24 hours in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California: I made a fool
out of myself on the RV park treadmill, while DT ran circles around the
campground. Then we left the Magna Peregrinus at the RV park and drove
the Honda to Los Angeles to spend 24 hours with our daughter, the Lovely Lisa.
We had reason to celebrate - Lisa, a publicist, just started a new job! Yeah,
Lisa. We are very proud of our girl.
After arriving at her house, we three went right out
again to bring a few things to her new office. It was great to see her
new workspace and help her settle-in. Of course, we went to lunch as
well - to Factor's
Deli on our way to Lisa's office in Beverly Hills. Factor's is a
Jewish-style restaurant... meaning they serve traditional
Jewish favorites, but the restaurant is not kosher and you can get bacon
on your cheeseburger.
Forget about what I said Friday about never eating
again.
Reuben Sandwich
Brisket Breakfast Scramble
Chicken Salad over Avocado
Lisa has a roommate now, so her guest room is no longer
available to us - we had to check into a hotel. Weeks ago, we chose the
newly-opened
W Hotel in Hollywood - because the hotel is conveniently located
near Lisa's house - completely forgetting this was Oscar weekend. Later
we learned the W was also having a "soft" opening of their nightclub,
Drai's, tonight. By the time we had this all figured-out, there
wasn't another hotel room for 100 miles (because of the Academy Awards),
so to the W we went.
W Hotel in Hollywood, California - quilted grey leather wall and silver
leather window seat
W Hotel in Hollywood, California
Obviously this hotel room is crazy-mod. The round white
leather-quilted table in the corner is a refrigerator. They provide a
small bar on the top of the fridge. You can get a ten ounce bottle of gin for
only $33. Bottled water was $9. We didn't... I'm just saying it was
available.
In a bit, we were dressed for dinner and back to Lisa's house for a
celebratory glass of champagne. Tonight we dined once again at
Barbrix
in Silver Lake. Our entire family just loves Barbrix, and Lisa is a
regular at this "small plate" (where you can order many different
appetizer-sized menu items to share) restaurant. Barbrix was just named
one of the "Ten
Best New Restaurants" in Los Angeles, so now it will be very
difficult to get a reservation.
It poured rain all evening in Los Angeles. Miserable. All the actresses
will have frizzy hair and soggy gowns tomorrow on the red carpet.
Until my next update, I remain, your happy correspondent.