Los Angeles
Love Story
Once upon a time on a small university campus in Kansas, I was there for Senior Weekend – where seniors spend the weekend checking out the campus to decide whether they want to attend that university. One of the events for the weekend was a dance at the Student Union, which I attended with a … Continue reading
I Want to Go Home
This past weekend was spent in L.A., not for any particular reason, but because I’m “homesick.” The trip didn’t start off all that well. My 8:00 a.m. flight on Virgin America was delayed until 9:15 a.m., though we weren’t actually airborne until about 9:45 a.m. A friend of mine had wanted to pick me up … Continue reading
Holidaze
The holidays are over, thankfully! Honestly, my holiday spirit has been relatively low for several years now. Not being close (physically or otherwise) to my immediate family, I chose to spend Thanksgiving in the same place as a few years ago – Las Vegas. Rather than staying at The Venetian this time, I upped the … Continue reading
Weekend in L.A.
Wasn’t that the title of an old George Benson album? If so, it’s very appropriate for this post. Saturday morning I fled the fog of San Francisco for the sunnier climes of SoCal. This was my first time using AirBnB for lodging. The apartment I’d chosen was in West Hollywood, about 5 blocks from my … Continue reading
Up To My Old Tricks
It’s the eve before a flight and I’m doing my usual – procrastinating as much as possible. To be fair, I DID walk up a block after work to do a load of laundry. There are washers and dryers in our apartment building basement. However, the elevator hasn’t been working well for 2 or 3 … Continue reading
Hysteria Sets In
Saturday morning came far too soon. I woke up early, then went back to sleep, in hopes that my leaving that day was a dream. My Aussie friend’s flight was at 8:00 or 9:00 a.m., so I texted her to apologize for not being able to spend any time with her the day before. She … Continue reading
Bah! Humbug!
The holiday season has been here for awhile, but my holiday spirit disappeared about 10 years ago. When I lived in L.A., Christmas was my favorite holiday. I loved shopping, wrapping the presents, selecting and mailing the cards, decorating the tree, listening to Christmas music and watching other’s open their presents. The tree had to … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
In all honesty, Thanksgiving is my second least favorite American holiday, after Halloween. While everyone else may have memories of friends and family getting together sitting around the dinner table enjoying a fabulous feast and interesting banter, mine are nothing like that. My family memories consist of everyone getting together, eating, arguing, laying around watching … Continue reading
Ready for Take-Off
That will be more appropriate for tomorrow, but I’m not planning to do any posting then! In reality, my clothes are packed. I’m simply debating on whether to take a long dress, another pair of pants and 2 more tops. The forecast is for at least 3 days of rain during my 7 in Hoi … Continue reading
More Promotion
Back in early 2010, on my 4th trip to Bali, I met this guy. We didn’t actually meet ON vacation, per se, but as we were both leaving Bali to go to our respective “homes.” He was sitting in the seat next to me as our flight was scheduled to depart. He was cute, he … Continue reading