weird things about l.a.

1. movie posters EVERYWHERE;
2. christmas decorations and 80 degree weather does not compute;
3. the emphaisis of beauty in this city, whether it's plastic or real (and somtimes it's hard to tell);
4. so many people think of themselves as celebrities;
5. seeing the hollywood sign every night on my way home from work;
6. stretch hummers;
7. obsession with stardom;
8. hollywood is really not that attractive;
9. hollywood blvd. being closed down/roped off due to movie premieres;
10. driving by mann's chinese theater, the kodak theater, and the el capitan every day, and they are all on the same block (hollywood boulevard and highland avenue);
11. the giant gap store;
12. 3 stripper stores all on the same block;
13. how far people commute to work (2 hours - are they crazy!?);
14. the amount of freeways and it's still not enough;
15. if you tell someone you're an actor, most people get a look of disgust on their faces.