Chadwick's Blog

So, it's a quarter til 11am here in Claremont, CA, about 30 miles east of downtown LA. Sammy and I just got back to his brother's place after sleeping at his friend Matt's apartment in West Hollywood. I think we got about 9 hours sleep. Amazing. Last night was a crazy drive through LA... Matt showed us a bunch of the sights... we drove up Mulholland Drive, saw the Valley at night from up there, drove through Beverly Hills (RIDICULOUS houses), Rodeo Drive, Sunset Blvd, too much to remember even. Stopped at In'n'Out Burger. Had a beer at the Cat and Fiddle. Got approached by a hooker at 7-11. It was a very complete night. I'm really liking LA. Today, we'll probably check out Venice Beach, (That's totally) Santa Monica Pier, who knows what else. Then tonight, we DRIVE. All the way back to Tejas. It's a crazy trip.

Speaking of driving, the drive up here was intense. We drove for 22 hours straight, swapping out about every 5 hours. Sammy hit a raccoon, I almost hit a jackrabbit. The desert's pretty. Some of the rest stops are incredibly well-cleaned. There's a huge wind farm outside of Palm Springs. It reminded me of a level from Sonic the Hedgehog.

The weather in LA is beautiful. The smog is disgusting.