current conditions

winter solstice is just a day away. so go celebrate the beauty of the earth and the official start of winter. it's a high of 63 today in LA, but the sun is warm. you can barely see the hollywood sign in this photo (on the right). i live just beyond that mountain range... and it is one of my favorite places to play (when it's not on fire, preferably when it is green. thanks rain, lets not just dial it in this year but try try try!) i've dyed my hair a darkerbrown which is just really my hair color without highlights and now no more grey. even if i do get constantly mistaken for a 23 yr old. which is fine. reminds me of the discrimination and envy that being young garners. like its okay to still be trying to figure out what you want to do with your job, your life... to live with your parents, to look and be fabulous with no excuses... even if i am working on breaking my fastfood habit.rachel is actually turning 24. she is not 16. she is also aware of the discrimination and envy that being young garners. we both look fabulous (okay she is looking a little goofy but that's okay) in this our bathroom, where all the cool kids hang, smoke cigarettes, gossip and talk about their teachers before class. on this her last day (mine is next friday) we will go get our lunch in the cafeteria and blow off work. maybe scratch our names into the desktop. we're not sure yet.below: is a perfect example of holiday fun from kristen. she made us peanut brittle and told us she's not decorating her house but her cubicle for christmas. i do not think you should ever have to make this choice but it makes me happy to see it. the snowman lights up, and the lights are tres festive...
we went to the lobby to see the warm and golden christmas being thrown away, not because it's like so over and they're already decorating for valentine's day but bcs fresh and natural is apparently a fire hazard even if they're not near the lights or remotely near a hot surface. this is a good example of how we view nature in LA. i am not among them, but there it is. .. i mean don't even get me started about the LA River. anyway, goodbye glisten'ee buildings. till next time. to do: eat peanut brittle, go get lunch, workout, drink water, read shadow of the wind, job search, take stuff to goodwill, think about christmas presents and cards and try and have a merry merry.