Sods law!! Little sis touches down in L.A, got my birthday plans and itinerary for the week and only come down with a bug.. Got the sweats, sore throat, running nose and a cough that sounds like I should be entombed in an iron lung - an embarrassing chesty cough that erupts into action as soon as laugh and leaves me purple and out of breath - good times!! I have tried not to let this nasty little critter/bug/infection get to me and for Kathleens sake, i have tried to soldier on, although I am exhausted.
It's Kathleen's first time in a hostel and I think she liked it. In fact, let me just ask her and I can reiterate in her own words:
Me: Kathleen, what was your impression before you went to the hostel - what were you expecting?
K: ah don't know, em... I don't know, em.. I thought I would be sharing with 40 other people in bunk beds.. Erm, are you writing this down for your blog??
Me: Yes
Me: Did you enjoy staying there?
K: (embarrassed, she nods head and start eating cold Chinese food)...
Well, that's the end of that convo then. :-)
Well so far we have spent 3 nights in West Hollywood, 2 nights Venice Beach, 1 night Santa Monica and I am now sitting on a bus heading back to Vegas (seriously).. We have 3 nights there before Kathleen heads back to Blighty (sad face)... Been such a good laugh but has just flown in. Highlights so far have been:
1) Both of us being picked on my a comedian at a comedy show and Amy taking offence and telling him that she would "fuck him up".. YIP!!! I was a hares breath from taking the mike off him and asking the audience why you should never steal a Mexicans cheese... To be honest, I think I'm funnier and can do a better job and I think he knew it (famous last words of a heckler).
2) Birthday celebrations at Universal Studios. Funniest part of the day was when we both went to the Haunted House. It was hysterical and really REALLY scary. Kathleen actually run face into a wall trying to get away from a werewolf, then she ran into a woman, head butted her and the woman bit Kathleen's skull on impact. I was absolutely pissing myself.. I got so frightened at one point, I was like laughing/crying/panicking and ran off with only one shoe on - it was so funny but no way I would do that shit again. Terrifying!!
Bates motel with Hooville in the background! Ace!!
This was the backdrop in the King Kong movie
The plane crash in War of the Worlds...
3) Popping out for a "quiet drink" in Venice Beach, then befriending some locals. Flashback include being in some kind of prohibition style club, going back to some birds house and rolling about her floor with her dogs, clubbing at a crazy Halloween night where everyone was in costume, talking to the guy from the movie knocked up (well, Amy thought it was him) and going to bed minging at 6.30am on the day of check out! Here are some snapshots I found on my phone next day...
Victoria Beckham on a bike ride down Venice
One for the money..
Erm... Okaaayyy... Can't believe I actually brazenly snapped away at them. Sheesh!!
4) Hiring out a couple of cruisers and biking round Venice and Marina Del Ray, while listening to my sis squealing in delight for being reacquainted with her childhood.
5) And last but not least, my favorite thing of all, is what happened in Vegas...
So far, we have accomplished 2 hangovers out of 7days which is pretty good going. Lets see what Vegas will bring...
Vegas baby
So I show Kathleen how to play the slots and within 20mins I'm over $100 up.. Easy money again! By the end of our trip, I am over $400 up again.. Little sis has had a few flutters and got a few quid. All in all we both up.
By shear chance we hear that there is a Halloween party at Belagio hosted by (drum roll please)...... Tada!! The one and only Marlyn Manson!! I think I almost passed out and made it my mission to get into this place - if anyone can blag it, its The Lola - So after a few hours of phoning and emailing, I've tracked down the organiser and managed to wangle a table for 2 for the night. He loved my shit and told us not to wait in line, to come to the front and he will take us down to the party. I obviously high fived myself after this little accomplishment, dropped to me knees while doing an air grab! Happy isn't the word.. Now, what to wear??
Decided not to go in full costume but just to nail the makeup. I've decided on vampire - not very imaginative but effective. Kathleen is doing half face skeleton... Good times!
The finished results look a bit like this:
The gig itself. We are VIP!! Yay!! We have a bouncer
We met so many people and Kathleen was being chatted up by the drummer from Pantera. I didn't realise until the next day who he was. I just thought he was a random bloke dressed up to look like Lemmy
After Kathleen leaves, it's time for me to leave the USA and head to Panama. My friend Shane lives in Florida, so I have decided to fly to Panama from there, so I can see him for a few days. Most flights to Panama from LAX connect in Florida, so 2 birds, 1 stone... Looking forward to seeing his face!!
In the meantime, here is some breaking news from the world of online gaming:
New Call of Duty game to be based on TA
THE new Call of Duty game will focus on the exploits of the Territorial Army, developers have revealed.
Mike must deliver a high impact presentation
In a departure from the usual special forces scenario, players take the role of a part-time soldier whose main job is doing marketing for a bathroom fittings company in Stevenage.
Infinity Ward developer Stephen Malley said: “Our challenge with Call of Duty is to keep each game fresh and different. And you don’t get more different than being a marketing executive called Mike.
“Gameplay accurately mimics Mike’s schedule, with most of your time spent going to meetings and preparing brochures about taps, shower rails and backlit shaving mirrors.
“Key objectives include successful flirtation with female colleagues and convincing Mike’s line manager to let him leave early because he’s got to yomp across Exmoor.
“There’s a also a particularly tough section where Mike has to navigate Spaghetti Junction to get to BathExpo 2013 at Birmingham NEC.
“The military action kicks in at weekends, when Mike attends training camps where he practises marching and goes on field exercises, which culminate in a few pints at a pub.
Gaming journalist Tom Logan said: “The section where you go on a five-mile route march in the Brecon Beacons is so realistic you can practically smell the Savlon you’re putting on a nasty blister.”
Namaste!
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