I'm Baaaaaack

Okay, it took a looooong time to settle. And to be honest, I'm not really settled yet; more like "less chaotic".

But December has finally brought some cooler weather, so I don't feel as guilty for being inside. My days have become a little more manageable as boxes have been unpacked and the blizzard of bills and tasks involved with the move out here have slowed to a trickle. And I figured if I can waste half an hour on facebook every day, the least I can do is get back to writing here at bLAg.

So hey there again.

It's late, so I'll save the catching up stuff for the next few days. But I'll leave you with one present.

Whenever possible, I'm trying to snap shots of anything unique to LA (thanks, iPhone!). So here's the first pic in this series....

It was taken at The 101 Coffee Shop, a cool retro diner next to (you guessed it) the 101 highway. Great milkshakes and fries, amazing lattes.

And I guess the point of showing this image is this: living in NYC or LA, you are bound to run into celebrities pretty frequently. Most locals will ignore a star as they are walking by as a point of pride:not to be a jackass, but to give the person his or her privacy and to preserve a kind of, "Oh yeah, I hang with the kool kidz all the time" vibe.

But I guess some people still get starstruck: