"Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life." ~Buddha
I have had a few weeks of what I like to call "LA livin". Since I moved in a little over three weeks ago I have done my fair share of sightseeing and exploring Los Angeles. I've walked the "stars" on Hollywood, driven through Beverly Hills, walked the beach from Santa Monica to Venice, and survived a minor earthquake. When I say minor I mean that I didn't even know about it until people were talking about it at work the next day. But...I did survive. God has big plans for me I guess!
I am living in the North Hollywood Arts District aka "NoHo". My apartments are Living At NoHo...I sure hope no hoes live there. HA. love that joke. Anywho. The apartments are nice with a gym, rooftop pool, and underground parking (a big plus here). And I get to live there for free. The apartment isn't far from work but I've decided to take the rail to work since its just about two blocks from my apt. and a block from work. The train only takes about 15 minutes from stop to stop and it's a buck 50 per trip. Not bad considering it would probably take me at least 45 minutes to drive to work. With that being said, I disagree with everyone who says LA has bad traffic. The freeways are bad at times but in general the traffic moves quickly and I don't mind it one bit. It does help that when I am in sit still traffic I've got tall palm trees and rolling hills to gaze at. The area around my apt. has recently been revamped. I live in the LA Art Institute neighborhood and the Emmy building is my backyard so there are some pretty funky people around all the time. Lots of young people though and some fun, nice restaurants within walking distance.
Last weekend I went to see Cirque Du Soleil Iris (A Journey Through The World Of Cinema) at the famous Kodak Theatre. The theatre was pretty cool, but not near as glamorous as I had expected. They say that the Oscars will still be there and the show will take a month hiatus. The show was another spectacular Cirque show. It was my third Cirque show and I've never been disappointed! The bendy Asians and the muscular, near naked Russians are always enthralling.
Working four nights a week has taken up more of my time than I would like, but I have been trying to fit in as much as I can. Tomorrow afternoon I am headed to see Chelsea Lately in Santa Monica. I might even head to the beach afterwards to catch a few rays and do some fun people watching. Wednesday I am going to see The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Look for me in the audience of those shows; I will let you know when they air! Thursday night I am going to see The Band of Heathens at a quiet, small venue in Hollywood. This is the third concert I've been to there since I moved here, I think I love it. I first saw Ben Rector with some girls then I went to Needtobreathe stag. Both were great shows! I still can't believe that I went to the show alone, but it ended but being a great time. Needtobreathe is one of my all time favorite bands so it was totally worth the strange looks.
Hopefully I will find some more awesome things to fill my time here in LA. I signed on for 5 months so I am here until January 8th...come visit me and join in on the fun!
LIVE LIFE
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
mi humble abode de Los Angeles
"I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself." ~ Oprah Winfrey
i guess I should say this...mi humble abode de north hollywood.
yep, that's right.
I live in HOLLYWOOD.
North Hollywood Arts District to be exact.
Here are some photos of my aptartment. You've got to book a ticket out here to see the neighborhood and the Hollywood sign. Just do it!
are you there blog world? it's me, Haley.
"You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you." ~ Joseph Campbell
Where to begin. I guess I could begin with where we ended but...no. I don't think I want to live all that again so I'm just not gonna go back that far. I do apologize, but if you knew you would thank me. Promise!
So. Hello!
Since we visited last I have made some major moves.
I just looked back to my last post, MAN it's been awhile.
Austin: I left at the end of June. Packed myself and my apartment into my little sedan all by myself after work one night and left the next morning. Dropped off my keys and that was that. Crazy. It went by so fast. I had a great time getting to visit with Karen again and exploring all that Austin had to offer.
Seaside: Two days later I was resting my head on the white beaches of Seaside, FL. It was a wonderful vaca of course. Lots of sun, some lovely beach drinks prepared by only the best (my father), and lots of family time.
Camp Mitchell: Soon after the beach I became a kid again at camp. I spent a week on Petit Jean Mt. in Arkansas as a camp nurse. I always leave Camp Mitchell feeling SO refreshed. The work part was fun but the best part was simply being on the mountain and feeling needed. I truly feel so close to God when I am there. His power takes me by surprise every time. It is always such an emotional journey for me. It's the best feeling in the world. I hate leaving knowing that "life" will take over and that feeling will go away. I hate it. And...it did, life took over.
