They say that no matter where you go, there you are. It’s hard to derive long-term happiness from a physical place.
With that said, here are some things I miss about LA:
-Long runs along the San Vicente trail and Santa Monica stairs
-Going to the beach just *because* (take Marine in Santa Monica all the way out for a quiet patch of sand)
-4 friends driving in 4 cars to meet somewhere
-Drives up the PCH with the windows down
-Going to shows at Spaceland (before it was The Satellite)
-Volunteering at KCRW on Garth Trinidad’s Chocolate City show (a.k.a. therapy)
-Early morning breakfast meetings
-Downtown Summer nights
-Autumn shows at the Greek
–Cinespia at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
-Opening night at the Dome
-Gallery openings (and sometimes observing the crowd rather than the art)
-Drinking overpriced champagne under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl
-Late night thai food and sloppy karaoke
-The best sushi spots in oddball parts of town
-Delicious Mexican food on every corner
-Making like an Angelino and applauding at everything (movies ending, airplanes landing)
-Abbott Kinney
-Chinatown
–MOCA
-Biking to Farmers Market
-Avoiding the Grove
-Catching up on Which Way, LA?
-Incredible views
-The hills of Silverlake and Echo Park
-The magic of the Hollywood Hills in the summertime. Or, anytime.
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Photo: View of Venice Beach from the Hotel Erwin