Calmness in LA

So I took a spontaneous Road Trip with Kevin to Los Angeles to surprise my mom for Mothers Day. It worked! Ty also went home to surprise his mom, too. It's one big ball of surprisingness in LA.

I always get mixed feelings about coming home. Who do you tell you're in town? It gets really hard cause you don't want to offend anyone but at the same time you don't want to feel overwhelmed. Well, I didn't really tell anyone I was coming down. I think that was the right strategy.

I haven't been back to LA since Christmas. Quite possibly my longest time away from home. I started to miss my family and a couple of places here and there. I often forget all that is LA. The traffic, the smog, the heat, the rice rockets, the pretty people, the hydraulics, the police chases, the plastic surgery, etc. I miss aspects of LA and I still get a sense of 'home,' at least when I come to the Valley. I love driving down Ventura Boulevard. It's like the Valley's only sense of Urban-ness. I don't think I'd move back anytime soon. But I do miss the feeling of a sense of calm when I'm at home. I'm not sure if it's worth it considering all the stress that would come along with traffic and the rest of LA bullsh*t.

I don't really have a point to this entry more than saying, I'm home... and I'm glad I came spontaneously. :)

TFLN is the new FML

So it seems nowadays that niche funny websites are all the rage. Inevitably the way to make money from these websites, say beyond AdSense, is to get a book deal.

Some of my favorite niche humorous websites include:

• FML or Fuck My Life - A website that chronicles the shitty things that happen in people's lives. fmylife.com
• Stuff White People Like - A website that chronicles... um... stuff white people like... in a satirical way.  stuffwhitepeoplelike.com
• People Who Deserve It - A website that discuss people who deserve to get punched in the face. Say you know... the person who brings 12 items in a 10 items or less line. peoplewhodeserveit.com
• Super Useless Super Powers - Exactly what it sounds like. It chronicles ideas of really useless super powers. :D http://superuseless.blogspot.com/

However, I will be adding a new one to the list. Drumroll...

• Texts from Last Night - A website that has text convos from people that are probably better left not shared with the public. Some awesome one liners! Textsfromlastnight.com