The Fauna of Downtown

Downtown Los Angeles has such a negative reputation. For the past thirty years, it has stood as a concrete wasteland, a bleak reminder of how lovely surrounding areas of L.A. are. Starting in the early 21st century, things started to look up. That was a pun. The first major project was the Gehry designed Disney Hall, the new home of the philharmonic. Then came the cranes. There were so many cranes, and it was beautiful. Plans were shown of these lovely glass pillars, a testament to earthquake-resistance. Then, early this year, the last crane dissipated. What happened to the cranes? Money. Off those varied and abundant plans, only one really came into fruition. I don't count plans with towers under forty stories to have come into fruition. That one plan was L.A. live. A few of the other towers are still kicking around, but lack the funding to do anything more than jostle. Are there really no billionaires that wish to see a gargantuan and verdant downtown? All the Grand Avenue Project needs is seven hundred million dollars... I see one project happening in the next five years, which is good I suppose. And extraordinarily depressing. 

My mystery package shipped today, much sooner then expected. I'll probably have it around Tuesday-Wednesday. I don't know how interesting it will be to you, but it will certainly be interesting to my feet. That was a hint. School also starts Tuesday, which is the rain cloud to my fire. The first couple days always go fast, but then it is back to the grind. Aren't those Hung posters funny? I think so. Lastly, I read the most pathetic Craigslist add today. Some guy wants to have an orgy. That seems reasonable enough, have a little party of the genitals. The real kicker, is where he wants to have it: PAX. Is this guy desperate enough to have the frequenters of PAX partake in his adventures? Sure, I go to PAX, but I am the good-looking exception to the rule. The funniest part of this is not the idea, but the recent update to the posting. It says that they are no longer accepting single males. Wow.