beaches, stars, and parties...oh my!

So, Jake and I did indeed make it safely to LA, CA, found a place to live, unpacked the boxes, and got settled. However, in the midst of work, we found some time to have some fun and see some sights. One sight which I was desperate to see was Santa Monica. But first, Jake insisted he introduce me to an old, west coast friend of his:

mmmm mmm...my fellow tennesseans at home, all those crazy rumors are true, these really ARE the best burgers everywhere, especially when you get them "protein style," which substitutes lettuce for a bun to be super Jessie friendly. Their strawberry milkshakes will rock your world too.

This, obviously, is Santa Monica


this is a crazy chinese man on the boardwalk who claimed to have an "amazing balancing show..."

it wasn't really so amazing. I wasn't coughing up any dollars.

Jake is always hungry. espcially for crappy food that I just don't let myself eat...but wish I could...


lucky duck.


some guys doing amazing capoirera stuff on the lawn...


the hug deli...i wasn't sure if the girls in the booth were famous or not...the girl on the left side of the screen proclaimed to them that she would have them up on "perez" by the end of that night though...


some guys playing raegae in venice


sunset on the beach


Ok. A few days later, I insisted we go to Hollywood, because I'd never been.

I thought that billboard proclaimed a strange but profound message....


Jake walking the walk of fame


Graumann's Chinese


sean connery


clint eastwood


woohoo! had to do it...japanese tourists and their tourguide be damned....




A few days later, we decided to take a trek back to the beach to show Jake's cousin Stephanie the sights.



You probably can't tell...but this dude is wearing a turban, a visor, some sort of middle eastern garb, and jumbo sized roller skates. He is also playing a strat via a portable amp that is attatched to his belt. Kinda wild.


view from the back


nowhere else in the country do you see this....


of course, we had to take a spin on the pacific wheel, however long of a line or over priced the tickets were...

Views from the top:




Stephanie, Jake, and me










In other news... thanks to a wonderful new friend of ours, Jake and I were invited to a very exclusive party the other night. It was the Scandinavian Style Mansion soiree, hosted by Lindsay Lohan herself and sponsored by Skyy vodka (which was the base for every drink mixed, shaken, or stirred up by the bartenders), and Paris Hilton Handbags.
There was a red carpet set up and everything...apparently Britney Spears was orginally the hostess, but she was "relieved" of such duties after being admitted to the psych ward. Lindsay was given her spot.
This article will tell you all about it much better:
http://www.eonline.com/gossip/hum/detail/index.jsp?uuid=21111aea-93be-4342-80f0-8e1b03ce5302


did I mention Paris Hilton was there? Yeah. Before the celebs showed up, it basically went like this: You walk around to the various designers, and pick out whatever you want, be it clothes, cool tee shirts, sunglasses, watches, kids clothes, kitchen stuff, or cosmetics, put them in a bag, and they're yours, for free. yeah, crazy huh? It ROCKED.

It was also kind of bizarre to be so close to Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. I literally rubbed shoulders with Paris at one point.

Life in CA is pretty interesting, I must say. ;)