LA review

Now *that* was an awesome vacation!

Last Sunday after the Lessons and Carols service, I left for LA. When I left, it was about 30 degrees, and when I landed, it was about 60. How spectacular does that sound about now??

I had a really great time out there (I'll link up pictures once I get them onto the web) -- mostly because I got to visit with James, who I hadn't seen in quite a long time. We'd been talking about his class films and such, and I've been dying to see them, so being able to spend some time down at USC was nice. I was able to meet some of his friends out there (who all seem fantastically nice), we went to a screening of The New World where Q'orianka Kilcher's Q&A proved to us that her performance was incredibly talented.

Tuesday, we spent the day in Santa Monica, shopping on the Third Street Promenade, enjoying the ocean view, walking in the sand in December, and catching an awesome sunset. James even found the West Coast equivalent of "our" restaurant there! (I'm still trying to figure out how I got so much blasted SAND in my purse!!) We caught up with a friend of his who lives close to Santa Monica and had dinner. Later that evening, we crashed at his place to watch Peter's Friends (a very good Christmas-y movie if you're interested).

So basically, I had a fantastic trip, but now it's back to the grind. There's going to be a whole-lotta-writing-going-on for the next couple days. Wish me luck.

xoxox
hlm