Tag Archives: Hollywood

Finally, the Due Date

22 Dec

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Fucking hell it’s been busy.  Too busy.  Too cold.  Then it was hot.  Then it was windy.  Then it was windy and COLD.  I just can’t keep up anymore with the weather here, and with the mandatory shopping underway, Christmas is still less a jolly holiday than a requisite and painful issue at the end of the year.   So I’ve been busy – so much so that I just bought my tree last night.  When I brought it up the stairs to my apartment, I broke my gothic neighbor’s plant pot by knocking it to the floor with the wooden stand attached to the evergreen.  My neighbor, who hates me and has hung a black wreath with skulls on her front door, well, this will not be warming the cockles of her heart.  So I left a note.  I think she’s on holiday because I haven’t seen her. Thank God.  So, with the outcome of that soon to be pleasant situation hanging in the air, the wind has returned this morning with vigor and the changing weather brings with it a myriad of colors in the sky and an awesome sunrise.  Here is the view from this morning, which I took while standing in the near freezing wind:

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Sunny Skies

10 Jul

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A good sign: clear skies, a great weekend ahead full of birthday festivities.

July 4th

5 Jul

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With the always possible threat of fire or riot, the helicopters patrol the night skies; tonight its concerning that a flare is released nearby.   A bright red dot on July 4th is a near miss – who’s going to see it amidst all the fireworks?

The helicopter:

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The Flare:

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Fireworks were scaled back to only a handful of shows across L.A. because of California’s budget crisis.   The Hollywood Bowl, a local concert and event venue, has their own celebration off of Highland Avenue which, although fantastic up close, only makes the hills look like they’re on fire.  Above the city, only a handful of colorful bouquets can be seen above the Los Angeles skyline.    There’s 15 million people here, so there’s never going to be a single destination.    It’s a penury display but a satisfying day.  Requisite grilling was done, skin got sun-scorched and we ended up amongst friends.

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Daily Photo: Storage Facility

17 Jun

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Franklin Avenue & Argyle

Daily Photo: Apartments?

10 Jun

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Argyle Avenue

Daily Photo: Tourist

10 Jun

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Las Palmas Avenue

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Hollywood Blvd. Walk of Fame

Crime Scenes, Women

2 Jun

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Daily Photo: Monday Jacaranda Trees

1 Jun

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Daily Photo: Saturday Premiere

31 May

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Daily Photo: Million Dollar Hotel

29 May

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The scene of the depressing and sickly haunting story of L.A. transients and junkies living in the dilapidated building known as The Million Dollar Hotel.  Milla Jovovich is beautiful, Mel Gibson is unconvincing. The plot is thin, the dialogue worse.   

Million Dollar Hotel: Movie