I rode in an elevator with Conan. Twice.

I have so much to say so here we go:

• Last weekend I got over my fears of venturing out by myself and explored Santa Monica on Saturday. I walked along the pier, ate some lunch, people watched, and enjoyed watching the waves roll in. I love the beach and especially just listening to the ocean.
• Then I walked over to the 3rd Street Promenade and did some shopping and watched some street performers. The promenade has lots of shops and tons of people putting on mini shows. Singers, musicians, dancers, there is a lot to watch. There are also some super sweet dinosaur fountains too.
• Later that night I went to a movie at Hollywood Forever Cemetery with one of the girls that I work with. It was super cool. They project an old movie on the side of one of the buildings, and everyone brings blankets and chairs and sets up little picnics. Lots of the people there were regulars and they had some really nice picnics going on. I just had my blanket and I sat on my co-workers grass mat thingy, anyways, the whole thing was really neat. I would definitely go again if I had the chance. The movie they showed was Arsenic and Old Lace, a classic starring Cary Grant, it was funny.
  
• Sunday I went to a brunch at my intern friend Annie's house. She made some delicious food and it was really nice to be able to meet some new people. She had invited some of her friends from high school and it was fun listening to them all reminisce. It made me miss all my high school friends.
  
• Then I went home, took a nap, and then I went over to The Grove which is a shopping mall. It was pretty nice. Not as much going on as at The Promenade but still a neat place to hang out. I sat in Barnes & Noble for a while. I love sitting on the floor in an aisle and just kicking back. Books are awesome.
• Monday I spent the ENTIRE day at Disneyland with Alyssa, as usual it was a magical day. I got to see World of Color, ohmygoodness, it was AWESOME! Seriously, go see it. Now. Disney magic at its finest!
• Then I started my final week at my internship, so sad! I had a great final few days at the office. I was really sad to have to say goodbye to my friends and to the office. I really grew to enjoy the office and I could definitely see myself going back to work there in the future, AH! So many life decisions to make.
• Today Conan O'Brien was in the office. I know I shouldn't blog about my celeb sightings in the office but I can't keep it a secret. He is so tall and funny. I wanted to hug him. I obviously didn't but I wanted to...

-Lauren

Last weekend in LA!

It is currently Friday night of my last weekend in LA and I can't believe how fast time has flown by!

I have really grown to enjoy my internship and I could definitely see myself going to work there after I graduate. I am still thinking about law school though so I guess I have a lot to consider as far as what my post-graduation plan is, if you have suggestions or advice, I'm all ears! (seriously, please? I am vast well of confusion)

I am going to try to really get out there and do stuff this weekend so hopefully I succeed at getting out of my comfort zone and exploring and maybe even taking some pictures! What a concept! LA get ready, I have a car, a camera and I coming for you!

At a minimum I will be going to Disneyland on Monday, my last trip of the summer but definitely NOT my last trip of 2010, I am thinking I will need a couple trips back to SoCal during the Fall semester... : ) It has been beyond awesome getting to go so much this summer, I obviously would've liked to go more but you can't win 'em all. I can't get enough Disney magic in my life. I truly LOVE Disneyland! How sweet would it be if i could work for Disney when I graduated? What a studio to be able to work for...

Tomorrow? Santa Monica Pier & the Hollywood Forever Cemetery movie (hopefully)
Sunday? Flea Market & maybe the observatory (I can dream)

Here's to a great weekend after a wonderful week!
-Lauren

Weekly Break Down

Well, I don't really have much to report this week. Hence why it has been over a week since I last posted.

But to give you the skinny: on Saturday my car broke down and throughout the week every time the garage calls me or Brendan the repairs become more extensive and expensive so I am still without a vehicle and have been walking to/from work. You all know how much I hate sweating and how I sweat both in response to heat, exercise, and stress so you can imagine and great I look & feel when I arrive to work after my walk/speed walk...

Today after work I went with a group of interns to happy hour at a restaurant around the corner from work to get dinner and then we walked back to work for the Wednesday screening which this week was Cyrus which stars Jonah Hill & John C. Riley, it was pretty funny, defintely glad it was free since I spent $35 on food today! Lunch & dinner out? HORRIBLE decision! But that is where you talk to and connect to people so it is kinda critical...but yeah eating out is expensive & cocktails are expensive, lesson learned. I hate money.

After the screening a group of the interns and floaters were going to an industry party but since I am without a vehicle and had managed to find a ride home from the one intern who is still in high school (who lives semi near me) I was unable to attend. I am so mad! It was a chance to hang out with my coworkers and meet more people in the industry and I couldn't go because I didn't have my car! I didn't want to have to rely on someone for a ride cause in a party setting that would've been harder since, well I don't know, it's hard to explain, but I just didn't want to deal with it.

I am still waiting to see if I will have my car back so that I can drive home this weekend, if I can't I have no idea what I am going to do for the long weekend.

Well, that's it. Hope you are having a good week!

-Lauren

I am 21. Buy me a drink. Actually don't.

This weekend I celebrated my 21st birthday in the wonderful Las Vegas! It was a great weekend (well except for the fact that I spent my entire actual birthday in bed ill...)

