Michelle Takes on Los Angeles: Infrastructural Web of Horror Wins.

Yesterday I attempted to purchase a parking permit. And now I understand why there are so many available jobs as 'assistants' in L.A. NOBODY wants to deal with the hoops you need to jump through to finish the most simple of 'to do's.'

Here is the break down of my first Los Angeles errand.

• Went to Parking Administration down town to purchase pass. Was told I needed to register my car in California.
• Went to Home Depot. Got keys made, got directions in broken English to a phone book, where i found the location of the...
• Went to Hollywood DMV. Was told I needed to get a smog check.
• Went to Atlantic Auto. Was told my car is smog friendly. Or unfriendly, depending on how you look at it.
• Went to Hollywood DMV. Spent an hour trying to get my VIN checked and get through the line.
• Went to Parking Administration down town to purchase pass. Was told I couldn't get one because only Trevor's name was on the electric bill.

For all the back and forth of everything it really wasn't a bad way to spend my first day in Los Angeles. For one thing, any culture shock I may have been anticipating has already hit. In my travels I went down Hollywood and Beverly, though Little Armenia, Thai Town, and Korea Town. I already feel more confidant in navagating the city. And any stresses I felt were easily calmed by the awesome people I've met so far, and by the amazing soundtrack coming out of the radio between stops. (everything from tracks off of 'In Rainbows' to 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.'

Plus, my apartment is freaking sweet.

Our bedroom, sans real furniture. Even though this place is just a one bedroom and our last place had two, the rooms here are HUGE. The Ceilings are very tall and curve up at the top in the 20's style. And there is enough built in storage, we will have a place for everything. YAY.



Next to the Bedroom is this great little built in dressing room. It has a vanity, dresser, and closet all built in. We're thinking this will probably be more of an office space, little vanity desk=little desk for laptop.







Bathroom. Makes me smile.








Kitchen. Ditto.



And there are tons of fun little touches and fixtures throughout the unit that are really great and fun and are just heaping with character. Trevor wins spouse of the year for finding a place this great in a fantastic neighborhood.