Spent the afternoon/evening with one of my friends and mentors from work, who's retiring and emigrating. We had a small-but-festive retirement celebration And y'all I am *so* tired 😂 I pray to have as much energy as he does when I'm his age
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(He's not even that much older than me!)
aug 31, 2025, 8:08 am • 19 0 • view
Started today at the La Brea Tar Pits, which was a ton of fun 🦴🦣🤓 ...Then went to LACMA since I was right there... ...Then went to the Academy Museum since I was right there 🤪 Then to Little Tokyo for late lunch at Daikokuya
sep 1, 2025, 5:41 am • 21 0 • view
Decided to walk back from lunch, but took a slightly different path than Friday Totally by accident, passed the Bradbury Building that was on the to-do list (but they were closed), then realized it was next to Grand Central Market so went through there, just to exit and see the Angels Flight
sep 1, 2025, 5:46 am • 9 1 • view
Did the obligatory tourist thing and rode that 😂 Back to the hotel to pack, then got dinner and drinks with one of my good friends from undergrad who I hadn't seen in 15 years 🤯 (who is doing *amazing* stuff in Hollywood too!) We then recreated a photo we took at my college graduation in 2009 👴🏼
sep 1, 2025, 5:46 am • 6 0 • view
I'd share the photo but time has not been flattering to either of our physiques 🤪
sep 1, 2025, 5:47 am • 8 0 • view
First solo trip I've taken where I can confidently say I've squeezed as much as I possibly could into the time I had 🥰 Early flight out of LAX in the AM so heading to bed forthwith *THANK YOU* to all of y'all who shared recs on things to see in Los Angeles! More to do next time
sep 1, 2025, 5:48 am • 38 0 • view
Glad our city was good to you, and safe travels home!
sep 1, 2025, 6:45 am • 3 0 • view
Great first trip for sure, saw quite a bit more than thought I'd have time to see! bsky.app/profile/city...
sep 1, 2025, 8:15 am • 16 0 • view
Somehow lost my sunglasses 😩 This will be at least the 10th pair either lost or broken since law school
sep 1, 2025, 3:11 pm • 7 0 • view
Only do it by accident, b/c it roughly coincides with when the Mrs became an eye doctor and started asking why I kept getting ugly+cheap $5 suns I'm like "anything fancier will be a waste of money b/c I lose them" She tried to prove my wrong, got me nice ones She failed bsky.app/profile/hear...
sep 1, 2025, 3:17 pm • 12 0 • view
The annoying part is I distinctly remember having my glasses when we left the bar. I had them dangling from my shirt collar, and moved them to my pocket b/c I didn't want to crush them giving my friend a hug goodbye Didn't notice they were MIA until this AM heading to airport @hearsay.bsky.social
sep 1, 2025, 3:19 pm • 19 0 • view
I feel seen on this one. I have a terrible history with losing sunglasses. However, I think having more expensive sunglasses brings two benefits: (1) they are more comfortable to wear, and (2) I pay more attention to them so I'm less likely to lose them. Maybe I'm just rationalizing.
sep 1, 2025, 3:25 pm • 3 0 • view
It never occurred to me to segregate my lost sunglasses count into before and after law school totals.
sep 1, 2025, 3:12 pm • 1 0 • view
Sounds a lot better than my only trip there. My experience was “Welcome to LA, have some food poisoning within hours of landing!” Really need to visit again
sep 1, 2025, 10:08 am • 0 0 • view
Angels Flight is one of the coolest things LA has to offer! Not touristy at all and worth it. Such a cool little treat. The thing I love most about LA is all the little pockets of weird and cool counterculture that have stayed strong under the shiny sheen of the entertainment industry.
sep 1, 2025, 5:52 am • 3 0 • view
When they reopened Angel's Flight in the 90's, my grandpa made a painting of it that hung on my parents wall at home, and I wish I could get a shot of it to post here
sep 1, 2025, 5:55 am • 3 0 • view
Fucking love it. Grand Central market for lunch, take a quick trip up the hill, admire the view and come back down. It's a nice afternoon.
sep 1, 2025, 5:57 am • 4 0 • view
Had I realized it was so close by, I wouldn't have eaten so much at lunch 😩
sep 1, 2025, 6:00 am • 3 0 • view
Hey you got in some of the best of la for your short time here. If you got in a visit to the beach and to look at pretty downtown, that's not bad at all. Where else did you go?
sep 1, 2025, 6:04 am • 1 0 • view
Lengthy list, you'll have to scroll the thread 😆
sep 1, 2025, 6:05 am • 4 0 • view
Ouch.
sep 1, 2025, 8:00 am • 0 0 • view
I noticed! You did well. Lacma is phenomenal. Lots of Jasper Johns which is my shit. And that lovely lawn outside is free for hanging out smoking a doob having a beer and they have free music on Fridays in summer!
sep 1, 2025, 6:08 am • 7 0 • view
@gregdoucette.bsky.social Daikokuya is top shelf. Sounds like a great day.
sep 1, 2025, 6:24 am • 2 0 • view
It was good! My only regret is I really wanted the spicy miso, but talked myself out of it b/c I have a tendency to splatter droplets on my shirt even when using my napkin as a bib and didn't want red-colored splatter -- so I talked myself into the tonkatsu instead 🤦♂️
sep 1, 2025, 8:03 am • 1 0 • view
@gregdoucette.bsky.social Next time! It's especially cozy when it's raining out. 🙂
sep 1, 2025, 8:04 am • 2 0 • view
You're a bad ass, please continue, for all you're followers!
aug 31, 2025, 8:15 am • 0 0 • view
Its the LA air... that or the cocaine, its LA its hard to tell.
aug 31, 2025, 2:42 pm • 1 0 • view