LA Chronicles 4.5

As I wrap up my first weekend west of the Mississippi, I thought now is as good of a time as any to do my next edition of the chronicles. I’m also noticing a theme with these. I usually go on and on about something that is amazing to me and then I also give a few insights into my adventures. Well as they say if it ain’t broke then don’t fix it…

One thing that continues to puzzle me as I spend my first week here (of course this is based on the fact that a week is ample time to develop opinions on everything) is how they do parking garages out here. On multiple occasions, I’ve been in a parking garage that has one of these digital screens that tell you how many spots are available on each level. You are probably saying this sounds like a good idea which I agreed with up until further review. There is one inherit flaw in this brilliant system: (I love blogs because I get to use random punctuation marks incorrectly but since its my blog I do what I do) how do you update the board based on people coming and going? Are there people on each level watching the in and out traffic and quickly entering this data in the system? ( Imagine a man sitting there behind a plus and minus button going at it all day) What would make this an even better solution? Include one of these at the club for tracking men and women. Therefore I could show up and decide based on ratio if I was willing to wait in line for 2 hours or if the numbers were so far out of whack that I should tuck my tail in and go home.

Saturday was my exploration day. I spent most of the day running around town attempting to get lost and then un-lost once I discovered where I was and then repeat. I did however become very well acquainted with Nordstroms. They have them on every corner out here and based on the prices I can see why. I went into these expecting to see my Aunt Sale or Uncle Clearance but neither were around. I’m by no means rich but I’m aight (Jim Jones saying “Ballin” in the background) if you know what I mean. However, I saw a Lacoste Polo for $258. Now I know the crocodile hunter just died and the end of slavery in addition to gas prices has affected the price of cotton but $258 and I don’t even get sleeves???

Saturday night started off at a Sushi joint. For those of you that don’t know, Sushi was the 17th reason for me moving out here. We then headed to the JuJu. The JuJu was actually the complete opposite of the White Lotus from the night before. It was down to earth and completely anti-hollywood. It also featured the great sounds of DJ Al Jackson. Who is he you may be asking? I’m not sure but he said his name in between each song so I couldn’t help but remember it and if he ever drops a CD you can say you heard it here first. It was a cool spot with lots of space. Crowd had a neo-soul feel to it and I was able to wear my sneaks and t-shirt which made it even better (refer to last post on what happened to my blazer at the Lotus).

JuJu also featured uninhibited free-style dancing. And when I say free, I mean FREE. Some cats brought back moves that made you laugh. Some offered moves that my moms would probably relate to and some brought out dances that made it feel like b-roll footage from the “So you think you could dance” footage.

Today was actually the most productive day of the weekend. It started with a little Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles which I’ll from now on refer to as Scoe’s since I’m a local. I’ve eaten there before and not been impressed when I visited. However, today they must have put something special (read as crack) in the waffles and chicken because I wanted to eat my plate. I licked my fingers so hard I had melanin in between my teeth. I then stopped by the car wash to get the whip cleaned. For $13.95 I expected them to clean the whip and then dry it off…boy was I surprised. Not only did they vacuum out the car but they did the expected wash and then cleaned every single detail of my Jeep. Even the top of the joint which I didn’t even know got dirty. This man was cleaning the car like he owned it. I’ve never spent that much time or effort cleaning any car (that includes my mom’s Buick Lesabre I took to prom in ‘97). But I appreciated the effort and will be back very soon since this was the best $13.95 I’ve spent since being out here.

And now for the much anticipated shout-outs which will be replaced by Waffles in honor of Scoe’s:

KW – for technically being my first visitor even though she’s coming for work and will only be here one night
LJ – for questioning the parking garage digital board so that I didn’t think I was crazy.
UM – For the reco on the sushi spot
SK – for having season tickets to every NFL team
CG – Happy Birthday kid!

M. aka “Finger lickin baller on a budget”