North Hollywood Observations

I've been out of California for a while and on this renaissance journey to LA it almost seems as if I am going back to a second cousin's house that I used to spend christmas at as a child; only I recently found out my second cousin has a meth lab in the basement and has a human trafficking business on the side. Cutting up the roast beast has become a bit of an awkward encounter.

It's almost feel like "the one who got away." Like Darth Vader catching a cup of coffee with Obionekanobi a couple of years after he went to the dark side... "how how are things?" "Well ya know, it's good to see you... uh... I don't want to talk about my job."

Right now, i'm chilling in North Hollywood right. Waiting for my brother to come pick me up. I was running a seminar for the past week (working my tail off) and I finally, now, I have a chance to see my blooded generational monastic homey. My brother.

I really don't know when he'll show up, but it's ok. Leaves me a good opportunity to people watch. And here's what I see:

1. Good looking people.

2. Small dogs.

3. Paintings on buildings.

4. Egos.

5. People walking around with massive video cameras. I can't tell if the expression on their face is actual fatigue or them acting like they are fatigued. This kind of dull-blank stare that both boring people and overworked people have.

6. And also, correspondingly, everyone else can be categorized as people who are not batting an eye when people walk around with massive video cameras. I guess in hollywood it's the norm to hall around expensive looking equipment. I've got a philosophy book on my coffee-shop table, I suppose this is a similar beast.

7. Soul patches on wrinkly faces and trendy cloths on white haired people.

8 Excessive mixing of ethnic foods. I saw a Japanese hamburger place across the street from a Thai Pizza shack. It's like one big static cluster fuck of cuisine. I like it. Creatively destroy me some food.

9) Uneducated judgement. You can see it in their eyes.

10) Ridiculous clothing. People seem to match. I thought my New Glarus Brewing Co. sweatshirt was awesome, now I feel underdressed and outdated. (Nothing personal Dr. New Glarus. You know I think you totally rule, but I think you would agree, LA is not your target market.)

I think the big question to be answered in this venture to california is,

Is it creativity or confusion.