The LA trip

I tried many time to write this out as an article where I go through each of the event chronologically. These events are so disjointed that you need fillers to transition you to the good parts. And fillers are boring.

I didn't want to write about the what happened but rather jot down prompts for what I was thinking.

Friday night:

• Mark showing us his pirate photo
• Chess game between Mark and Frankie
• Energy, vibrations, GEB, women - you know Godel; you must have chosen completeness over consistency
• Rob the writer - why does he write? 
• Laker's games
• You do not clap for the opposition while sitting in the owner's box of a team. 
• By their cheering I extrapolate that most of the crowd loves the team, a large percentage the personalities, and a few the sport
• Beer - If you don't like beer, you'll still drink it because that is what men do when watching sport. Despite the opulence around me, the fridge was poor in taste - Bud and Coors and, the saving grace, Guinness.
• Desert cart - food - "Don't give him Fred.. he can only have one"
• Six pack of dogfish head 60 minute IPA and to Jarred's house
• "He is a total slayer" - Kudos my friend 

Saturday:

• 11:30am: Got to get to the game!
• Man sells parking (at his house?) for $80
• Parking costs almost $100 - Families and friends having a bbqs and beer drinking in the lot. Three guys park car and leave.
• Remember when you drank to get drunk not because it tasted good? Some people are still doing it.
• Football is a great game - it hints of skill beyond the physical. I hope to learn more about it.
• Drove off to a restaurant - how do you say "Sorry mate, 1.5 hrs is too long a wait" with a smile?
• Carribean - Enchilada chicken spicy + beer
• Drinks at the "Surly Goat" - Good beer. Average venue. Poor music

Sunday:

• To Joey's house
• What is the the opportunity cost of letting friends stay at your parent's place
• There are no coffee shops in LA 
• Beer for people who like water
• "David from Telstra" redux - Learning to counter the look away
• Game of 500 - I just thought of a strategy that no one has ever thought of
• Babies "go crazy" 
• Valet parking
• Expressing gratitude is only one half
• Saying goodbyes to old friends