The good news is that I got a job, finally! The bad news is that it is only for a couple of months and it doesn't start until July 12th. Now, while for most people this might seem like a welcome respite and indeed maybe a chance to take a little trip somewhere before the job begins, for my broke arse, it just means I've got bugger all to do. Cue lots of thumb twiddling and whistling in the wind.
Thus I decided to concentrate on finishing some writing projects which I put on the old back burner (which is by now overflowing) a while ago. So I packed my things up and headed down to a coffee shop on Melrose and went to work. Six hours later I finished a script I've been working on for god knows how long. When I say finished, I mean all my ideas are out of my head and onto a page. It's the only way I know how to work - by getting every stupid thought that crosses my brain on to paper, then wading through the drivel in the hope that there's something good in there. Luckily for this project I'm certain there is and hopefully by the end of next week, it'll be ready to go.
What was also interesting was that in my six hours sat looking onto the streets of Los Angeles I saw several amusing sights. 1) A black man being arrested by the police for what I can only assume was shoplifting, then resisting arrest and getting roughed up in front of a huge crowd. To my disappointment, no Watts-style riot ensued. 2) A young, regular looking, male no older than myself walking down the street wearing nothing but some shoes and a stars & stripes set of Speedos as if it were the most normal activity in the world. 3) A young lady waiting for a coffee in a full bear hat. Yes, one of those ones with the ears and the under-the-chin straps - this being despite the fact it was about 90 degress out. 4) A man wearing a t-shirt that simply said the word "Fuck" in huge green letters.
Only in LA - Land of the weird, home of the strange.
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