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March 22, 2004 11:53 AM

the promised land

mmm. California.

I got to spend a nice day with Fran, cavorting around town, being silly, walking through Brentwood to breakfast, shopping @ Fred Segal, shopping on Melrose, eating tasty sushi, and generally relaxing in the High Style that is my LA weekend experience. Kind of a foggy day, but I wore sandals anyway! We went to the airport to pick up a surprisingly cheery elly (hell, I'm happy if I can even keep my eyes open after a cross country flight!) for some home and chill time.


Morning jaunts to Peet's make me so so super happy. We went for tasty coffee, then ate nice fruit at home in the cool morning. Next stop, The Getty! So high up in the hills, so nice! so pretty! The wandering in the Central Garden, with rose planters of rebar, rushing water over stone (I got my feet wet!) and labyrinths of roses in water was great. There was formal lunch, with Daniel Escobar, then a trip back to Fred Segal to buy a crazy styleee suit that I can't wait to wear. And off to Casa for sunset drinks. Some rent-a-car drama later (did you know that most rental agencies close at 4pm on Saturdays?? what the hell??), the two of us drove off to Beverly Hills to schwank it up at a fun Hotel for the night.

The much ballyhooed Marble Soaking Tub was not exactly there, but the room was very nice & quiet, and we headed off to Real Foods Daily for a calming dinner. I had fun driving in LA, and food was (mostly) tasty; (I knew better than to order the weird wheaty things!! what was I thinking?). YUMMY Vegan Caesar salad, walnut pate! Yum yum! I crashed hard and slept soundly through the night.

Morning adventures involved vegan chocolate cake in bed, then more Real Foods Daily for a much-redeeming brunch, more Peets, a walk, and a Celebrity Sighting (what would an LA trip be without one??): Ashton Kucher with some woman (not Demi!) getting into a white Escalade. We lounged around the pool, enjoyed life, swam, splashed, I was a goat-fish, and there was much playing and warm sunning. More Melrose shopping, drives throughout town, Santa Monica beaches, and then a red eye flight home.

ow, but nice to be in the sun.