One more thing...

...about LA.

I felt unsatisfied about my simple post (and just havn't had time) and wanted to talk about my trip a bit more. Like this awsome beach my friend Jonas took me to called El Matador. Its just a little north of Malibu. He kept saying how it was one of the coolest beaches he had ever been to and was dying to go back. I was thinking, a beach is a beach for the most part. But I was pleasantly surprised. Besides Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas, this is a close second in my book.

I also wanted to mention my obsession with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. mmmmmm I spotted David Spade there stretching in the parking lot. Speaking of spottings, I also saw John Slattery in Whole Foods.

We hit up as many hot spots as we could too cuz my friends cousin was leaving after interning for 5 weeks. Koi, STK, Bar Marmont, Urth Cafe, Pink Taco (lobster enchiladas, yum!) Katsuya Brentwood (where other celeb spottings occured but not sure who...basketball players though for sure. By far the best meal I have had in a longgg time!), Happy Endings...haha. Attempted Villa, Hyde, Ketchup, Katsuya Hollywood, Roosevelt, but didnt know any of the secret passwords so we were access denied. No big deal, jetlag killed me.

Saw Wanted and Hancock. Went to the Farmers Market and were bombarded by the "So You Think You Can Dance" crowd that looked like My Super Sweet Sixteen gone bad. I went to the beach a ton which was perfect, burnt the crap out of my skin and am still peeling from it, took an overnight trip to Carlsbad to visit the newlyweds Lilly and Doug, almost went to a shooting range but thats still on the list of things to do.

4th of July was possibly the best one I have ever had. We went to Manhattan Beach to meet up with said friends brother and clients/friends. Me next to Deal or No Deal models is a funny sight to see. The scene on the beach was amazing. First of all, flashback from the 80's. I wish I had more photos of the rediculousness of the outfits. We walked the entire length of Mnahattan Beach into Hermosa Beach. Pretty much the same vibe. Beach houses and parties all along the walk. I want to go back next year without question. But there were no fireworks so we booked it to Santa Monica to watch a sick sunset but one of the worst firework displays. I was not too bummed about it though. Walking back to the car I think clocked us in at about 12 miles that day.

To finish things off, Aaron and I hiked the Hollywood Hill. Then we just walked around Rodeo Drive, drove through Robertson Blvd, some of 90210, and that was it. A perfectly great end to an almost perfect trip. Pretty much knocked everything off my list and more and like I said in an earlier post, I could totally move there. Just have to wait and see what happens!

Pictures and links to follow when I actually get around to editing this thing. :)