Walking in the heat

I never fail to be amazed at the silly things customers do to save a little money. Growing up with a painfully frugal mother, it wasn't unheard of to take multiple buses to get to Ralphs supermarket across the city in order to use double coupons on cereal.

Occasionally, I do participate in some sale events and I feel it always prove I am in fact my mother's daughter. The most recent newsworthy mob I was a part of was at the Forever 21 warehouse sale in the industrial district of Downtown L.A. Why newsworthy? Not because the prices were so low (they actually really were), but rather because it was one of the hottest days of the year and nobody passed out.

The event planners did not anticipate such a large turnout, which resulted in 6 registers and hundreds of unorganized customers just sorching in the brutal heat. Two of my friends had to leave, but my mother and I stubbornly waited it out. It wasn't so much that we HAD to have the items, but at that point, it would've been worse to walk out dehydrated and empty handed.

After leaving with our purchases, I made a decision. Not only will I never be one of those ravenous women at the $99 bridal gown sales, but I will never do anything like this for "normal people clothes" again...at least not in extreme temperatures.

A very quiet walk in Hollywood

It's always nice to "discover" a new pocket of solitude in the city. I'm not too familiar with the ins and outs of Hollywood but this was a pleasant surprise. I came across this small park on my way to the Hollywood Bowl box office to try and buy some tickets for an event. The walk up Highland was very hot, and I simply needed a place to recharge my batteries. A bus stop bench would've done the trick, but this was much better. I even caught up on a little writing.