Up to LA

I have lived in San Diego for almost two and half years and in that time I have never made it up to LA. The closest I've gotten was Anaheim for Disneyland and Gencon Socal. Due to a bunch of wierdness at work I ended up having to go to LA.

At work a bunch of people are taking time off and as a result people are scarce. About once a week my boss has to drive up to LA to take care of design work. He always takes someone with him so he can use the HOV lanes. I have never gone one one of these trips but this time I was the only one who didn't absolutely need to be at the office. So, I was drafted.

We left at 6:30 yesturday morning, stopped by the office and then got Starbucks and gas. I ended having to drive as my boss talked on the phone and worked on a computer. The problem was that I was driving a Suburban which was huge and made me a little nervous driving it.

We made it to downtown LA around 9:30 and stopped by our fixture supplier. We picked up a few french mannequins and a lot of shelve brackets. My boss then drove into Simi Valley to the Reagan Library which we arrived around 11. We helped unload a truck of tables and fixture units and started to lay out the gift center. The problem was that a painter was slowing down the process. So, we had to do a lot of waiting. We were suppose to get out of there around 2:30, we didn't leave until 4:30.

We stopped at "Jack in the Box" on the way home and I realized it had been almost a year and half since I went to a fast food restaurant. I got a small hamburger and a small shake. Both were pretty gross.

My boss drove half way and then I brought us back. We got in at 8pm and I was exhausted. So, my first trip to LA was pretty boring but interesting as we drove through a lot of downtown LA and the surrounding area (taking shortcuts to avoid traffic). And, I got to hang out at a conservative memorial, lucky me.