hey back in new england and daaaaaamn it is cold.

check this out, this video.

apparently some dudes gave a friend some acid then locked him in a closet and recorded him. then after he told them what he saw and they made a digital rendering.

it's got some swears, but it's awesome.



i'll talk more about california and my awesome time there when i get a chance

aaaaahhh california.

i've been researching fast food in the area. you know, places that aren't available in the northeast. and i have this ranking from the research, best to least best:

1. in n out burgers
2. jack in the box
3. carl's jr.

alright so it's not that many. but i had an amazing meal last night from the first, in n out, very well priced. a double burger and a chocolate shake for like 5 bucks. jack in the box i had a chicken ciabatta, which was really fantastic, and then at carl's jr. i had a burger and a really fantastic mint oreo shake. the burger wasn't that good though.

aaaanyway, as exciting as all that is, a quick update!

yesterday i rented a roadbike for two hours and biked up and down the coast for 21 miles... needless to say i'm very sore today.

and today i'm going to a toyota dealership to talk to them about what i should do with my car/try out a brand new prius maybe!, go to target and return something, get a nice la hat, go to in n out! again, maybe do a bit of shopping... then tonight i'm having dinner with brandon!

and change of plans: instead of hitting the airport at 7:20am and getting in to boston at 3:30pm on saturday, due to unforeseen challenges, i'm going to LAX to fly out for 2:15pm and getting in to boston at 11:05pm. and i'll sleep and everything on friday night and be back to my old east coast self by saturday.

arlight. it's 1:20, time to greet the day.

don't feel like writing the usual amount per post but a few things about today/tonight

-ran 2-2.5 miles on the beach!
-tried out the rings gymnastic thing on venice beach, cool cool
-had karl's jr AND jack in the box for the first time... i know, fast food= no good for luke. but jack in the box was considerably better.
-went to the staples center! and saw the lakers v. hornets! lakers lost, but that's ok. almost bought a lakers hat but then realized it would be against the mansport rules. it wouldn't have been as bad as buying a yankees cap, but it's not something a celtics fan buys.

anyway, here's some pictures from the game! (also one of some sunglasses i'm considering. twenty bucks. also, my bluetooth! it's really nice. won't use it after i get back from california though. cause i hate 'that guy'.)

-breakfast!
-basketball down at venice beach!
-coming back to shower!
-going to meet my dad's friend craig about working for him when i move out!
-driving around!
-lakers v. hornets tonight, 7:30 at the staples center!!

sweeeet.

soooo after this little update i'm gonna go to a local bar that was started by a dude from boston...all boston themed and whatnot.

but today! what a day. see, i think the good thing is that i am pretty flexible. i headed out later in the day today after getting taco bell (i know, i'm all the way in california and i'm eating friggin' taco bell) and i drove on over to the paramount studios (got the address online) to see the place and maybe see who i could talk to. i arrived and realized that it's not gonna work that way. sooo, i wanted to call the la film school to set up a tour but i didn't feel like pulling over. sooo i stopped by the local radio shack to pick up a bluetooth headset (it's illegal in california to drive with phone in hand). i have bought crappy ones before so i said to myself 'luke, you're gonna spend a little extra to get good quality.' and i did. and, using it, i gave la film school a call to set up a 2:30 tour. soon i was parking and entering the modern style building. i was the only person on the tour. the place is pretty great and i was really excited to see all of their equipment and technology. only thing about the school is that a: i don't need it to get somewhere in the entertainment business, all i need is experience and a demo reel, two things i can do in the time between now and the may/june. and b: it's waaaaay too expensive. $41,720. for 12 months. not going there, thanks.

afterwards i called my mom and talked on the bluetooth for a while and because i have it and i drove around doing so. somehow, almost inexplicably, i ended up entering griffith park. now, griffith park is a nice park that has lots of trails to walk on and climb and it's right near the hollywood sign and the view is fantastic. the funny thing is when i was talking to Sarah yesterday about sights to see she specifically mentioned griffith park and the hiking and whatnot. so i guess i subconsciously headed there. i headed up the paths, just up and up and up like i did on the road yesterday... and the sun was setting so i took out my camera and took a bunch of really nice pictures.

here are some!




and this one here, which i set up so i could be in it...haha


and what the heck, another panoramic shot.


time for some dinner (Sarah's making me pasta!! :) :) ) then off to the bar maybe

tomorrow i'm planning on waking up early and going to play some basketball then drive up towards malibu and then maybe the zoo!? also hopefully meet with a few people. then at night i'm gonna try to go to the lakers v. hornets game.

so i did end up playing basketball yesterday! i drove on down to venice beach, where i had located some courts on google maps... it took a long time to park, but that's ok. i walked over to the courts and waited a game or two before asking two dudes if they needed a third, which they did, and we played a game . then another game. then another one! i'll be honest with you i was not in my top form. which makes sense because i haven't engaged in much if any athletic activity in the past 3-4 months. i just couldn't get the touch right for layups. not sure why. but i'm a scrappy player and i try really hard and play decent defense so people tend to not mind that i miss so much. haha. anyway, i hobbled off the court because i was pretty much dying after so much activity, and sat on venice beach and watched the surfers and the sunset. i called mom and she was worried about my coughing but i told her i'm fine, which i am. i did take this picture, too




bluetooth'd a few pictures to the computer...

here's the nice dinner i had the second night i was here. it was potato and chicken pizza and margarita pizza. then we watched doubt. really nice to be welcomed to california like that.



then last night i was like 'i'm gonna go to a show or something! so i looked up local theatre and decided to hit the Upright Citizen's Brigade, which was having a free show in Hollywood. so i hopped in the car and drove the 30 minute drive to get there, knowing full well that i might not make it due to traffic and whatnot. but i did finally get there, and the line was around the building. so i figured i'll check my gps for more live theatre. i tried a few places but none were showing anything last evening. soooo i kept driving and found this big ol' hill in Glendale and i said f it, i'm gonna just drive upwards. so i did. i took every road to that was uphill, til i came to a cul de sac, and i was about to turn around and head down again when i saw an empty lot at the top. it was fenced off and said no trespassing and whatnot but i said i'm gonna live my life and snuck through an opening in the fence. i walked out on the plot of land and saw one of the most amazing sights i've seen in my young life. before me was almost all of los angeles, glimmering with the lights of the freeway and the streetlights and the crazy lit up buildings. it was beautiful and so so so quiet. i took a few pictures with my phone because it was all i had on me, but here they are. i'm gonna go back and bring my camera and video camera and maybe go during the day.