Comments | on_my_sleeve: I love LA

on_my_sleeve

I love LA

Mar 11, 2005 15:53

Urban sprawl. Cultural wasteland. Smog-infested. Congested. Dirty.

Those are words commonly used to describe Los Angeles. Often thought of as the incomparably ugly step-sister to those lovely maidens known as New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco, few consider Los Angeles a real city. Instead, it is viewed as a vast sprawl of unchecked ( Read more... )

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unknownauthor March 12 2005, 02:48:21 UTC

i'm from LA and i love the city. oh, i remember olvera street. i remember when i was in middle school, we took a fieldtrip there.

there is so much to do in LA. i just went back last week in 7 years. nothing has changed, it's still the same old city. i miss LA!

on_my_sleeve March 14 2005, 17:16:40 UTC

i took a field trip to Olvera Street when i was in 5th grade. sadly, that's the only time i've ever been there!

seoulsistah March 12 2005, 05:06:11 UTC

BEAUTIFUL post. You're a great writer.

on_my_sleeve March 14 2005, 17:16:56 UTC

thank you, that's very nice of you :)

xquisiteqt March 12 2005, 07:12:06 UTC

i've lived in So Cal nearly all my life. and despite the lack of community that's in new york and san francisco, there is something that i love about living in LA. it's almost as if knowing all its flaws, makes it more endearing. sometimes, when someone makes it so hard to know them, it creates that much more motivation and curiousity. i hope my bf reads this! he's been looking for something to like in LA (besides me). great post and pics.

on_my_sleeve March 14 2005, 17:19:02 UTC

i think it's hard to like LA unless you grew up there or are from the middle of no where. otherwise, the lack of community does make it an incredibly isolating experience. nevertheless, there's so much to do and such beautiful weather...i'm beginning to like it more and more :)

inthebelljar March 12 2005, 09:13:06 UTC

I feel the same way about San Francisco. I never bothered to discover it since I was always so close. Now, it's like my new bohemia. I love it. We're so lucky to live in California. We've got so much culture at our fingertips.

on_my_sleeve March 14 2005, 17:20:06 UTC

oh san francisco! to date, the most beautiful city i've ever seen! you're so lucky to live near there!

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melquiades76 March 13 2005, 23:50:31 UTC

Hahaha, love this.

on_my_sleeve March 14 2005, 17:28:36 UTC

heh. you are so strange, james.