Making FUN times in LA...
I recently came back from a weekend trip to good old LA. My company was offering to pay for all employees plus a guest for our annual holiday party. The hotel and flights were taken care of, so what do I do with this offer??? Invite more people, of course!Dana and Ale drove down on Friday and I met up with Tati at Oakland Airport. Flight was good, and Dana with Ale were waiting for us at LAX. That same night was the night of the party. Since I could only take one guest, Tati and I got ready and headed for a open bar night.. I have no idea how much alcohol I consumed that night, and If I never thought that I could possibly be an alcoholic, well after this weekend, I became one (this worries me).
Tid bits about the party was the good food, everyone looking their best, free bar, picture key chains..(one which Ale decided to steal when trying to crash), drunken co-workers, very drunken co-workers, lady falling on her ass on the dance floor and people taking pictures of her, free bar, sneaking Adam in, free bar and convincing male co-workers to come to West Hollywood (The Abbey = gay bar).
So.. after that everything was pretty blurry, and the following day I had the worst hang over of my life. The next day consisted of walking around 3rd St., napping, sushi dinner with free shots, the Abbey, Mickey's, iCandy and back to The Abbey again...
With that being said... I have decided one thing. LA in the winter is the best, just for a weekend.
Being a San Francisco girl, a truly devoted person to loving every aspect of this great city, for some reason I had the best time in LA.. making me think twice about the lifestyle there.
These are some 'survival tips' for all the people that decide to make a weekend trip.
- You are going to LA.. so expect drinks to be expensive.
- Be nice to people. I think that people in LA frequently encounter assholes, so when a nice person comes around, you will benefit from it. In this trip we got free shots, discount on drinks, free water and a most unexpected peep show/'I can pick up $5 bill with my butt-cheeks' act from a go-go boy. Not my cup of tea, BUT some really enjoy this.
- Going to gay bars or gay districts is for both the straight and gay. Point in case, there is someone for everyone. When going to these gay bars as frequently as I do... having great gay friends, I have seen that there are many attractive males and females. For women, I believe that it is a sort of a relief to visit these places. No one gets hit-on/or rubbed on by nasty men trying to get their 'mack on'... if you will. The beautiful men are usually gay, which serves as eye-candy, but there is also a unknown occurrence (This occurring in both LA and San Francisco).. there is at least one beautiful straight bar tender. In LA there was Marcus (Abbey), and in San Francisco there is Andrew (BOC)
- Do not rely in the cab system down there. Most people have cars,and unfortunately, cabs with their lights turned on don't stop for you unless you throw your body on the road to make yourself clearly visible. Save yourself the trouble and either call a cab company, or have reliable car there.. it saves you the trouble on trying to have a great night.
- Last but not least, weather is better there. Not saying that San Francisco has the worst weather.... it tops Chicago & Seattle .. to name some based on my preference. This weekend I hear it was rainy there, we all encountered the sun hitting our faces while watching the sunset in Santa Monica. :)
When coming back, I had to deal with the news that my house got broken into. Nothing major stolen but some money my mom saved up, her purse (birthday present from me), some jewelry and the ugliest/tackiest shoes I had... makes me think about the person who stole it.. good riddance!
Pictures will be posted soon.. my camera is being fixed. I guess the burglars picked the worst day to steal...HA!!
posted by Maria @ 9:40 PM
1 Comments:
your company sounds great ppaying you for xmas party thats nice
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