Torrance
It’s rare that I actually have something scheduled, but yesterday I had a real estate investment seminar at 6 p.m. in Torrance. Any time I have a great journey, say 10 miles, during rush hour, I get together a pack and some supplies and make a day of it. This usually involves seeing a film that’s not on the 3rd street promenade. I was set to see “Horton Hears a Who” at 2:45 in the Del Amo Fashion Center. I normally don’t go in for feature animation, but a couple of friends said that the film was great and they were right. The Del Amo Fashion Center is pretty nice. I chomped on a cookie, grabbed a coffee from Starbucks, and laid out on one of a dozen wooden, chaise lounges. Life was sweet. When I was sufficiently high enough to leave the sunshine for darkness, I got my ticket and headed in. My first stop was the restroom. Not much grosses me out, but while I was peeing, I looked down and saw my left shoe lace was untied. Normally, I don’t care where my shoelaces lie but a public restroom floor isn’t exactly my favorite. I allayed my fears by telling myself that people don’t pee on the floor. I looked up from my shoe to see that actually I was peeing on the floor, so much for allaying fears. The good thing about pot is that you forget things quickly. Not two steps out of the restroom and I was ready to tie my shoes. I had completely forgotten where my lace had been until I grabbed it and felt way too much moisture. I got my seat in the theater. I was alone and thought this is it. This would be the first time I would be the only person in the theater. Alas, some dude who looked creepier than I sat down a couple of rows behind me. The film is about an elephant who hears life on a speck of dust and goes on a mission to save them from certain doom in the jungle. I highly recommend it. Had some amazing ramen for dinner at a place called Mitsuwa Market. They have a food court and there’s one on Centinela and Venice. The seminar was interesting. I was ten minutes early. The rest of the people were about forty minutes late. Hey, that’s how I roll. I learned quite a bit. I’ll let you know if I buy anything.
