Los Angeles Day Three (Wednesday)

Wednesday morning was spent trying to recover from an evening of eating irresponsibly large amounts of meat. I swear, my knees still get weak thinking about it. I knew ahead of time it was going to be a pretty laid-back day, because Brad was going to have to go into Santa Monica to do storyboards. Before he had to go, we walked up Los Feliz to see if anything cool was open. Of course, nothing opens until after noon in Los Angeles because, well, I guess everyone is lazy. City That Never Sleeps this is not. Almost everything was closed down Vermont Street where all the shops were located. We did explore a really cool bookstore and then each got something to drink at a cafe before we had to head back so Brad could leave for work.

After he left, I decided to do some exploring on my own...and actually was looking forward to wandering around for a bit. I walked all the way back to Silverlake and by this time the shops that were closed the day before were all actually open! There were a few noteable shops. One was a small clothing shop with a mix of various Asian patterns, illustrations and motifs on clothing. Of course, most of it was women's clothes but there was a section of t-shirts for guys that I rifled through. For being artisticly designed, the shirts were quite reasonably priced and I found quite a few shirts with Indian motifs (Hindu gods/goddesses, elephants, etc). I went into a few vintage stores and one store that was full of Do-It-Yourself/indie craft supplies and creations. It got me inspired to attempt to start making designs for t-shirts or stationary. There is also a really sweet comic book store that I wandered around for a bit.

I was stopped by a girl who was canvassing for some peace-lobbying political organization. Because I know these people are constantly getting stiffed or rudely remarked by passers-by, I was friendly and let her talk. I initially thought it was just some petition to sign...however, she proceeded to go on this long speech about a number of different things which ended in her wanting to get my information and money. I gave her my contact information, which ended up being a collage of accurate information, past addresses and childhood friends' information. Score one for Nicholas R. Thomas.

Again the weather on Wednesday was fantastic and I enjoyed strolling around and getting fresh air. It had been awhile since I have been able to wander around on foot. Of course, being flat-footed and having been constantly walking all week, I eventually had to head home because my feet didn't have much walk left in 'em.

The rest of the night was pretty relaxed and involved sitting in Brad's apartment.

Watchmen advertisement. This city is just about as chalked full of ads for this movie as it was two years ago when 300 was coming out.























Here's a sign denoting Little Armenia, the area in which Brad's apartment is located.























On the way to Silverlake.























Photo taken in a residential area of Silverlake.























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