Another sign of the end of SUVs

I was looking for a car, and this one dealer had an inventory of the type of used vehicles on the lot. Check out this graph.

cali gas sucks

So, not only does gas here cost a lot, and it's only 91 octane instead of 93, it also has up to 10% ethanol. I'm pretty sure ethanol has a lower energy density than gas, so per gallon, we have less energy. So that translates into lower gas mileage. Sucks eh?

So many ways to communicate....

I was talking to my sister the other day and then my mom, and started thinking about how easy it is to communicate. Way back in the day, you had a messenger on horse back. Then the evolutions of: telegraph, mail, telephone, email, pager, cell phone, email mailing lists, forums, text messaging, and live video over a computer. The only thing that's left is being able to beam yourself somewhere like in Star Trek.

Speaking of apartments

Back in Texas and Florida, it was more often than not that a 'nice' apartment came with a fridge and washer and dryer. Not so out here in LA! More often than not, there's not a washer/dryer in the unit, and often not a fridge either.

Everyone does want to be an actor

So... I went with a friend to watch 'Wicked' up in Hollywood. It's an absolutely amazing show by the way, best I've seen. Anyways... we go to a restaurant afterwards and then a bar. My friend's friend who is a bartender at the restaurant is also an actress. Later, we talked to some random dude who was also an actor. My other friend's friend's boyfriend (confusing eh?) is also an actor.

Another thing about LA, it's a really laid back atmosphere in the night scene here. People are kickin it in jeans, some Chuck Ds, etc. Different scene than, say, Boston or NYC, where people tend to dress up more.

Rent is freakin $$$ in LA

Of course everyone knows this already, but still, $1600 for a 2bed/1 or 2 bath rents you a place with appliances 30 yrs old and one parking spot. And you probably have to provide your own fridge. And no in-unit laundry. Apartment hunting sucks.

Speaking of traffic

Why is it that the left lane is the slow lane? A lot of American drivers are retarded; driving in Europe is so much better.