Los Angeles keeps moving and moving! Especially when you’re me and Theo. I walked miles, drove hundreds of miles, and savored every good moment I could. Shoot outs, car chases, and even mystery flower deliveries. It was one wild trip!
Before I dig in the excitement, I want to finish the list I started. On my first visit to Los Angeles as an adult, I also visited Malibu Lagoon State Beach, Malibu Kitchen & Gourmet Market, Starbucks (twice), the Griffith Observatory entrance, a vista of the Las Virgenes Valley, The Chinese Theatre, La Café in downtown LA, and the end of Route 66 at the Santa Monica Pier! That about covers it besides a handful of restaurants.
I sigh heavily before writing this. It was a wild adventure. I don’t go on vacations often. Once a year at best. When I go somewhere, I try and have a purpose. Therefore, I can write it off as a business expense and this trip was case and point.
Upon this recon mission to find viable sources of filmmakers to associate with was a shoot out on my birthday, I had to jump from a moving car, and a guy rushed over to me and my friend asking us to give flowers to the hostess at Mr. Chow. Crazy stuff.
Other wild things were driving a rented Ford Fusion Ecoboost AWD through the canyons at night, flying down the highway, putting my ear to the ground in Malibu, and talking fitness at Muscle Beach. It wasn’t all bad. Malibu is beautiful. Multiple times I had to hold back tears cause I couldn’t believe it.
The purpose of the trip was to network, and I did network. I met up with some alumni from Webster University who live in Los Angeles, I was introduced to an Executive Producer and discussed the world (very thankful for that), and I met up with a friend who had just changed film at Drake’s house! Also, before I left, I was able to get the contact information from my childhood babysitter who now works in motion picture post-production.
The trip was a success. This post leaves out many details, but how can I fit numerous days of abstract events into a blog post? I don’t make that kind of time for a free online journal. If you have read this far, thank you.
