In LA this Sat for anes exam for western regional boards. I'm so tired from running around all day sterilizing instruments and finalizing arrangements, getting questions answered, etc.
I learned that Ralph's is a great place for shopping in Los Angeles. Its very similar to QFC and Fred Meyer in Seattle area. The Bay Area is really deprived that it does not have one of these great markets in their area. Really the markets in the Bay Area aren't that great. They dont have that warm fuzzy feeling to them, but then again, SF doesn't really give a warm fuzzy feeling.
If I had a business in LA regardless of what .that business was, be it a paint studio, grocery store, auto shop, beauty salon, whatever, I would put it on a street corner and leave it open 24 hrs per day. There are so many people living in LA and there is so much money in this region it's not even funny. The cars are zooming down the street non-stop. Doesn't matter what time of day. If the sun is out the streets are packed. If it's 3am in the morning, they are only less packed.
The weather is incredible. I dont know what the official weather was. I just know that I sat outside at 10 in the morning with my shirt off in the pool area and I was comfortable. It felt like 72. During mid-day it felt like 76. Definitely t-shirt and shorts weather. Makes me dread the gloom in Seattle and want to stay over here.
Unfortunately CA life is not all it's cracked up to be anymore. I went to a shopping center with a Ross/Marshalls sitting literally right next to each other. Went into Ross and it was bare. I couldnt believe it. Marshalls was much better, at least they had merchandise to sell, but it didn't look all that appealing to me.
Went to Ralph's and waited in line for some green bean casserole for 30 minutes. There were only 3 people in front of me, but one lady was monopolizing all the time and the other one was late to help out. I have had lots of experiences like this in LA during my short stay here.
LA is a great place to live. It's so great that everybody wants to be here, and everybody is here. Every business you go into is busy. I won't bother to go into Macy's because I already know that they won't have my size. It's too crazy, too competitive over here. It's the same with the Bay Area.
LA has great weather, and nice people, nicer than SF. It has a Vegas-like feel to it, without all the casinos and smokers. I don't understand why businesses like Ross don't understand that people in LA have different business cycles. They sell stuff way faster than in other parts of the country and they need to order stuff at least twice as fast as other stores.
One thing I don't like is the wild west feel to driving on the streets. It's much more comforting driving around in Seattle where people drive at slightly slower speeds and aren't quite as aggressive.
Ok thats enough ranting for one night.
