- Saying “I’m cold” becomes a relative statement very quickly.
- It’s not uncommon for salespeople to hug you hello & goodbye – ok admittedly, after you discovered you were separated at birth.
- Visitors are as good as a visit "home".
- Don't rely on having cell service at LAX, Dodger Stadium, the Rose Bowl - or anywhere with thousands of Los Angelians.
- Spanish is second nature for anyone who grew up here. French really throws people.
- Asking where the washroom is is the same as tattooing a maple leaf on your forehead saying "I'm Canadian".
- You can mapquest things on foot.
- Beware of “boot camp” classes & exercises called “GI Janes”.
- The beach is well worth the price of time and loss of patience sitting in traffic to get there.
- It’s worth the drive to Laguna.
- The yoga in California isn’t always better, you’ve got to find it.
- San Francisco isn’t necessarily a 6-hour drive...
- Fires, earthquakes and other natural disasters are a given.
- When you hear & see a helicopter circling overhead, it’s probably not the next celebrity wedding – there was likely a murder.
- Don’t always trust your GPS.
- Avoid Santa Monica Blvd, Fairfax, and a few other choice streets like the plague – they’re all anyone's GPS knows – and 95% of the city is using one to get anywhere. Beware of congestion...
- There are places you just should not go - EVER. Don’t let the gas light come on when you’re Southeast of anything.
- Runyon is almost always the highlight of my week.
- Boys in LA date date date.
- My trainer would use another word for date…
- If someone wears a blue or red bandanna, they’re likely a blood or a crip. If you ask them and they say no, go with your gut.
- More than half of the cars on the road are ones you’d want to own. People just need to learn to drive them!
- Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.
- Rain REALLY shuts the city down.
- What goes up, must not always come down.
- Whole Foods should be called “Whole Paycheck” - if you have one!
- You could eat out every night and never tire of the restaurants here.
- Nothing beats Rodeo. Avec holiday decorations - even better!
- The Grove really is heaven on earth – or "adult Disneyland".
- Time is different here, 15 min late is on time. Don't ever be early, you'll be kept waiting.
- Anything in the car takes at least 3-4 times longer than mapquest, googlemaps, or your GPS says.
- Valet is cheaper than parking tickets.
- You don’t really appreciate free apples until they’re gone.
- Ryan Seacrest really does run this town. And I love him.
You can take the girl out of Canada, but you can’t take Canada out of the girl. Who'd want to?! Please.
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PS - That's it for this year... and what a year it's been.
Happy Holidays!! See you in 2010 - with bells on. xoxo
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