Fridee, Saturdee, and Mondee

Friday night we went out for a bar crawl in Hollywood with some co-workers. We had a blast.

Saturday I went for a hike in the morning at Upper Las Virgines Open Space. I've been there thrice before, but this time I went a different route.

There was a huge cave that some boy scouts were climbing in and out of and collecting trash. I didn't get a chance to look in, but hopefully Ashley and I can go back and do some exploring ourselves. 

This was a little cave I came across.

Looking in.

Looking up.

Looking out.

The day was unusually cloudy with little wind.  

It's gross, but if you look really close you can see the thick smog laying over the valley.  I stood on this hillside, so beautiful and quiet, thinking, "I have to go back into that??"

In the evening, I ran some errands and then saw Beauty and the Beast in 3D.. Yes, I am a 23 year old single girl living in LA, and that was my Saturday night :)

Sunday we worked.. I floated to 2 different units.

It was another cloudy day, so that makes it easier mentally to be inside all day.  You don't feel like you're missing too much.  However, I floated to 2 different units that day, and it just gets old. 

Then I saw this quote, it's cheesy, I know, but I really like it.  Made the rest of the day a little better.

Monday we both had off, so we headed to Venice Beach.

Have you ever been to Venice Beach?? That place is crazy! There are homeless people everywhere. Drugs offered in about every 3rd store. Trash everywhere.  And yet the feeling is fun and bright and like it's totally okay.. Very bizarre..

We rented beach cruises initially and rode up and down the boardwalk and the pier.

 

This is a video I accidentally took - warning, you proably shouldn't watch it if you get motion sickness :)

We had a great lunch then got hand made rings from one of the vendors as souvenirs. 

Once we had gotten our fill of Venice we headed up the coast a little to Santa Monica.  We walked around, then watched the sunset from the pier.

There are always people performing on the pier.  Yesterday was a young woman who sang songs such as, "My Heart Will Go On", from Titanic, "I Can Show You the World" from Aladdin, "On My Own" from Les Miserables, "Tale as Old as Time" from Beauty and the Beast, and etc.  At one point, a police car backed up on the pier, creating dissonance between her voice and the back up alarm on the vehicle.  Then the policemen stole the attention from the audience as people walked away from the performer to get pictures and meet the policemen.  It was kind of funny..

Today we are heading to Palm Springs for more adventure, exploration, and awkward moments...