Arkansas: Yet again I find myself telling you that I spent the next month sitting at my parents house. What I did during this time I can't really recall. Time seemed to fly by and sit still all at the same time. The first weekend was a lovely one with Emily, Mary Evelyn, and Lauren who traveled a bit north for a weekend retreat. We had a blast catching up, eating, drinking, relaxing, and getting in some lake time. I also spent some of the month doing nothing but eating and sleeping. I did some things for Casie's wedding in October. I attempted to start and finish my college t-shirt quilt. I failed. I didn't blog. I felt sorry for myself because I couldn't get another travel job lined up. I thought I had one lined up for Houston and that feel through. I skyped with old friends. I tried to learn how to cook. I will say that I did not fail at that! I made some Christmas gifts. I did not run. I am still not running. Yea...that all sounds about right. Cool, huh?
Los Angeles: Next thing I knew I was in my car headed to LA. I set up the assignment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and a week later I was on the road. Dad and I made a little trip out of the 1600 mile drive. We drove from Arkansas, through Oklahoma, into New Mexico in one day even with a detour to Santa Fe. We had a nice afternoon and night walking around downtown, people watching, enjoying the cooler weather, and eating yummy Mexican food. The next day we made the drive through New Mexico, Arizona, and California into LA (complete desert!!). In just two days we had driven half of the country and we felt great. We moved into my apt. that night and spent the rest of the weekend exploring my new home.
And here I am. I am working on the pediatric transplant unit at CHLA. It's funny because I told myself that I would never work on a transplant unit again after DC. I guess this is just a little friendly reminder that I do not control my future...as much as I wish I did. The hospital is amazing. We are in a new (one month old) building right on Sunset Blvd. The facility is great, the people are awesome, and the patients are pretty simple. A good gig I would say. Oh and the weather has been great. Warm but no 100 degree days with high humidity. I guess it's a good thing I did not end up in Houston.
I will let you all go for now. I guess I did end up telling you all of my life that you have missed since my last post. Sorry.?!
Where to begin. I guess I could begin with where we ended but...no. I don't think I want to live all that again so I'm just not gonna go back that far. I do apologize, but if you knew you would thank me. Promise!
So. Hello!
Since we visited last I have made some major moves.
I just looked back to my last post, MAN it's been awhile.
Austin: I left at the end of June. Packed myself and my apartment into my little sedan all by myself after work one night and left the next morning. Dropped off my keys and that was that. Crazy. It went by so fast. I had a great time getting to visit with Karen again and exploring all that Austin had to offer.
Seaside: Two days later I was resting my head on the white beaches of Seaside, FL. It was a wonderful vaca of course. Lots of sun, some lovely beach drinks prepared by only the best (my father), and lots of family time.
Camp Mitchell: Soon after the beach I became a kid again at camp. I spent a week on Petit Jean Mt. in Arkansas as a camp nurse. I always leave Camp Mitchell feeling SO refreshed. The work part was fun but the best part was simply being on the mountain and feeling needed. I truly feel so close to God when I am there. His power takes me by surprise every time. It is always such an emotional journey for me. It's the best feeling in the world. I hate leaving knowing that "life" will take over and that feeling will go away. I hate it. And...it did, life took over.
Los Angeles: Next thing I knew I was in my car headed to LA. I set up the assignment at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and a week later I was on the road. Dad and I made a little trip out of the 1600 mile drive. We drove from Arkansas, through Oklahoma, into New Mexico in one day even with a detour to Santa Fe. We had a nice afternoon and night walking around downtown, people watching, enjoying the cooler weather, and eating yummy Mexican food. The next day we made the drive through New Mexico, Arizona, and California into LA (complete desert!!). In just two days we had driven half of the country and we felt great. We moved into my apt. that night and spent the rest of the weekend exploring my new home.
And here I am. I am working on the pediatric transplant unit at CHLA. It's funny because I told myself that I would never work on a transplant unit again after DC. I guess this is just a little friendly reminder that I do not control my future...as much as I wish I did. The hospital is amazing. We are in a new (one month old) building right on Sunset Blvd. The facility is great, the people are awesome, and the patients are pretty simple. A good gig I would say. Oh and the weather has been great. Warm but no 100 degree days with high humidity. I guess it's a good thing I did not end up in Houston.
I will let you all go for now. I guess I did end up telling you all of my life that you have missed since my last post. Sorry.?!
I will try to blog again soon about LA, my apt., life.
oh life!
but for now,
LIVE the LIFE
you have been given
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