I went HOME on vacation. Los Angeles for the motherfucking win!

Just finished the 7th and FINAL Harry Potter book. Marvelous, I tell you. No spoilers here, though ;)

So yeah... on Sunday Mom and Bri and I got back from LA. I had the best time there! The City of Angels is the one place I wholly belong. And know we know why I act the way I do :P

We went out to eat Friday night at a wonderful restaurant that had the BEST salad in the world. You can't even imagine it, it was simply amazing. And the strawberry lemonade was so good, I NEED to find out where to buy some.

So we saw the HOLLYWOOD sign in the Hills. Drove down Rodeo, Hollywood Blvd. and Santa Monica... and then we strolled and shopped on Melrose...

Hmm, one of my favorite parts of the trip was walking down Hollywood Blvd. at night, where we saw the studio where Jimmy Kimmel Live is filmed (there were huge banners outside).

And THEN, besides bobbing and weaving in front of Michael Jackson impersonators (that do the pelvic thrust and "I'll molest your child"-look) and giant (sticky-fingered) Elmo monsters, I saw it.
Mann's Chinese Theater with all of the (selected) stars' hand and footprints in cement in front of the building. I walked all around, furtively searching... and after asking for assistance, I found what I had been looking for. The hand, shoe and WANDprints of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. HELL YES. And I have pictures!

I'll post 'em in a bit... or when I feel like it.

We went out to The Grove for lunch... what used to be called the Farmer's Market. it is GIGANTIC and gorgeous. Parts of it made me think of Paris. I love California!!!

I also got to see the La Brea Tarpits, Cedar Sinai Hospital (where I was born) and the cute apartment building where I spent the first months of my life. And LAX was the first airport I ever flew out of. And if I die in the very near future, it'll be my last :)