floresne

It’s basically just another week in Austin, except with L.A.-types walking around, talking on their cell phones, and a smattering of celebrities running about. Seriously. Any given night of the year in Austin you can see great music and watch indie flicks at a multitude of places without dealing with all the BS that comes along with SXSW.

I usually venture out to see a band or two during the festival but dealing w/ the crowds + paying $20 cover is just not my thing and frankly, it’s not very Austin-y.

L.A. was tight. Once I got out there i realized that all of the bad things I had heard about L.A. were things I had heard my New Yorker friends say about it. Figures.

It’s like Houston, but with more gangs, cooler commerce & architecture, better weather, and OMG, beaches…...also I noticed that people get very dressed up in Los Angeles, which is cool. Too many girls were wearing the exact same skinny jeans/Ugg boots combo, though, when I visited in December.

I might get to run a marathon in Anchorage, if I raise enough $. We’ll see.