Wendy emailed me some new pictures of Logan. This is my favorite one. I got him the shirt when I came down in December for the tour. It says "Somebody at USC loves me!" I really miss both of them.
I did a lot of reading today. I'd like to get through at least three of the books before we start class on Tuesday. I feel like everything I can do to get ahead now will pay dividends in the weeks ahead.
I also ran some errands today. It's surprising how much stuff you need and how much time it takes to get your life set up down here. It also takes a fair bit of time to get anywhere. It's not hard to burn through half your day just running around.
Note for 2009 class: Get down to Los Angeles as soon as you can, get familiar with the area and get everything you need to feel dialed in and ready to work.Sunday, January20, 2008.
I hit the gym at 6 am this morning which was great. I haven't felt like I have a lot of time for regular exercise since Logan was born, but I don't really have any excuses while I'm down here. They have a nice facility and I pretty much had it to myself at that hour. I'm glad it's a short walk over there because I was in a t-shirt and shorts and nearly froze to death. I forget that it's still winter and at night it gets down to the high thirties or low forties.
After that I got a haircut (gotta look good for pictures on Tuesday) and then drove up to Santa Monica which is only a couple miles up Pacific Avenue. What a view! Too bad I didn't have my camera with me. I'll have to go up again to take some pictures to share with all of you.
Later that afternoon Sue and I decided to walk down to Venice Beach. Quite a freak show. It's kind of like a permanent street fair on the boardwalk with all sorts of entertainers ranging from the energetic (young hip-hop acrobats and Brazilian drummers), to the unusual (a gold painted mime who looked like a statue with a gold painted mime dog who would move when given tips), to the deranged (a man in pseudo-African tribal dress standing on one foot on a ten food A-frame ladder holding snakes and preaching Armageddon). It goes on for miles, but we quickly tired of the incense and t-shirt shops, piercing parlors and hustlers and walked back on the beach. The thing that struck me was that even with the temperature nearing 70 degrees there were thousands on the boardwalk, but only a handful of people actually on the beach or down by the water. We continued our walk around the marina and the surrounding area before heading back to Oakwood. We had walked for about three hours by the time we made it back and I was getting a bit footsore.
I made Wendy's famous "Easy Enchilladas" for dinner which I'll be eating for several meals to come. This was my first real attempt at cooking since I've been here and I'd forgotten how many left-overs you end up with when cooking for one. I imagine as I get to know more of my classmates and their schedules we'll probably be doing some communal meals. Otherwise I'll be drowning in sameness.
I finished out the day with some more reading, talked with Wendy and Logan on the phone and fell asleep with a book on my face.
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