in cities before (Dublin and Seattle), but I am a small town girl, I don't like being dependent on vehicles and I come from a place that doesn't know smog and is green and lush and wild. Those qualities have really carved themselves into my being. But, I'm open for exploration. The things we'll do for love, no?