David's Big Fat American Adventure

This is my blog which I will be keeping in the USA. Incase you were not already aware, im on a year abroad at UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) Im going to be living in Los Angeles before heading off on a whilwind adventure of the USA.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Sweet dreams my LA Ex

I have been rubbish at updating said blog, and there is a lot to say. however I have been told that my blog is far too long winded, so, here goes the quick version in no particular order;

1) Went to the oldest street in Los Angles, its owned by the Mexicans, it was in fact like a little bubble of Mexico. GOOD!

2) In this long, excellent street were people selling items, such as shoes. None of this glossy 'hi how ARE you?' stuff, instead a middle aged man muttering something about real leather, when the goods were evidently plastic EXCELLENT!

3) I want to go to Mexico in the summer now, at least for part of it, in particular Mexico City, as I have good reviews. Danica is going there I know for a fact, and I believe its easier to convince people to go to Mexico then to the States, which is odd. Holiday plans GOOD!

4) I have booked all tickets for Christmas to New York now ( I have relatives in the state, and parent/step parent are flying acorss from the uk. They promise to bring me copies of Heat magazine) It should be EXCELLENT!

5) I got my first shipment of UK television from Timothy in the post this week. Over fifty hours of excellent TV to trawl through, including Princess Nikki AMAZING!

6A) Timothy Martin, has gone from BAD to AMAZING, almost entirely because of being slow at shipping said DVDs, and now because of said DVDs arriving

6) Went to Santa Barbra this weekend. Its a smallish town of about 100'000 people, and markets itself as the 'American Rivera', however, the oldest building is from the 1920's, and was sort of identikit American Architecture, however with the difference that Pizza was about $30 BAD!

7) We did however go Kayaking, which would seem GOOD, but in fact turned very BAD, as we had no training, and went out on possibly the most windy day ever. As a result we almost got swept out to sea, and eventually beached, and had to carry very heavy kayaks in the freezing cold wind, when we were already soaking, or wearing only swimming trunks. VERY BAD!

8) The days in Los Angles are 30c, but as soon as the sun goes down (promptly at 4.30 every day) its gets freezing. This is BAD, but for November it is EXCELLENT. I sort of forget that Los Angles has been plonked in the desert, and so it responds much as a desert would in regards to its weather.

9) Dianne Fienstien got back into Congress AMAZING

10) Arnie got back to be Governor GOOD (the other guy was awful)

11) Prop 87, (the one about less reliance on oil, maybe even some public transport) did not pass BAD

12) The Republicans are already thinking about elections. The next Republican candidate for president could easily be Rudy Juliane (the Mayor of new York on 9/11) this means that the republicans could be in for another 4 years BAD!

13) However, the republicans have been hammered int he Mid terms. The next day UCLA campus was sort of bouncing, everyone was genuinely rather pleased GOOD!

14) I have decided that, despite loving traveling all over the place, since getting to Los Angles two months ago, i have not had a weekend of just chilling, messing around, talking, eating, or just pottering around. As a result this weekend is an empty one pretty much. EXCELLENT

15) I'm still on two novels a week, and one film, as well as having to write 32 pages within the next 3 weeks, on topics I honestly don't care about, and in fact don't need to care about because I only need to 'pass' in order to get my full marks for this year. As a result I genuinely don't need to care about work. Motivation in school work is at an all time low. BAD!

16) The level of working here is roughly the same as being in year 11 in the uk. Its total quantity not quality. As a result I do very very well in the exams here, as do all English students, which you think would be GOOD, but sort of DE-motivating again, so BAD!

So there we have it, the past week or so;

3 Amazing's
4 Excellent's
4 Goods
6 Bad's
1 Very Bad

So 11 positive, and only 7 negative. Therefore a positive week


I think that's pretty much it, There is something I need to discuss extensively, but its kind of at a tangent, and ill write it after I go shopping. Let me know what you think to the format, its not exactly chatty, more utilitarian. I'm not a great fan myself....

2 Comments:

  • At 2:02 AM , Blogger Scotty said...

    i like it, i think its GOOD!

     
  • At 2:53 AM , Blogger Andrew said...

    Its not BAD.

    Demoncrats in always good :)

    Was going to say something else but forgot.

     

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