I'm Not Opinionated

More about L.A.

I have to admit I have been very tired this week...it has taken me a week to catch up at work from being out a week...and I was out on business....working the whole time. I hate to see what it is going to be like when I am out on vacation. I say that to say this...though I have been very tired this week...I have also been very lazy and haven't taken the time to post lately. So my apologies. Now on to bigger and better things. There is going to be some good info in this post along with my anecdotes about L.A....so keep reading!

We arrived in L.A. late last Monday. Stephanie, her daughter, and I went to grab something to eat and got to bed about 2:30 am (remember 3 hours later my time). This was fine except that the A.Es wanted to take us to see The Tonight Show with Jay Leno so we had to be in Burbank (about 30 min away) at 6:00am. Not much sleep. We had a business lunch (I tried tuna tar tar...a sushi type dish...and very good!) and then met for the show....which was awesome!!!! I thought that it would be fun...but I had no idea how much fun. The band was awesome. Gave me a much needed burst of energy to complete the night. Joaquin Phoenix and Alanis Morisette were guests. Joaquin was sick and you could tell that he did not want to be there while Alanis was blonde! Can you believe it??? That night we went to a Brazilian place for dinner. It was awesome!!!! They kept bringing meat to the table...any type you could imagine....lamb, beef, chicken, pork ....all wonderful...as was the wine (I think I drank almost a whole bottle that night)...I told you earlier I love Chardonnay!

The next day we had another business lunch....yep, we had to work a little while we were there. My goal was to try new things and I really wanted to try fish tacos but I thought probably not the best idea at a business lunch...so I tried a spinach melt...open faced sandwhich with spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, and bell peppers topped with cheddar cheese. Before lunch, I did get to meet our administrative assistant who is currently out on maternity leave. Got to hold her baby boy, Vincente. He was born the same day as Annagrace and is adorable! Later, the whole team met up for a motivational speaker. I thought...oh boy, naptime....cynical me. It was really good. We discussed personality styles and it was a great presentation. I learned that I am a driver amiable...meaning I am going to push to get where I need to be...may even push you down to get there....but I will look back and ask you if you are alright. What is cool is that my boss had the same style! From there we went to a great seafood restaurant in Malibu for our "Christmas party". It was awesome....calamari to die for...the best crab legs I have ever eaten...and a little more Chardonnay :)!

Thursday was spent in meetings (some good things came from those meetings for me personally...look for more news soon...before having dinner at P.F. Chang's...which I love....yum before taking the red eye home....I really think that is the way to go....slept the whole time...woo hoo.

Needless to say I loved L.A. If it just cost a little less to live there I would be there in a second! If you have never been, please resolve to go at some point...I can't wait to go back!!!!

posted by jdanielsc @ 8:01 PM