Yes I'm finally back to where I have internet access. Woohoo so now I can tell you all that I did in California not this past weekend but the weekend before. As many of you know, unless you haven't read my blog or talked to me, I went to California for my friend CJ's graduation.
We flew in that Thursday afternoon into John Wayne Airport. Our bag that we had checked was the 5th one to come out, that's a first usually our bags are always like the last ones to come on the carousel. Then we went over to the National Rent A Car area and got our rental car. The lady at the desk was very nice and we chatted with her for a bit about the shootings on the freeways in So Cal and about the expenses of living in Southern California I think she was one of the nicest people I've ever met at an airport let alone at the rental car place. Usually at the rental car places the people aren't very talkative.
So once we got our Chevy Malibu we headed hotel. Yes I know I said the first place I'd be stopping at would be Jamba Juice but that didn't pan out exactly. So once we got everything in our room my mother was hungry and really wanted to go to Islands. So I decided I'd wait on the Jamba Juice till later. Seeing as it was around 2 pm I figured I'd just get it at night. So we went to the Islands in Fountain Valley or maybe it's Huntington Beach. First we had to wait 5 minutes for a table which I thought was rather dumb since there were tons of empty tables available. Then once we got seated we were waited on by a complete ass. He rarely came back to check on us, yet he passed our table like a bizillion times. He was more concerned with this table who mostly likely weren't going to give him much of a tip cause they were like sharing 2 meals for 4 people. So when my mother left a tip it wasn't the full tip he would have gotten if he would have been more competant. Cause if you don't refill my glass promptly before I die of thirst you aren't going to get much of anything.
Then we headed back to the hotel and we decided we head up to LA to go to the Hard Rock Cafe's in the area to get stuff. So we headed over to Beverly Center to the Hard Rock Cafe Los Angelos. On the way over there, I was looking in the rear view mirror and I think I saw someone who use to be on a Soap Opera, I wonder if any of you can guess who I think it might have been hahaha :D. The female was driving this silver 4 door car that looked like how a lot of those Honda's and VW 4 door cars look like but it wasn't either of those because the emblem on the car wasn't like those and was hard to explain. My mom tried to look but the damn headrest were in the way. I kept looking in the rear view mirror and the side view mirror because she was right behind us. I think she caught on that I was trying to figure out who she was cause she sort of tilted her head a bit, then she picked up her cellphone and made a call. She then moved over to the left turn lane and I still couldn't get a better look at her car or good close look at her for a matter of fact. But if it is who I think it is they have dyed their hair since the last time they've been seen on TV. I do remember she turned 2 streets before the Beverly Center.
Well Anyhow we get into the Beverly Center and it's a bit confusing. But we eventually park and go down the escalators. We walk over to the Hard Rock Cafe and buy a bunch of tshirts and etc. We got a free pin collectors book and pin for each purchase of 50 dollars or more. We then get on the escalators and get off at the floor my mom said we were on. We went over to the row where we parked our car and we couldn't find it. We looked up and down it 5 or more times and there must be a bizillion silver 4 door cars that look similar to malibus. Well we searched and searched and couldn't find it. We thought the car had been stolen. Well I was freaking out cause I was like I seriously don't want to disturb CJ from study from finals to come up all the way to LA to pick us up. We get on the sercurity phone after we double checked the row again and went around the whole floor just in case. so far we had been there for like and hour looking. Security guy come and we get in the vehicle and we look down the row with him. No luck so he suggests we go to the lower level. We do that and check the side we were sure we parked in and no such luck on that level. He then decides to take us to the floor above the floor he picked us up on and we went to the row we had searched on the other floors and bingo we had just accidently gone up enough levels.
So then after all that drama my mom drove me over to the Block so I could get my Jamba Juice. I ordered a Power Sized Razzmatazz with an energy boost, and it was mmm mmm mmmm mmm goooooooooooooood. I missed it so much. Then when we got back to the room we watched the Food Network and they were showing Iron Chef America. Since we don't have the Food Network at home we decided we should watch it because why watch stuff you can watch at home?
Friday morning came upon us and we were going to havea full day. First we went an ate breakfast at Watson's. Then once we were done we headed up the the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal City Walk. This time when we parked we wrote down which level and section we were parked in. But we really didn't need to cause we were parked on the level right where you come in at. We went over to the Hard Rock and went through the store. They had this Elivis tshirt my mom wanted but they only had one left and it was a medium, my mom was so mad. There for ever 50 dollars you purchased you got a leather fanny pack. So we got two and that was cool. So after we got our stuff I suggested we look around at the other stores. We went to the Nascar store and I bought a hat. Then we went over to the Universal stores and bought a few shirts. Then after that we left and headed over to Hollywood and Highland.
The first thing we did when we got there was get our tickets for the Kodak Theater Tour. The interesting thing about the tour was they were setting up for the American Idol Finals so that sort of interesting. The tour guide was really cool I forgot what his name was but he was awesome. The tour was really interesting and I enjoyed it. After that we went over to the hand and foot prints in front of the Graumann's Chinese Theater. Apparently Adam Sandler just recently did his so it was front and center with velet ropes around it. My mom looked and searched for people. Then we went and looked at some of the stars on the Hollywood Walk of fame and saw Susan Lucci's star cause last time I was in Cali it wasn't there. After that we headed back to Orange County. We were going to go straight to Hard Rock Cafe in Newport but I got a phone call along the way and we decided to head back to hotel so I could listen to the message from the caller.
We get to the hotel and I find out it was CJ. But also apparently he had called me on Wednesday and I didn't get the message till then. So I called him back and and finally got a hold of him. He told me his schedule and when he could hang out. He told me to call him back later so we can arrange when to meet up and where to go and all because right then he had to do room check outs from 4pm till 11pm.
So we headed over to the Hard Rock Cafe in Newport Beach. I got mixed up along the way cause I didn't have great directions on my but I eventually figured a way there. We ate and then got some tshirts. They didn't have too many cool tshirts so we didn't buy too much there, and they didn't give and free stuff away either. So that sort of sucked. Then we headed back to the hotel. I called CJ and we arranged the time and meet up for lunch on Saturday. then I called my sister because I knew the Emmys were live back home and she could update me on our bet and what was going on, on the show.
Well I called at about a good time because not but maybe a minute or so after they were announcing the winner for best Younger Actress in a Daytime Drama so I actually did get to hear Eden when live. I was a bit worried when they had the pause before they annouce the winner. But when I heard her name I was like yes and I was jumpy up and down on the bed and I said finally she won thank god. I stayed on the phone a little longer and heard some other winners and then we ended the conversation because I didn't need to know everything before I'd get to watch it on TV at the hotel.
So we had to watch some dumb show before it came on I don't remember what it was but it was on another channel then we watched the Emmys. I must say I'm a little dissapointed with some of it. Not just cause I lost the bet with my sister but because how the hell could General Hospital win over All My Children who gives a flying fuck about Hotel burning that they had cheesy visual effects for and dragged out for weeks. Plus they have the hotel back again just changed the freaking name of it. Anyhow that's just my beef with the show. And seriously someone needed to give David Lago the hook, the do was obviously on something with his sort of impersonation of Andrew Dice Clay.
There is much more to tall about my trip but I figure I've written a lot down and it might be too much to take in. So I'll type up the events of Saturday and Sunday in my next post.
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