sunny california...is an ordeal.

it's harder to gauge heavy economic downturn in dense metropolises because it's sheer concentration of mass and consumption are constantly in your face. now without that dense proximity like california, tumble weeds seem to roll down the streets even in beverly hills mall, westfield arcadia mall, old town pasadena. we had sub par tapas in pasadena last night and what looked like a hip SF style mini-ville was very close to resembling a ghost town even at 7.30pm. i tried to single-handedly create a STIM package for the local restaurant by over ordering, but that didn't even seem to do the trick because as I got a bit buzzed and the town got more and more dead, i realized that the better choice was to go home rather than stay out for drinks. which immediately meant another belt busting, uncomfortable 30 min car ride home.

going anywhere is a HUGE ordeal.





RIGHT SIDE LOOKS BETTER>..HAHAHAHA