Chelsea and I headed to Universal City early to grab some lunch. I figured, since I was meeting up with Melissa later, we may as well head up there early and just walk around. We ate at the Hard Rock Cafe. The service was great and the food was good.
We headed towards the NBC Universal building at around 5pm to meet up with Melissa. After she got off work, we walked to her car and headed back up to the Universal City Walk, where we grabbed a quick bite to eat and caught up on some stories. It had been almost a decade since we last saw each other. I found out that she works as an assistant to the president of the international affairs department for NBC Universal. What that means is that she helps in dealing with any deals that they have foreign countries that are interested in distributed a NBC Universal film or show. Or something to that degree.
After our quick bite to eat, Melissa took us onto the NBC Universal lot to one of the private screening theaters to screen a new film. 'Fighting' was the film we screened and it wasn't that bad actually. I had very low expectations for it, but in the end, yes it lacked a lot of depth, but it was entertaining, and it was free. So I cant complain.
After the screening, Melissa drove us back to Flitz's, where we met up with Kuda. Kuda then took us back up to the look over point of LA. I wanted to grab some shots of the cityscape at night. Technically, the point is closed after sunset, but we found some people there late at night who guided us around the fence to an opening. You got to make sure you hold on to the gate because you have to go down and around a steep part of the hill and if you let go and fall, you're going to be tumbling quite a ways.
We got in and walked to the top. It looked beautiful. The city lights and various spotlights shooting up in the air made more a nice scene. It was a little hazy, but I got some decent pictures.
After surviving getting in and out of the point, Kuda took us for a drive downtown around the tall buildings. This part reminded me of Philly. It really looked like a city. We drove by the Staples Center and the Nokia Center. Both were lit up like a circus. We also drove by the Walt Disney Concert Hall and past Chinatown, right under the Chinatown Archway that they seem to have in every major city. We also saw some real live pimps on the street. They really do dress that way, bright green suits, long coats, and giant hats.
After our tour around downtown LA, we headed back to Flitz's house where we quickly passed out. Los Angeles is big. Square mileage wise, it is huge. And each part of LA seems to have its own kind of vibe, or own kind of flavor.
No comments:
Post a Comment