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I Love LA! I Love it!

My brain's about to pop!

I’ve been in LA less than twenty-four hours and my brain’s about to pop.

This is where I’m from, I’m a product of my environment. I can handle whatever phoniness the Caulfields love to claim, and status conscious bullshit don’t bother me a bit.

Why would it? Just empty nonsense. You want to live through your purchases that’s fine, don’t effect me one bit.

I miss Hawaii, that simmering violence lurking just beneath the surface. The fact that if you honk your horn at someone the moment the light turns green there’s a far better than zero chance the driver will throw it in park, drag you out the window, and bash you into the groun

But the rudeness… the million petty self-centered atrocities I’ve witnessed since I arrived late last night. I knew they were coming, that I’d need to stay calm. Let it flow off my back like water off a duck, or just pay it no never mind, move on and forget.

But I can’t.

I miss Hawaii, that simmering violence lurking just beneath the surface. The fact that if you honk your horn at someone the moment the light turns green there’s a far better than zero chance the driver will throw it in park, drag you out the window, and bash you into the ground.

Small island, tiny population.  Cross some motherfucker once, you’ll run into him again and again. There’s no escape from consequence, and that suits me just fine.

I understand LA’s not so bad. Not really. Not compared to the vast majority of the world.

But I got out, moved on, found someplace better to call home.

Thank my non existent lord and savior that I’ve only got two days left in my sentence.

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Michael Flatlately

Oi! Who Shopped me out?

Suss Oldman

LA rules, actually. The combo of cheap living, mild weather, and opportunity attracts more creative weirdos than anywhere else in the world. Growing up in SF I was raised to hate LA but that was just a silly lie.

Mariano Landa

This is why the drugs are so cheap, if not always potent, in SoCal.

Billionare's Daughter

I hated that cast of baywatch.. except wasselhoff & pam

wincy

You used to live in L.A? Where do you live now?

El Drongo

This article is not worthy of Randy Newman’s brilliance

Tom House

guess the diary biz has been hit so hard they no longer sell them. Shame.

Rory Parker

I can’t use a misleading headline to trick people into reading my diary.

longtom

catch up with Chas for a few vodkas? numb the area.

That Guy

That’s what I love about Hawaii, the fact if you are a tool, you will get pulled into line


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