simple things with an old friend

Ahoy,

"I regret not hanging out with him more when he was in LA." says the RRS about his bestie Jewish, Seattleite, computer guy. I always relish our time with O. He's the nicest guy in the whole wide world. There's not enough said of easy-going friends. It is rare to find the qualities of a guest that are patient, flexible, easily pleased, enthusiastic, and so much more. He hauled a whole monitor on an airplane down to us! The praises could go on never-ending, but perhaps I shouldn't embarrass him to such great lengths.

All in all, we as hosts had a fantastic weekend with O. And if you think about it, we really didn't do too much. The stand-bys of a great weekend remain food aplenty and nice views. Maybe that should also be the mantra of life. We picked up a feast of sorts from a Japanese market and took it out to eat dockside. One of my favorite places to hang out is the MAC. I actually prefer this over the beach. (And all the citizens of SoCal gasped as I proclaim my wariness of the beach.) After an early morning for all, we loafed around back at home base before going out to Muji, kbbq, and a housewarming. After I had a super social night of hanging out with just the people I came with, we made our way home.

Also, let me espouse the great and beautiful wonders of Muji, a Japanese home goods/everything store that I wish would be my home. Something about the lines, the textures, the colors - just makes me want to buy everything. You will be entranced as well.  

After a late start at the climbing gym, we went to Marukai to spoil our appetites for a dinner of ramen. At a dive bar, I got stuck in a game of shuffleboard with people I did not know and did not want to know. It was not the worst, but definitely not desirable. The evening ended with video games. Maybe I should not be so encouraging of video games. I can see my future.

The next day we started off for the Hollywood sign, but the trailhead was closed. Another touristy dream dashed in the city of angels. We took an alternate route to the Batcave! It was a super duper short walk, and opted to get into downtown earlier than scheduled for food. Eggslut captured O's heart, like it does to all of us. A quick walk around Grand Central and we came out with ice cream and caffeine. I wanted to see the Bradbury building and promptly dragged my cohorts along. They seemed to not have a terrible time. Back at home base, the RRS commenced what he does best, and I went with O to the kitchen store.

dastardly amiss,
jt