Los Angeles.
Mmm yes. The trousers… Wonderful flight. Was upgraded- hoorah! Drank several glasses of champagne. Ate a scrummy dinner. Watched Drive…
with the so pretty Carey Mulligan and the so divine Ryan Gosling, the opening sequence of which had the adrenalin pumping and a sense of unease remained with me until the closing credits. Loved it. Read for 1 minute. Gave up. Made up my bed. Slept till they turned up the lights for breakfast/afternoon tea unsure as to which time zone I’d woken up into. Immigration was empty. Whizzed through. But it took almost two hours to catch the right bus to the hire company and actually get our bums onto the seats of our little red car. Bummer. Still. Reached the hotel without a hitch and the help of our ‘Never Lost’ machine. In Portland they call them ‘Don’t get Lost’s…’ They’re obviously even more sure of themselves in LA…
Arrived at the Hollywood Standard on Sunset Boulevard… V lovely…
Valet parked by a gorgeous bell boy, perhaps the next Ryan Gosling in waiting. Tried to photograph the girl behind a glass screen above reception who was lying prone, semi naked, on a bed, working her mac book, nodding her head in time with the loud and soulful song booming from the speakers, but was told photos weren’t permitted- shame… You’d have liked that one… Was shown to my room. Which smelled like a dog’s urinal (and I kid you not…) Strutted back down to reception… Who were very pleasant and apologetic… Changed rooms. Much sweeter. Met A. for our complimentary cocktail curtesy of Mr and Mrs Smith, mine was a Hollywood Cosmo, blueberry and cranberry and a liberal and entirely medicinal dose of vodka. (insomnia/jetlag/brainstemparalysis cure all.) Crawled back to my room… And slept till my alarm went off at 7am… Hoorah again!!!
Spent two hours drying my hair due to the voltage thingy turning the usual wind tunnel into a machine as (un)powerful as Bruce’s dog breath on a hot day after a long walk… Drank two pots of tea while my hair curling implement heated up, (note to self… Tomorrow, switch on as soon as I get up.) Enjoyed a large helping of eggs benedict with spinach and much coffee for breakfast and headed out to Malibu! MALIBU!!! How cool is that. Blue skies… Sunshine and I’m driving down Santa Monica Boulevard towards Malibu to spend the day shopping. Sometimes I really do love my job.
Shopped till I dropped. Silver trousers etc etc etc…
Red O
The best Mexican restaurant I’ve ever eaten in. And the most stylish…
