I'm Baaaack!
Hey, I'm back from California! San Diego was great. Beautiful, clean city, nice people... unfortunately, I can't really say the same for LA. *grumbles* We took a day to make an excursion to LA, since it's only about 2 hours north of San Diego. Let's just say my experience wasn't too pleasant. First, we saw Hollywood Boulevard, and I was none too impressed. I think I was just expecting something... different, since there's so much hype around it, you know? Then, we're not even there for an hour when the following exchange occurs:
My brother and I are crossing the street when a woman in an SUV almost hits us even though we clearly had the right of way. She screeches to a stop. My brother and I, naturally, are looking in the direction of the car that nearly flattened us when someone blatantly walks into him and shouts "watch it jackass!"
We finish crossing the street.
Brother: (Turns around, gives jackass dirty look)
Jackass: (from across the street) flips my brother off
Brother: returns fire
Jackass: Comes back across the street
Cute guy trying to sell santa hats on the corner: "Santa hats, 3 dollars"
Me: politely decline, too focused on what's going on with mr jackass
Cute Guy: Sees Jackass coming back across the street "I'll beat him up for you for five bucks"
Me: "Sounds like a good offer" (I fish for my cell phone, getting ready to call the police if necessary)
Jackass: Now in my brother's face
Brother: "You're an assehole"
Jackass: "I grew up in Palisades, you're trailer trash!" (ok, here's my wtf, jaw dropping moment - like omg, not one of THOSE people! Just to clarify, no one in my immediate family has ever lived in a trailer park anyway, not that there's even anything wrong with it)
Brother: "Yeah, well you look like a rockstar wannabe" (which is pretty much EXACTLY what he looked like) "And by the way, nice wig"
Jackass: "Why don't you go back in the shadows where you belong. You're nothing. I'm going to have coffee with my FRIENDS now."
Brother: "That's special. Do I look like I fucking care?"
Jackass: Walks away
Later, when driving away from Hollywood Blvd, we spot Jackass at a cafe sipping coffee, all by his little lonesome. Unable to resist, we roll down the windows and:
Brother: Honks
Mom: (Yes, this was a little family outing of ours. Actually, my mom was only supposed to be in San Diego for 4 days for a business trip, but since my brother and I had never been there, she suggested we tag along and extend the trip to a week, bless her heart. We get to keep her company on her trip AND take a vacation, not too shabby... Oh yeah, and did I mention my mom's a spitfire? She's an incredibly kind, caring person, but she is NOT one to back down from a fight) "Gee, where are all your "special" friends?"
Me: flips him off and laughs (Can't help it, you don't mess with one of my own)
Jackass: Looks up, taken aback
We all speed off and laugh.
So hey, at least we got that last little zing in. It's people like him that you really want to take down a peg or two.
Gah, anyway... now as for LA, I'm sure there are nice people there. There was after all that nice guy in the santa hat... And our boy JM's there too, not to mention a few others I like and admire, so it can't be all bad ;) But I have decided that LA as a whole is not a place that I could ever envision myself living. It's just not for me.
The rest of the trip was great. Our hotel was AWESOME. We crossed the border into Tijuana for a day, which wouldn't have been bad if it weren't for the beggars... That sounds really heartless of me. But yeah, when we sat down to have a drink (and yes, I LEGALLY had a margherita, since the drinking age is 18 there. *grins*) We were literally swarmed by 20 people trying to sell us stuff. After buying several crappy bracelets at a dollar a pop, we had to eventually tell the rest of them we weren't interested. But this continued the entire time, no matter where you turned, there were people either trying to sell you stuff or beg for money. And we always felt guilty and had a hard time telling people no, but we'd seriously ended up blowing all the cash we'd come with that day.
So yeah, my California trip was a good time overall, short of a few crappy experiences. But still, crappy experience or no crappy experience, I'm glad I got to see and do new things. Even if you went somewhere and had a horrible time (which I didn't), you can still at least say you've been there, seen that.
But now it's back to reality and the fact that I STILL have Christmas shopping to do. Plus, two of my friends from Chicago are visiting at the same time, right after Christmas, and things are gonna be hectic. (Not to mention getting ready for next semester *shudders*)
Oh, and by the way, has anyone seen Narnia and feels like giving me a little review? I remember the cartoon, though I've never read the book. But the movie looked good and I wanted to see it, since it has been getting mostly positive reviews... so if anyone's seen it, let me know if it's worth the money ;)
Oh, and I have some good news... I won an award! *squees*
Wherever You Will Go, my post NFA fic, won Best Future RU at VK Awards! Seriously, this was the best news ever when I got back home. I was grinning from ear to ear like a giddy idiot.
*grins* Here's my pretty:
This also makes me realize that I seriously need to UPDATE! Which I am working on... well, trying to at least...
Anyway, think that about covers everything since my last post. Unless I think of anything else... dun dun duuun.... (hehe)
Later!
