Coachella 2004 and it's hot, but it's a dry hot.


arrived in LA last nite (45 min early). jetblue has got to be the best airline ever! not only was i entertained by a hot flight attendant named yuki, she also showered w/ me w/ free coca-cola's and dorito mixes. what more can a guy ask.

woke up at 5:45am, damn jet lag and quietly watched food network until de and eric finally got up at around 9-ish. went for a nice long and hilly walk around the neighborhood. they're a hot skip and a jump from griffith park, which not only the largest municipial park in the country (which has some really cool hiking trails, which will be all done this week) but it is also the home to that observatory that you see in the paula abdul "rush, rush" video, the tom hanks classic "dragnet" and i think part of "charlie's angels 2: full throttle" as well. de pointed out the high school where the carnival climax to "grease" was shot (as well as the movie version of buffy the vampire slayer). the coup de grace was the los feliz pitch and putt where jon favreau and ron livingston play golf in "swingers". de says that a lot of the locations for the movie are around her area. she promises to show me the derby is, which is where jon hooks up w/ heather graham at the end. so cool.

we got some smoothies that rival jamba juice and looked at some cute little dogs up for adoption. miss my damn little dogs!!!

so we're heading out to palm springs in a bit for the Coachella festival...we looked at the schedule and there is too much going on to get everything...but today, we must see radiohead (of course), the pixies, beck was just added, the stills and others, stereolab...i can go on and on. i am neglecting to mention another band that simone may be upset about (but they'll be in NYC in july!!! it will be ok) and this particular band was on Leno last nite...i missed it as i was getting off the plane and passed out before Leno was viewed here. so simmy, what did they play?

ok...apparently i must go and get this In and Out burger today. the name of the place suggests too things...tasty laxative or meat aphrodisiac. i'll let you know.

so i rec'd an offer today from Bellevue Hospital!! of course, i'm going to take it. how bad is it to give 2 weeks notice once you come back from vacation?? well, i'll offer my services part time in the afternoons...good for some extra cheese.

went to the getty center today...beautiful place, then i drove up route 1 to see some spectacular seaside views. driving is a bitch here...really wipes ya out. oh well, off to the hills for some hiking!!

I'm going back to Cali, to Cali, to Cali (for the 1st time, that is)

I leave for LA on friday...woo friggin' hoo. never been, and lots o' people have been nice enough to suggest places to go. before then, I am happy to report that I have an interview with Bellevue Hospital that morning. My program director has offered to give me an awesome reference and also gave me a heads up about a position at the Rusk Institute.

Things are coming up Milhouse!!

I am very excited. After that, I will join the patester and her friend christina at the Goog for the Singular Forms exhibit before hitting the airport shuttle to kennedy. Jet Blue baby...apparently no food but direct tv...go figure.

Rented the Matrix Revolutions, i like it better than reloaded. i wished for a bleak and depressing ending but what are you gonna do.

can this week go any slower!!!! i'm monstrously hyper from a grande mocha frapp...i ended up cleaning my house up before 9am...how sad is that. found out a friend is having a baby...a second. love me some springtime.