LA.

(I had a whole post devoted to steak, and argentina, but i'll put that up later)

So, I stayed in a hostel on Hollywood Boulevard. With 2 roomates. one's a dwarf who does impressions of Chucky (from Childsplay) for money outside Mann's Chinese Theatre, The other was - let me get this right - a poet, who was also a knight Templar. Who was trying to revive the tradition of knight poets. He was in LA to try and get a job with a breakfast radio show writing limericks. Or as a Male model.

These were only two of the people i lived with. Others included:
-The jingle writer, who sang about everything, all the time. 'maa-kin' a sandwiiiich...gonna put some peanut buttter iiiiin....'
-The would be soap star. Who lectured me on the importance of coke as part of a hollywood career. And on the danger of kissing girls who turn out to be guys.
-The guy who goes around pointing out celebrity resemblences. (i look like no-one, sorry dude)

So i went for a walk on hollywood Boulevard, saw all the adult shops, exotic shoe shops, exotic adult shops, tattoo shops, exotic tattoo shops, shoe tattoo shops, and any combination of the above.

And I decided, since I was there, I might as well have a bit of a wander out to see other parts of LA. So i did.

Long Beach - Gone in 60 seconds was filmed here.
Universal City - i couldn't afford the theme park, but i wandered along the shopping streets
Reseda - 'It's a long way, living in reseda...'
and
of course,
because I am the wisest man ever to have walked the face of the earth...

i went for a stroll in compton. (as in 'the hood' from 'boys in the hood' and 'compton' from 'Straight outta Compton' and...well, you get the idea, it's the hood)
(where stroll = getting off the train, wandering across teh road, saying wow, this place is kinda crap, and getting back on the next train)

Anyway, at the moment I'm in D.C. It's hot, but i don't care, i saw the capitol building over the top of some trees and thought I was in the west wing for a bit. awesome.