Look out weddings, this may be my new move. He blew up overnight and was all over Ellen and SNL. Have you seen it? Catchy!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey, sexy la-day...
In addition to being asked if I am married, have a boyfriend or kids, I was recently told that I look Asian, so maybe I have something in me to pick this up easily. I'll let you know.
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So what else has been up?
Sometimes, did you ever verify that you've made the right decision for yourself? I have made so much time for reading since I've moved here. Usually my reading time is paired with pool time. Thankfully, no one ever really uses the pool at my place so it is very relaxing.
I also get to try different pools, such a rough life, I know, but it has yet to get old for me. My friends, Danielle and Amanda, live in Hollywood. They have a fancy lobby with some Alice in Wonderland-esque chairs and Baywatch babes near the pool. We spent one Sunday afternoon catching up there, pretending we fit in, "borrowing" ice, etc in the middle of a birthday party. Happy Birthday, China. Or Jade? Or Diamond? What WAS her real name again??? Her outfit and "plastic" were too distracting...
Her pool is a little more used and crowded than mine. They hung a movie screen over the pool and played the Emmy Awards that night. Pretty, pretty cool and pretty, pretty Hollywood of them.
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| I am surprised the homeless haven't uncovered these outdoor beds! |
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| Shhh, don't tell anyone but that guy to the left is one of the original Geico cavemen from the commericals |
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| Just two travel nurses living a dream in Hollywood |
Today was a good day.
Back to my place. There was a filming of Parks and Recreation near my building. How cool! I saw none of it. They post notifications which is kinda cool to be alerted beforehand. They filmed part of The Office down the road from me. Dexter was filmed not far from where I used to live, when I still lived there. Lots going on, just have to keep my eyes open. Seriously, where are you Amy Poehler?
I created a new challenge (enemy) at home. See below.
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We are barely speaking right now.
At first, I could barely do one pull up. I continued to try throughout the day. My maximum right now is two. I am getting there!
When I first started and was having such trouble and was asking other nurses what they do to work out. One girl, who does some pretty heavy work outs, reassured me saying that you are strong if you are a girl and are able to do a pull up. Most guys can do them without a problem because all of their weight is in their upper body, girls carry most of their weight (unless you are Jade/Diamond/China) in their hips and thighs and have to pull all of that weight up to do one pull up. That made me feel better and I tried again when I got home. That day I did two pull ups consecutively. Just checked right now and I can STILL do two, woot!
Oktoberfest 8 never really got itself together. There is too much exploring to do here! It's also really hard to coordinate to guarantee guests. And it's a lot of cooking too. I haven't even had time to find any Paleo German recipes yet. Instead, we went to a highly rated German restaurant to celebrate Oktoberfest. The place was pretty dated but that was part of the charm, minus the cigarette vending machine (really?).
Sehr Gut, or something!
Laura and Adin, friends from Pittsburgh, were in town this weekend for a wedding. They spent every waking minute buzzing around the Hollywood area and made it to me on Monday evening, exhausted. Being the good sports they are, we were going to try a local place for dinner - closed Mondays. We then were going to try a new place a little drive away at The Grove - also, closed early. We ended up at an Italian restaurant across the street which was not terrible luck after all. Third time was a charm! I quickly gave a tour of the area we were in before bedtime, showing off Rodeo Drive and some of Beverly Hills and a CVS that surprised them with bottles of booze. Weird, I know! We woke up in time for brunch and they headed to the airport. Though quick, it was nice having a piece of home with me.
Thanks yinz guys for being my first east coast visitors!
Coming up this week and hopefully soon to be crossed off the to-do list:
- Florence and the Machine in concert next week, cannot wait!
- Dinner at Gordon Ramsay's new restaurant in The Grove
- Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios (though I wouldn't mind if this didn't happen)
- Crossfit. I am really trying to work my way up to this one before I embarrass myself (see pull ups and insanity and paleo) but Adin recently shared some interesting information with me, so we will see where I go with this goal.
I'll be sure to keep you posted on all of the above. Thanks for reading!
XO
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