Ipon arriving in LA, Gin and Swanic made their way to the house of Industry. After hurried geetings and a dinner of Sushi (hosted by a waiter who clearly intended to steal Industry's newly acquired iPhone), the three headed out to experience the famous LA night life. At the first bar, a quaint little place named Renees, they experienced an unprecedented scene of patriotism. After Michael Phelps final race of the Olympics (you may have heard of it, he set some kind of record or something), the entire place broke into a chant of "USA! USA!" Looking at each other in horror, Swanic commented "I've never heard anything like this before" while Gin asked "Didn't they stop doing this in the 80's?" Fearing the crazed masses, they fled with Industry to another bar. Everything was going swimmingly until, moments after being told that they were welcome to stay, the three thirsty patrons were informed that they REALLY needed to evacuate the patio immediately, no procrastinating allowed. Sadened by the abrubt end to their evening, they headed home to bed.
The next day, Industry promised them a first rate LA experience.The first stop was the Disney Studios lot where Industry has his office. Using an impressive name drop, Industry got them through security and they headed inside to play Producer. After engaging in a variety of mature activities, such as twirling around in a desk chair and playing with the phone headset, they raided the office refrigerator. Upon seeing the options available, Industry growled "These fucking interns really need to do a better job." Life as Industry is by no means easy. Making their selections, they jumped back into the Audi and made their way to the beach for an afternoon of sun and sand-filled relaxation.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Success!
Gin and Swanic made it to Monterey California after leaving LA. They are currently in San Francisco and will be dropping a major blog post soon.....
Monday, August 18, 2008
karaoke
Random karaoke singer: this is for my dad. Because he never knew how to communicate his feelings to me, and because he loved boxing
-justine.
-justine.
notable and quotable
Gin to random Irish man at an LA pub: "Do you want to come with us? We're going places."
Sunday, August 17, 2008
The Last Mile
Below is a transcript of what transpired over the last mile of Gin and Swanic's last mile of their journey from El Paso to LA:
Swanic: Okay we're going right off the exit here.
Gin: Right?
Swanic: Yes.
Gin: Right???
Swanic: Yes...Left....Sorry.
Gin: Oh my god you're killing me right now.
Swanic: Okay it's coming up really soon on our right.
Gin: Right?
Swanic: Left.
Gin: Ug.
Swanic: Okay the turn is coming up really soon on our Left.
Gin: I'm just going to assume that it's at that light up there, sound good?
Swanic: Okay...Unless it's that turn there.(As they pass Camelina Ave)
Gin: NO, April would ding!
April: Ding
Swanic: I think she dang.
April: Recalculating route.
Gin: WHAT!?!?!?!? Jesus Swanic, PAY ATTENTION!
Swanic: I was!
Gin: NO you weren't, I am just going to go right here! (Getting into right turn lane at three lane stop light.)
April: Make Left hand turn now!
Gin: JESUS!(light turns green, Olivia begins to turn.)
April: Recalculation route!
Olivia: GRGRGRGRGRGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Right hand turn not her strong suit.)
Gin: I have to pee SO bad!!!!!!!
April: Approaching right hand turn....Ding.
Swanic: I'll call Industry....Hey, Industry, we're right around the corner and Gin's gotta pee real bad!
April: Right hand turn now. Ding.
Gin: Where is it, is it this one?
Swanic: I don't know just go...go!
April: Left hand turn now! Ding. You have arrived at Carmelina Avenue!
Swanic: Okay we're going right off the exit here.
Gin: Right?
Swanic: Yes.
Gin: Right???
Swanic: Yes...Left....Sorry.
Gin: Oh my god you're killing me right now.
Swanic: Okay it's coming up really soon on our right.
Gin: Right?
April: Approaching left hand turn.
Swanic: Left.
Gin: Ug.
Swanic: Okay the turn is coming up really soon on our Left.
Gin: I'm just going to assume that it's at that light up there, sound good?
Swanic: Okay...Unless it's that turn there.(As they pass Camelina Ave)
Gin: NO, April would ding!
April: Ding
Swanic: I think she dang.
April: Recalculating route.
Gin: WHAT!?!?!?!? Jesus Swanic, PAY ATTENTION!
Swanic: I was!
Gin: NO you weren't, I am just going to go right here! (Getting into right turn lane at three lane stop light.)
April: Make Left hand turn now!
Gin: JESUS!(light turns green, Olivia begins to turn.)
April: Recalculation route!
Olivia: GRGRGRGRGRGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Right hand turn not her strong suit.)
Gin: I have to pee SO bad!!!!!!!
April: Approaching right hand turn....Ding.
Swanic: I'll call Industry....Hey, Industry, we're right around the corner and Gin's gotta pee real bad!
April: Right hand turn now. Ding.
Gin: Where is it, is it this one?
Swanic: I don't know just go...go!
April: Left hand turn now! Ding. You have arrived at Carmelina Avenue!
FINALLY
Approximately 6,524 hours after they entered the desert, Gin and Swanic have finally arrived in LA. The temperature has dropped to a reasonable 75 degrees, and after showering, our intrepid due no longer feels like killing each other or themselves. Industry is all ready to take them out on the town, and they are sure that their first evening in LA will be nothing short of epic.
Gin
Gin
Saturday, August 16, 2008
I'm gonna be a star daddy!
Gin and Swanic have arrived in Gin's new home state of California! They are 200 miles from LA and very excited to reach their destination for the next two nights! They will be staying with their old friend Industry at his swank LA bachelor pad!
California has already lived up to its dream-fulfilling reputation as Gin and Swanic have already seen a major celebrity! None other than Danny DeVito was spotted by our celebrity savvy duo! They weren't sure why he was riding in the back of a Ford pickup truck in a car seat holding a bottle, perhaps researching a role, but it was unmistakably him. With that introduction to that state Gin and Swanic are expecting good things from the final miles of their journey!
Swanic
California has already lived up to its dream-fulfilling reputation as Gin and Swanic have already seen a major celebrity! None other than Danny DeVito was spotted by our celebrity savvy duo! They weren't sure why he was riding in the back of a Ford pickup truck in a car seat holding a bottle, perhaps researching a role, but it was unmistakably him. With that introduction to that state Gin and Swanic are expecting good things from the final miles of their journey!
Swanic
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