~Jessica :-)
ETA Actually, I did think of something else, lol... I actually just found out that WYWG also won the Devoted to You Award at Spike Threw the heart Awards! (Sorry for the squee-ness, but I can't help myself, this stuff totally excites me!!!)
My brother and I are crossing the street when a woman in an SUV almost hits us even though we clearly had the right of way. She screeches to a stop. My brother and I, naturally, are looking in the direction of the car that nearly flattened us when someone blatantly walks into him and shouts "watch it jackass!"
We finish crossing the street.
Brother: (Turns around, gives jackass dirty look)
Jackass: (from across the street) flips my brother off
Brother: returns fire
Jackass: Comes back across the street
Cute guy trying to sell santa hats on the corner: "Santa hats, 3 dollars"
Me: politely decline, too focused on what's going on with mr jackass
Cute Guy: Sees Jackass coming back across the street "I'll beat him up for you for five bucks"
Me: "Sounds like a good offer" (I fish for my cell phone, getting ready to call the police if necessary)
Jackass: Now in my brother's face
Brother: "You're an assehole"
Jackass: "I grew up in Palisades, you're trailer trash!" (ok, here's my wtf, jaw dropping moment - like omg, not one of THOSE people! Just to clarify, no one in my immediate family has ever lived in a trailer park anyway, not that there's even anything wrong with it)
Brother: "Yeah, well you look like a rockstar wannabe" (which is pretty much EXACTLY what he looked like) "And by the way, nice wig"
Jackass: "Why don't you go back in the shadows where you belong. You're nothing. I'm going to have coffee with my FRIENDS now."
Brother: "That's special. Do I look like I fucking care?"
Jackass: Walks away
Later, when driving away from Hollywood Blvd, we spot Jackass at a cafe sipping coffee, all by his little lonesome. Unable to resist, we roll down the windows and:
Brother: Honks
Mom: (Yes, this was a little family outing of ours. Actually, my mom was only supposed to be in San Diego for 4 days for a business trip, but since my brother and I had never been there, she suggested we tag along and extend the trip to a week, bless her heart. We get to keep her company on her trip AND take a vacation, not too shabby... Oh yeah, and did I mention my mom's a spitfire? She's an incredibly kind, caring person, but she is NOT one to back down from a fight) "Gee, where are all your "special" friends?"
Me: flips him off and laughs (Can't help it, you don't mess with one of my own)
Jackass: Looks up, taken aback
We all speed off and laugh.
So hey, at least we got that last little zing in. It's people like him that you really want to take down a peg or two.
Gah, anyway... now as for LA, I'm sure there are nice people there. There was after all that nice guy in the santa hat... And our boy JM's there too, not to mention a few others I like and admire, so it can't be all bad ;) But I have decided that LA as a whole is not a place that I could ever envision myself living. It's just not for me.
The rest of the trip was great. Our hotel was AWESOME. We crossed the border into Tijuana for a day, which wouldn't have been bad if it weren't for the beggars... That sounds really heartless of me. But yeah, when we sat down to have a drink (and yes, I LEGALLY had a margherita, since the drinking age is 18 there. *grins*) We were literally swarmed by 20 people trying to sell us stuff. After buying several crappy bracelets at a dollar a pop, we had to eventually tell the rest of them we weren't interested. But this continued the entire time, no matter where you turned, there were people either trying to sell you stuff or beg for money. And we always felt guilty and had a hard time telling people no, but we'd seriously ended up blowing all the cash we'd come with that day.
So yeah, my California trip was a good time overall, short of a few crappy experiences. But still, crappy experience or no crappy experience, I'm glad I got to see and do new things. Even if you went somewhere and had a horrible time (which I didn't), you can still at least say you've been there, seen that.
But now it's back to reality and the fact that I STILL have Christmas shopping to do. Plus, two of my friends from Chicago are visiting at the same time, right after Christmas, and things are gonna be hectic. (Not to mention getting ready for next semester *shudders*)
Oh, and by the way, has anyone seen Narnia and feels like giving me a little review? I remember the cartoon, though I've never read the book. But the movie looked good and I wanted to see it, since it has been getting mostly positive reviews... so if anyone's seen it, let me know if it's worth the money ;)
Oh, and I have some good news... I won an award! *squees*
Wherever You Will Go, my post NFA fic, won Best Future RU at VK Awards! Seriously, this was the best news ever when I got back home. I was grinning from ear to ear like a giddy idiot.
*grins* Here's my pretty:
This also makes me realize that I seriously need to UPDATE! Which I am working on... well, trying to at least...
Anyway, think that about covers everything since my last post. Unless I think of anything else... dun dun duuun.... (hehe)
Later!
~Jessica :-)
ETA Actually, I did think of something else, lol... I actually just found out that WYWG also won the Devoted to You Award at Spike Threw the heart Awards! (Sorry for the squee-ness, but I can't help myself, this stuff totally excites me!!!)