We stayed at the Planet Hollywood (thanks Dad!) and it was fabulous. Our room was super nice and the casino was cool too. We walked through some other hotels on the strip and I definitely liked ours the best. Way to go PH!

I got to experience Las Vegas nightlife and went to my first club ever and it was a lot more fun then I thought it would be! Hannah, Erin, and I had an awesome night!

I flew back to LA earlier this evening and I get to go to work tomorrow, YAY! Hope you all had a good weekend!
-Lauren

Wonderful Week!

I had a great week this week! To make a long story short:

• Monday: Did laundry at a laundromat for the first time ever and completed all my laundry and made a legit dinner that covered all the food groups for realsies.
  
• Tuesday: Had a good day at work, started to make friends with my co workers, huh what?!
• Wednesday: Ate lunch with a group of the interns which was fun and attended an after hours FREE screening of Get Him To The Greek in the screening room at work. It twas very funny.
  
• Thursday: Another sweet day at work, had Chipotle for lunch, drove myself to Santa Monica after work and bought myself some clothes which I can't even remember the last time I did that. Plus I didn't even have directions to where I was going and I found it anyways, YES! Then when I got home I had a package from my Mom & Brendan with some birthday presents and they got me a TomTom, so very stoked!
• Tomorrow (Friday): Going to Disneyland with my friend Krista who's in town with her family.
• Saturday: Fly to Vegas and meet up with my Dad & Rachel and Hannah & Erin
• Saturday at Midnight/Sunday: My birthday!

I am in a really great mood right now, this has been a wonderful week at work and just in general. I love my birthday and I love knowing that for the next 4 days I am going to be with people I love and that love me too! It's been WAY too long since I have given/received a loving hug. You know how much my life and joy depend on hugs. They are kinda my fuel source. Anyways I plan on hugging Hannah like I've never hugged her before. And probably picking her up. Plus I will totally nuzzle Erin and make her uncomfortable, win. AH! And I get to hug my Dad, my big, bearded, funny, and awesome Dad!

I am going to miss my Mom & Brendan & Becky A LOT this weekend but I know that I will get to see them in a couple weeks for July 4th.

Hope your week was as great as mine : )
-Lauren

PS I tried a Sprinkles cupcake today, there were some at work so I split one with another intern and it was sooooooo good! ohmygawd I will definitely need to find the shop so I can try a chocolate one!

Famous Cupcakes

Today after work they were screening Animal House at 7:30, they have their own little theater in the building and it is pretty nice but that it not the topic of my post.

I had an hour-ish to kill and so me and my other intern friend walked over to Beverly Drive where they have a bunch of little restaurants and stores and such, really cute, really expensive, and the same Beverly Drive which I cursed just 2 days ago for almost preventing me from being able to eat Chipotle. Well I walked there today so no parking issues, Beverly Drive, we may be friends yet.

So we went to CPK and I got a salad which I had been craaavvvvinnggg like crazy for like a week and then we decided that we needed to try Famous Cupcakes which was across the street.

Famous Cupcakes? I had never heard of them. Intern friend had never heard of them? How are they famous? Why are they famous? We had 10 minutes, and a hankering for dessert so it was time to investigate this little bakery's claims.

The man at the counter greeted us, and he asked if we had been there before, we assured him we had not and so he gave us the breakdown on what was up with each of the cupcake offerings. I went with the Cookies & Creme cupcake which he had explained was the second most popular behind their red velvet, intern friend chose to pick up a Hot Chocolate cupcake which featured a vanilla icing. We didn't have time to eat our cupcakes which I was fine with so we zipped on back to the office for the screening.

The former President of Production for Universal (circa the 1970s) introduced the film and discussed the problems they had with getting the movie made. I always love those stories, I love hearing about films and studios fighting them and then they are big hits, Cinderella stories.

The movie was great, I had never seen it before. Plus not that many people went so it couldn't hurt that I did attend.

When I got home however it was cupcake time...

The cupcake was packaged in it's own little box. A promising start.

YAY! Look at my cupcake! OH NOES! I banged it around in my purse and some of the frosting got smooshed! Oh well, the taste is what is most important...

Okay here we go...

Cookie is a win.

Pirates like cupcakes? Yeah I don't know what this is about either...

Om nom nom nom

WIN, it's tastey!

Overall the cupcake was quite delicious however, there are lots of other desserts that I would rather enjoy so while I like my cupcake, I definitely don't need to purchase another one.

On an unrelated note I feel like I walked A LOT today. My feet have some really gnarly blisters on them which should be fun to deal with tomorrow...
-Lauren

Nothing really to report

I took care of some maintenance on the Mazda today and it kinda hit me that I won't have my parents with me every time I need to do a repair which scared me because I hate mechanics because they always make me feel stupid and like they are ripping me off. I think I did okay today but yeah I am actually growing up. Like woah.

Then I walked to mall across from my apartment and wandered around for a while. For dinner I decided I wanted Chipotle since it always brings a smile to my face and I didn't eat out the rest of the weekend. Mistake. I will never ever ever go to Beverly Hills unless for work ever again. I couldn't find parking and eventually had to pay $5 (for 15 minutes of parking) Now I know even if the nearest location is in Beverly Hills, drive further and avoid that place at all costs. Good gracious.

Tomorrow is the start of week two, wish me luck!
-Lauren