Dowtown L.A.

This is Dudely. 

View From Bench From 500 Days of Summer.

         Hey Y'all. So we are off! Yup it finally happened. After 3 years, the trip of a lifetime is underway. Michael showed up in Santa Cruz bright and early to get me out of bed. But as i'm sure you all know i was still sleeping, and not exactly ready, so it took a while to get going. As soon as i was ready we began to pack the car with what little baggage we had. We will be riding in style in our white 1998 Volvo soccer mom wagon. Woot! It's pretty much everything we wanted. If we give it enough love, hopefully it will get us across the country and back in one piece. Also, it turns out we have sort of a mascot, or good luck charm if you will, following us every step up the way. Our buddy Harvey has turned out to be great fun, and a very lively rabbit that brings a lot to the table. His road trippin' expertise will be much appreciated.
         Around 11:00 AM we set off down the coast on 101 before hopping on 46, and heading out on "the" 5 (That was hard to do) Not too many problems on the road as it was pretty much smooth sailing. There was some traffic here and there but what else is new when you're going to LA. We did stop off a bit at a Safeway and dollar store just to get a few essentials; gummy worms, saltine crackers, bags and bags of cereal etc. We almost bought some foam swords but thought against it. We got into LA around 6 and hit up Kim at her beach house. Claire and Kim joined us on the beach to watch the sunset, but before it actually set, Claire was more intent on getting back for some food. After saying hi's and going through introductions we sat down, to chow down. It was a loud and raucous night filled with good food and friends. BBq chicken, corn, potatoes, and greens filled the table as we laughed the night away with full bellies.
         After dinner we headed back to Kim's house. Here we met up with Emerald and ended up going out late to go get Yogurt Land. Claire decided to stay back and catch a few zzzz's, but it was probably more so because she is lactose intolerant. LAME! My second trip to yogurt land proved to be much better as i knew what to do and bought less ice cream. With froyo a succes it was back to Kim's for a good nights rest. We stayed up and planned a bit more, just getting things ready for the days ahead. It will be a while before we get another good nights rest and a home-cooked meal.
       The next day everyone partied it up in the kitchen and made breakfast. I of course slept in, ignoring any noises or sounds that were out to wake me. Around 10 i stumbled and we all sat down to the table for a good breakfast, compliments to Claire. We cleaned up a bit, showered, dressed and made it out the door around noon to explore LA. It took us a while to get downtown because of the crazy traffic construction, and the poorly relayed directions, but whatever! Downtown LA was great as we explored the area walking to the Disney Concert Hall, Angels Hill, and the many parking lots! Deciding to leave before rush hour we headed to the Santa Monica boardwalk and walked around a bunch. Time well spent at the boardwalk taking in the sights, sea air, and booty it was time to head home to Kim's. With a quick gas stop, (gas is really going to kill us) we made it back and relaxed a bit before we have to get up again. Tonight Claire is taking us to a burger place that she swears is the best, but we all have our reservations. We we'll see where the night takes us, but it sounds as if there may be a small shin dig later.
     Ok that's it for now. More to come later. I don't know if ill be able to keep up this pace in terms of writing. And yeah yeah i know grammatically it's not the best, but i'm not going back through and adding misplaced commas or apostrophes, so deal with it. Ok loyal followers, until another day, Michael and Paden here hopping off.

-Who Flares.