La La Land

driving to LA and eating my bagel
we thought we were going East...
The view from Hollywood and Highland shopping
the view from Mack's apartment window
the dressing room at Hot Topic
goofy roommates at a basketball game (we made sure to get on the big screen quite a bit AND my parents saw us on ESPN2...in MISSOURI
MIDTERM TIME!  I have had a few projects that have started to take over my life AND midterms...so I got away to Hollywood for the weekend!  As I may have mentioned before, one of my good friends is attending music school on Hollywood Blvd after graduating from USD last year.  I'm hoping to get into her school for film next spring/summer, but until then, I have her to visit.  

Might I say...the drive up there is usually only 2 hours long.  And I got out of SD early friday so as not to hit too much traffic.  My sister and I took our friend Becca home to see her family, so we met her mom right outside of downtown LA.  After that, we had a few hours to kill waiting for our friend to get home.  We drove down Santa Monica...ended up at BEVERLY HILLS (pretty sure I almost blacked out at the wheel I was so excited), drove through UCLA's campus, around all over the place, and ended up getting filet-o-fish at McDonalds.  Parking everywhere else was OUTRAGEOUS.  Took a nap in the car, then our friend called and told us she was almost home, so we could head over.  Well, we started heading down Santa Monica, towards where we thought was Hollywood...but ended up at the beach.  We ended up being in the car from 2-9!!!  So intense, but overall, a good little trip.  I know my way around LA now, so that makes me happy!

The rest of the weekend was pretty laid back.  Tried my first deep-fried twinkie (a delicacy I won't be having often), went to see Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (not too shabby), and kinda just hung around.

The one thing that got me out of this whole experience (besides the weirdos that hang out around Hollywood...I love people watching there) is that Johnny Depp was FEET away from me and I didn't know it!  This is the third time in the last 7 months that has happened!  The first time was in London, and the second was in Anaheim.  GRRRRR.  O well, I got a Johnny Depp Alice in Wonderland poster and that is enough for me...for now.

My roommate and I have a list of people we want to find (/stalk) around the Hollywood area.  I'm hoping that if I go to film school there next summer after graduation, she might move there for the summer with me and we can go on adventures.

It was an amazing weekend, and it has really lifted my spirits for this week.  The weather is beautiful and I have only one test.  My RHA council just has a "Naptime in the Courtyard" event in front of Camino/Founders dorm where anyone could stop by and nap with us, or just grab some cookies that we provided.  Tonight I have Sorority new member induction, thursday my sorority is having sushi with one of the fraternities, and then RHA is having broomball Thursday night.  Saturday is a beach cleanup and sorority sports day.  And sunday I have planned for my friend to come help us/teach us to make Filipino food.  We are EXCITED.

Life here never has a dull moment...Public Safety just sped by with their lights and sirens!

I'm goign to go check out what's up!  I will update later!!

Erin