Running

My dog can tell the difference between a sports bra and a regular bra. When I put on the latter, she shows no reaction. When I put on the former, she gets super excited and runs in circles, then to the front door. Oh, the strength of Pavlov's conditioning... A regular bra is not associated with anything, but a sports bra means we're going running.

Oh I do have one thing...

One quick story:

I went to the W Hotel in Westwood last weekend with a friend. We were hoping to go dancing, but were also trying to meet up with friends - which eventually led us to the W. They have a live DJ, so we figured this was a good compromise. Dancing plus friends. So we get a drink, hang out for a bit before dancing. But I note that no one is dancing near the DJ. The space is empty. So we sit down and watch a few drunk people near the bar start to get their groove on, only to be interrupted by 2 bouncers. Confused, my friend asked the bouncer why they stopped the dancing. My best bet was that they didn't want dancing near the bar for fear of drink spill/glass breaking. But no. There is actually no dancing allowed at the W. Apparently, you have to have a permit to allow dancing, and the W does not have such a permit. They have been busted in the past, so now the bouncers are regularly enforcing it. Yet they have a live DJ playing dancy music... It was so confusing. Felt like we were in Footloose or something in 2009.

Life is Crazy

Since I last wrote, my British friend Amy was in town, my dad, brother, and his mom were in town, and I am prepping for a visit from my friend Marc and my birthday party next weekend. I apologize for the lack of posts. It is not that random funny things have not occurred, but mostly because I have not had the time to sit down and write about anything. I suppose I could give 2 quick concert reviews, but then I may not write again for a few weeks...

Red Arrow Messenger - August 24th at Spaceland: They were great. Disclosure that I know these guys, but they were honestly great. My friends who came with me had never heard them and did not know the band and were asking me how they could get their album. Of course, the album isn't out yet, so you can't, but be on the lookout for when it does come out - cause they really are great. Lots of energy, which pretty much defines a good concert for me.

LA Philharmonic conducted by Placido Domingo with cello solo by Yo-Yo Ma - August 25th at the Hollywood Bowl: The large pieces were ok - pretty, but nothing that blew me away. The highlight of the show was the solo encore piece that Yo-Yo Ma did, followed by the duet between Yo-Yo Ma and Placido Domingo (Ma played cello, while Domingo sang). It was pretty amazing to hear. The other highlight was simply being at the Hollywood Bowl. It's a pretty amazing venue. It makes me excited to go to the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park in a few weeks to see how it compares.

My Life

This weekend, I hiked to the Hollywood sign, saw The Dodos play a free concert at The Getty Center, ate breakfast in Manhattan Beach, then spent the rest of the day on the beach in Malibu. This is not a vacation. It's just another random weekend.

In a couple weeks, I am going to the Hollywood Bowl to see the LA Philharmonic conducted by Placido Domingo with Yo-Yo Ma performance.

I sort of love LA...