Strange LA III: Doggie Shades

Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure of attending a TV taping at the CBS studios near The Grove in LA and I'll be blogging about this adventure later in the week. Anywho, as we were waiting in line this cute little PT Cruiser pulled up to the curb and the big fluffy dog caught everyone's attention. The crowd's reaction is what made me do a double take and upon doing so I saw that the dog was wearing sunglasses! Me being super stealthy I rushed over to take a quick pic.

The best part was that the dog was super comfortable with these shades and didn't seem to be bothered by them at all, but he certainly digging all the attention! Looking good fido!

I Knew There Was A Reason

That I've never set foot inside of Dodgers Stadium aka Chavez Ravine. Have you heard the news about how a SF Giants fan was savagely beaten after the season opener last week? Yep, that's right, once again LA sports fans have proven to the world their idiocy. Now this poor man is fighting for his life in a medically induced coma and may suffer brain damage. Why does this continue to happen in LA? Anyone recall watching the riots break out on TV after the Laker's won their 16th Championship last Spring? I for one do, and it was absolutely nerve wrecking watching those scoundrel's attack random people outside of the Staples Center. Thanks so much for giving reinforcing one of many Los Angeles stereotypes!

The city has hired former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton and his new security consulting company to review security at the stadium and provide recommendations. They get an A for effort, but that doesn't do anything for me as far as enticing me to visit stadium is concerned.

I'll stick with the Anaheim Angeles in a nice little bubble we like to refer to as the OC. Yes, I'm an Angeles fan and this has nothing to do with my disgust for LA sports fans. OC fans know how to have a good time, respect rivalries and enjoy a game. We go to at least a handful every season.

Lisa & I (summer 2010) Shannon and I (summer 2009) I realize that this post doesn't offer any solutions or the like. Perhaps my goal in sharing these thoughts was to prove that my inclimation to stay away from Chavez Ravine proved correct. Anyways, I needed to get that off my chest. Le Sigh.

I'll be back soon with happier thoughts. Thanks for listening.
**Shorty Out**

Strange LA II: The Sage Man

This dude was selling sage on the train a few weeks back.

The headwrap thingymajiggy really caught my attention.

Other people were curious too.

Notice the rasta scarf.

Nice touch +3 bonus points.


Goodbye Sage Man....until next time!!

Strange LA I: Doggie Bandannas

Soooo, I guess dogs are wearing bandannas now?

This might just be a new trend.

Consider yourselves forewarned!

This guy gets +2 bonus points for color coordination.

A post just so I can use GhettoBird

I ran into an ex-coworker this morning on the way into the office who I've been trying to avoid for months. We both commute into downtown Los Angeles via the Blue line on MetroRail, so the "Oh my gosh, how are you?!?! Soooo nice to see you!!!" conversation was inevideble.

Side note: You will be hearing a ton about my adventures on the Blue line on this blog. For a quick snippet of the Blue line, and a good laugh, check out the reviews on Yelp: http://www.yelp.com/biz/mta-metro-blue-line-los-angeles.

The quick convo wasn't all that bad really but what suprised me was how much this person knew detailed information about what is going on within my firm. Not a good feeling, especially since this person now works for one of our biggest competitors. I'm totally cool with being friendly but its a little unsettling.

Have you ever had a run in with an ex-coworker?

Cell pic of my building on the way into work this morning
(mine is the 2nd brown one on the right)Anywho, my cousin Jenn is always asking me if anything exciting has happened in downtown lately. Well, yesterday was an exciting day to say the least! Because our office is smack in the middle of all the hustle and bustle I'm used to hearing frequent sirens, helicopters aka ghettobirds, etc. Yesterday though there was more activity than usual. The 10+ police cars and the ghetto bird swooped the Wells Fargo building right next door. I'm on floor 20 of 40 so I've got a pretty good view of all the action, and my attention was definitely peaked to say the least. As the ghettobird was a swarmin' one of my co-workers remembered she has a police scanner app on her phone. Through listening to her scanner we learned that there was a man with a gun in the lobby of the bank!! Well, that was comforting. Luckily, SWAT was called in and Mr. I-can't-really-afford-all-those-Christmas-presents-I-bought surrendered!!

I finally made it to the blog party!

Ladies, the time has come for me to jump feet first into the world of blogging. That's right, with much prodding and encouragement, I've realized now is the time for me to officially become a blogger!

"What should I expect from this "Shorty" person" you ask?

I'll probably talk about the following things on this blog:

Marriage & Family

Career
Entertaining
(I consider myself THE Hostess with the Mostest) Strange things I see in downtown LA Healthy Eating/Lifestyle
Hobbies
Travel

I'll just leave it at that for now....gotta keep my multitudes of followers hungry for more, right?
Stay tuned for a Christmas party recap that the mister and I hosted recently.