The Drive to Santa Monica

Charli

Charli

cool little "title"
Well, we left at 7:30am from San Jose and began our long trek to La-La land. Pacheco Pass out by Gilroy was a looooooooooooong winding road in the middle of nowhere. We thought we'd never see I-5 and then there it was in the distance. Hooray, we're on our way.

What did we see? Farms, farms, and more farms. We saw so many freakin' farms it was unreal. Trees to the right, trees to the left, and yes, we even saw a small plane, crop duster, zoom down next to the road and spray the crops. California is farmland.

We stopped in a small area and ate at Denny's. You have to love/hate this eatery. The food sucks but oh you can so depend on the quality no matter where you go. We had a second breakfast and then headed out once again.

We saw signs on the road stating that I-5 near Grapevine was closed due to snow? What do you mean snow?? This isn't New York. This isn't far north. We're going SOUTH for God's sake. We're suppose to be heading toward sunny, warm California, not snow. We stopped outside of Bakersville and called AAA. By that time they had opened the road and no longer was it closed. Fast workers.

As we enter the National Forest on either side of the road, let's just say it's the road from HELL. We thought we had a freakin' flat tire. It was bumpy, potholes, definitely the people don't pay their taxes. We had to pull off at a gas station to check the air pressure on our tires to make sure it wasn't us. Stupid road.

Then we saw that sign: ENTERING LOS ANGELES

I could just spit. First impression, I saw a MALL! Okay, fellas, I know you guys think I'm just a tomboy, but hey, I love malls! And it was the Galleria. Woo hoo. We hit Santa Monica expressway and doubled back to find our Comfort Inn Hotel. I immediately started to speak with the staff in Spanish, old habits are hard to break. Let me say this about this Comfort Inn - gah.

Through Craigslist we got in contact with a location scout who is putting his fursnished apartment up for short term lease. We have an appointment tomorrow. Hopefully it will work out and will stay there until we find a good apartment in town.

This city is bigger than Santa Cruz, thank God. I think I'm going to like it here.
 
Cool! Welcome! You must have passed right by Santa Clarita (that's where I live) after you got over the grapevine!
 
Blaine said:
OMG!!!! You passed right by Brandon and didn't stop?!? :shocked:
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lol

charli: I sat in 3 hours of snow at the beginning of the Highway 17 going to santa cruz at the mouth of the mountain from San Jose , it snows here too, every 50 years or so. :P
 
Jay-

From one East Coaster to another...

Its beautiful there. The lifestyle is fantastic. There is something to do every single night of the week. And, aside from my homestate of New York, its got to be the only other place in the country I'd rather live.

However, the people are VERY different. After living there in the outskirts of LA for 8 years, I realized I was a New York boy and couldn't really hang with the general pop there.
 
Gawd, Brandon, we flew right by you. Thanks, Timmy and gang.

By the way, have you guys ever heard of a rocket toilet? Yes, it's a little known fact that the hotel here has the fastest flushing toilet on planet earth. First time I flushed this toilet I almost jumped into the bathtub. Holy Toledo, Batman, I suppose people in Southern California are in a rush to do everything.

Off to find a furnished apartment and tomorrow we're going to do something fun, like go to Universal, or Disneyland or something.
 
rlm7189 said:
Its beautiful there. The lifestyle is fantastic.

. . .

However, the people are VERY different. After living there in the outskirts of LA for 8 years, I realized I was a New York boy and couldn't really hang with the general pop there.
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Pretty scenary, yeah. Lifestyle? Oy.

You couldn't pay me enough to move to SoCal. Place drove me crazy.

Wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that Prozac is actually just distilled Angelino.
 
What's wrong with you? Fun!/!?! Get to work!!! Just kidding.

And Forsman- SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!
 
GenJerDan said:
Pretty scenary, yeah. Lifestyle? Oy.

You couldn't pay me enough to move to SoCal. Place drove me crazy.

Wouldn't surprise me at all to find out that Prozac is actually just distilled Angelino.
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Haha! Well, the scenery is pretty in an arid desert sort of way. But, I liked going to the beach or hanging out at, on, or near a dock somewhere. And lifestyle...well, there is just always something to do. In upstate New York, things happen on Friday and Saturday nights. In SoCal, there is something to do or somewhere to go where there are other people any night of the week.

Having said that, I stand by the fact that the place drove me crazy too. I totally get what you are saying. But it was the people that pushed me over the edge.
 
In my experience, I have found the people open and friendly.
Generally speaking, a lot of the people I have met (and become friends with) are transplanted from elsewhere (PA, OH, NY, etc). Perhaps that is why they have been so open with this Canuck - because they know what it's like to travel across the country to be there?

Granted, I've oft been warned about some of the folks in the biz and area:
Sure they're friendly (phony), because they're trying to figure out what YOU can do for THEM (career opportunities). Fortunately, this hasn't been my experience.

Can't say enough about the weather, lifestyle and ladies... looking forward to a return trip.
 
Dude...where's KIMO at?

He has to tell the massaging the Playboy Playmate story again. He got PAID to do that.

PUNK!!

Yup...welcome to L.A.
 
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