Well i was planning on writing a full story about my Las Vegas adventure, but i have decided to stick with the famous saying “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!” So that said i leave you with some photos and your imagination. 
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My first trip to Las Vegas “Sin City” was in 1996 right after I graduated high school. Since then I have been to Vegas maybe 4 or 5 times, and every time I go I always say that I will never come back. I think the reason I don’t like Las Vegas is due to the fact that there is an overwhelming feeling in the air, a feeling of desperation. People from all over the world come to Vegas to hit it big “Get Rich” and get laid. But due to the cold hard facts, most people, 98% of them go home a loser. But I am trying to look at life a little different now.
My friend Bryan invited me to Vegas for the weekend; he said, “What else better do you have to do?” I thought to myself… yeah he’s right. So with that I’m going to Vegas and I’m going to let all my built up animosity go and enjoy it as if I was from China and this is my first trip to Sin City.
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Since I have been home there are two things that have been hammered into my brain through the media (TV, Billboards, Magazines…etc) #1 Weight Loss, which is nothing new here in American. #2 Going Green! It is true what they say…. “Green in the new black!” The last time I was here was less then 1year ago, and back then it wasn’t as cool at the time or should I say it was just starting. Now it’s everywhere, and with that last night I ended up at my first “Green” party in Los Angeles called Green Drinks. A group of different green organizations got together to raise awareness and also money.
First off I’m not at all making fun of this, I’m actually quite glad that this stuff is happening, and that they were able to turn it into a great night in downtown Los Angeles. When I walked in I felt a little out of place as most of these people are really over the top greenies. I then realized… hey I have a smart car so that must give me some street credit! It was a great night filled with powerful drinks, good music, and amazing views from the roof top overlooking the staples center.
I met the most beautiful girl ever; I called her white boots (never did get her name). I tried talking to her at the bar, but I had no game. The only thing I could come up with was something stupid like “I hear the pear vodka is good.” Yeah I know it was lame. I wanted to go up to her and say one word “Dyn…o…mite!”. The way she dressed and everything about her was dynamite! When I finally shook the clingers and was free to look for her, she was gone and so was my heart. Anyway so other then falling in love the night was pretty nice. And White boots if you’re reading this…. Do the right thing.
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I have found myself stuck in a place I call Limbo Land! I guess when you live a life of one foot in the door and one foot out, you never really feel grounded. Since I have been home the main mission has been taking care of taxes, apartment hunting and trying to get some projects (work) going. Dealing with my taxes was much less painful then I originally planned for, apartment hunting has been slow going and the same can be said for working.
But maybe I should rethink the word slow, I have only been home for 2 weeks which isn’t that long, but remember my last name is Swift… so I tend to like things done at a fast pace. Today I decided to take a break after looking at a lackluster apartment. Los Angeles can be a tough city to find relief from the madness, but there is one place that I can always go to clear my head and relax.
Runyon Canyon is a place where most people go to hike/workout, but I seem to use it more as a place I go and sit for hours and think/dream of things. From my perch high above the gridlocked and polluted LA streets, I sit as a Hawk would scanning the horizon for interesting things. It’s a quite peaceful place sitting there watching people below going about their everyday business. The sounds of cars on the freeway sound like the ocean if you listen real carefully. It’s also a great place for my favorite sport in the world… “People watching”. This place has been said to be a great spot for celebrity sightings. I must say in my years of coming here I have only seen a few movie stars. But for me this place has something more interesting then celebrities… beautiful women! Read more…
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I have been fortunate enough to visit some of the world’s biggest and busiest cites. One thing that they all seem to have in common is traffic! Some are dealing with it better then others. But unfortunately for me my city, Los Angeles the “City of Angels” is by far the worst city in the world when it comes to dealing with getting the millions of people around each day. The streets of LA are practically gridlocked at all hours of the day. It seriously can’t get much worse, it’s like that video from REM “Everybody Hurts”.
We do have a metro (subway) but it only has a few stops and goes nowhere, or at least nowhere I need to go. The buses are pretty much useless, as they get stuck on the same jam packed streets. With that said this is not something new, the streets of Los Angeles have been overloaded for the last 40 years. But the problem is the government and state doesn’t seem to be doing anything about it.
Their excuse for not building a working subway is the cost (even though California is the 4th largest economy in the world.) and some BS about underground fault lines. The thing is they don’t need to go underground, they can add trains along the freeways like they do in cities all over the world. Anyway well I don’t see it getting better anytime soon, so I guess I will just sit back in my little Smart Car and dream of my days on my secret beach drinking fresh pineapple juice. Read more…
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