So let's see...
I have in fact learned to drive in the far left lane despite the fact that I am afraid of hitting the guardrail. I used to grip my steering so tight that my knuckles would turn white and I would only go in the far left lane if absolutely necessary. I would do it for a few minutes and start to freak out if I couldn't move over. I have also been known to stay behind slow people to avoid moving in to the left lane. So a few weeks ago, living in LA, I realized it was time to get over this stupid fear. I started out slowly, voluntarily getting in that lane, and driving a few more moments after I started to freak out. Gradually, I could drive down the lane for longer and longer periods of time. Eventually I could actually drive in the lane almost all the way to work (almost 40 miles at the time) and didn't freak out. Passing while in the far left lane was another story. In doing that I was always afraid in an effort to NOT hit the guardrail, I'd hit the car in the lane to the right of me. But again, being in LA where traffic is a pain in the butt, I figured if nothing else I should learn to do it, to say that I can, not to do it all the time. I tried on the way home from work a couple of times (not during carpool, I probably would have had to explain the whole afraid of the left lane and what I was trying to do and I would have never heard the end of it...) and it was a colossal failure the first few times, I'd chicken out slow down and one time I almost got rear ended because I slowed down to much. But eventually, I could actually do it. I don't make a habit of it by any means, I just do it when it is necessary . So not some huge earth shattering accomplishment, but I can cross of those two things on the list of things that scared me that I can now do.
My dear sweet hungiemuffin (haha a great nickname for pretty much my favorite person ever!) and I decided that after her being her over a year, and me being here almost 4 that we should in fact explore Los Angeles, because there are many many places that haven't been seen. So we trotted off to the Getty Center first. I had always been told that the Getty Center was where bad European art ended up because it wasn't good enough for actual European art Galleries. Hungiemuffin (who was an art history major) pretty much agreed, but we wanted to see the Da Vinci exhibit and decided to go up anyway. For starters, it's free! Save for parking, but really 15 dollars split 2 ways for hours of entertainment and some really cool things to look at, in LA, isn't a bad deal at all. We looked at the Da Vinci stuff, wandered a few rooms of what did in fact turn out to be bad European art, somethings were very pretty though, and then ended up at the Getty Gardens outside. Let me tell you, this was where the really neat stuff was. We had so much fun wandering around and looking at all the plant life and taking pictures and generally just being us. It was awesome!
See, very pretty.
Then, despite living a mile from Downtown LA, I've never really explored much of it. So again, on Saturday afternoon, hungiemuffin and I decided to wander. We were in search of her co-workers parent's new store. Which leads me to my next exciting adventure, buying new bras, (sorry guys....) it was long over due, and I was quickly running out of bra's at home I could wear. I'm proud to say, I am 2 size around smaller than I was when I lost bought bra's! I so didn't want to buy new ones because I had no idea what size I was, but I knew it was needed and I knew I had to figure it out sometime so yay! A little strange buying bra's from a friends parents, but what are you going to do?
Hungiemuffin and I continued to wander, we didn't try street food in downtown LA, though it smelled like NYC street food and we thought about, next time we figure we'll be a little more daring. We wandered the fashion district, the toy district and a few other little places that I don't remember, all and all good fun, and I have come to the conclusion that I need to get to downtown LA fast, and never leave.
What else, oh! Talking to random guys in bars. Again, not looking for a husband, or an easy lay, or even anything from them, but out the other evening, I was in rare form. I had confidence in myself and totally sober, I told one guy I was a ninja, after he commented on having to be stealthy online for work, I was told by the DJ in relation to him needing to move a speaker he "needed to be right where you are" to which I for whatever reason replied "it's okay, I get that allll the time." Normally in bars, I'm passive and annoyed, but I was out in super rare form that evening. I even managed a conversation with some on the patio that went pretty well, and I'm sure if I was in it, or out at said bar for any reason other than what I was, said conversation could have gone on to something else. But, we were out celebrating a friends birthday, and I wasn't there to look for a date, oh no, I was actually there to get my dance on. And we danced, and danced and danced, I mean granted it wasn't clubbing by any means, and it wasn't a crazy people all over us dancing on us with us dance party, it was bad 80's and 90's dance music in a fairly open space on the top floor of a random bar in Hollywood, but damnit, it was fun! And waaaay out of my comfort zone at all.
I've got a few more things to add to the list of stuff, I've tried, and done and put myself out there for, so look for more to come.
And there are few more things I still want to try as the year goes on:
* Actual Clubbing, because apparently I stepped out of the room long enough for friends of mine to decide I was going clubbing.
* Vegas, because I have actually no desire to go, and I have friends who think I just need to go, I will of course do it on my terms so there is no insanity that ensues.
*Trying tacos Juanita :) Street taco truck I always drive by and don't eat.
*many many more
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