My Move To LA

The Laurel Canyon Dog Park is totally awesome. It's not only the biggest dog park I've ever seen, it's the nicest dog park I've ever seen. It has benches, tables, grass, trees, shade and a water fountain for you and the doggies!

Upon releasing Oni from his leash inside the park he gave me the "WTF!" look. Like he couldn't believe I'd let him be free in such a vast doggy wonderland. Then he ran... And ran... And ran.

Up in the Hollywood Hills right of Laurel Canyon Blvd it's only 15 minutes from Koreatown. I read some reviews before going and I think they were all written by prissy Hollywood girls with toy dogs who only complained about how small and crappy the section of the park reserved for small dogs was. If you have a big dog or a small dog that likes to run (like mine) they have a great time. I also read in a magazine and saw on Entourage that it's a good place to meet people if you're single (and perhaps spot a celebrity or two).

I didn't move to LA to become a celebrity, hang out with them, or even have expectations of seeing one but the job I ended up getting changed that.

I've been careful not to say the name of the firm I work for here because I've actually had an experience in the past where I mentioned the firm's name and they found out about it (although it was merely because there was no other mention of the firm anywhere else on the internet). I also told myself that I wouldn't mention any of the names that came through the door just to be safe but the person I met today is so incredibly famous I don't think there's a chance that this blog would ever have an impact on them or the business I work for so I'm going to do it...

Today I met Cindy Crawford. All that you would think of her is absolutely true: She's tall and beautiful and looks just like she does in all the pictures. What I was fortunate enough to experience today though is the fact that even though she may be the most well known model of all time she's a completely normal person. Rather than get caught up in her celebrity when we spoke I thought about how a conversation between us is no different than a conversation between me and the mailman. We're all really just people.

I'm sure some will read this and think to themselves that of course they wouldn't treat celebrities any differently and of course we're all just people. Well, if you thought that, good for you. Unfortunately, for a lot of my life I was like most of brainwashed America and thought for some weird reason that celebrities stood under a different and better sun and drank different but better water.

I'm happy I got to meet Cindy Crawford today and see what a normal person she is. It gives me hope that there are lots of normal people leading happy lives no matter what their position.

I'm not one for shopping but my Dad and sister are in town and my little sister LOVES to spend money.

She's crazy about two things: White shoes and purses. She's really into designer handbags and at Santee Alley we hit the jackpot. At first you see mock purses and it took a little asking around but we eventually found the designer handbags, complete with certificates of authenticity! Although, I can produce a certificate of authenticity if you give me a good printer. If you're shopping for them they're not always on display because apparently it's illegal to sell expensive items at such a discount (or they're just not authentic) and you have to ask for them.

We found a Chanel handbag for $35 and a matching wallet for $10. Again, not my cup of tea but really awesome for my little sister who loves this stuff.

Also at Santee Alley were hundreds of trendy dresses, skirts, jeans, shirts, shoes, jewelery and smoking accessories. Nicole picked up a really nice little dress for $10! Having been shopping with her on many an occasion I know that $10 is a sweet deal for a dress. She also picked up leggings to match the dress for $3.

Even though Dad and I didn't buy anything it was great to see another unique part of the great city that is LA.