See 'em Sights

So, I am close to completeing my internships. I'm at that escapist place where I don't want to acknowledge that the ride is ending. I just had a blast in LA, learnt mroe than I could sum up, my confidence has grown, and I'm just gearing up for the summer. There are so many opportunities in LA if you want to take advantage of it. It's never ending. Starting tomorrow, I will be on my last week at Bernie Mac, assisting the director Victor Nelli on the season finale at Bernie Mac. It's a huge episode, shot in Griffith Park, in studio, in a tv-studio, with about 200 extras. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun. More on that next week.

As my weekend winds down, let me give you some other more underground things to do in LA:

The Hollywood Bowl / Walt Disney Concert Hall
The Bowl is very close to the Oakwood Apartments where IC puts us up. The Disney Concert Hall is downtown, pretty far away. Both are just amazing places to catch music/dance events. The Disney Concert Hall is an especially delightful place to visit because of the architecture: the place just looks so amazing. Try doing a Google Search on it for a photograph. (Another amazing place architecture-wise = The Getty Center - museum, screening room, garden, etc). Secret secret about the Bowl: If you go in in the afternoon, you get to hear the concerto rehearsal for FREE. No one checks you or anything, and its almost as good as the real deal!

Big Boy's Diner
This is where Pulp Fiction's Honey Bunny scene was shot, and its a 5 minute walk from Oakwoods. Also, you Austin Powers fans will make a connection when you see what Big Boy looks like :) Google em for an address: its the Riverside Restaurant we are interested in.

Farmer's Market on SUNDAYS
I know we have one in Ithaca, but the LA Farmer's Market is no small deal. It's on the Selma/Ivar crosssection, and its pretty amazing. You will find a lot of diverse types of food, fresh veggies and fruits (somewhat of a rarity in LA), real people (rarity in Oakwood) and folk music. Just a LOT of fun, do not miss this one. It's a very unadvertised thing in LA. It's right next to Hollywood/Highland cross-section which is probably the most recognizable piece of real-estate in LA. It's the cliche tourist attraction, and, if I may, the biggest piece of shit ever. It's surprisingly bad: average stores, bad food etc... If you want to shop, Sunset or Wilshire/3rd is where it is... There still is the Chinese Thatre here, the Hollywood Arcade, and CPK. But, Im sure you will hear more than you need to about these types of touristy attractions when you're in LA.

FREE FILMS
You will see screener invites by the dozens in LA. If you can fit it in your schedule take advantage of it. Free SCreenings of films you haven't seen yet. Why NOT!? All you need to do is fill out comment cards at the end.