Crazy L.A.

We have lived in L. A. for almost 9 months now and it seems like every day brings a new adventure. There is always something (or someone) interesting to see here. I'm not complaining. I'm actually starting to like it here. I think it is because in the last 9 months the only time we have had to get our winter coats out was for our trip to Utah in December. Other than that, it has been jacket weather all winter. I really love that! Not only that but all of the other crazy stuff that we see here makes for great conversations and good laughs. Here are just a few of the things we've seen and experienced here in L. A.

• A serenade of sirens going by our apartment building multiple times a day. I don't even want to know where they are going!
• Police and news choppers hovering over our heads a few times a week. Again, I don't want to know!
• A protest blocking traffic on the way to dinner on a Friday night. This is a common occurrence here.
• Don't even get me started about the traffic! It's a nightmare!!
  
• A crazy homeless lady banging her cane into the side walk over and over again. She was really mad about something!
• R-rated billboards (okay, pg-13 by the world's standards but R-rated by mine.)
  
• The most rude drivers I've ever seen in my life!
• A water bottle filled with urine on the sidewalk (I'm pretty sure it was urine. I kept my distance.)
• People selling medical marijuana at the beach.
  
• Also, at the same beach, a closed bathroom because someone found a dirty syringe.
• Rats! I know that rats are in the city but I really didn't expect to see them climbing on my apartment building at night. I don't go out much at night for this reason! They better not get in my apartment or I think I will go ballistic!
• More "plastic" people than I have ever seen in my whole life.
  
• Famous people at church. Yes, apparently Rick Schroeder is a member of the church and he was at our sacrament meeting last week.
• Today I saw some idiot standing on the side of the road right in front of a car trying to turn right. I was behind the car trying to turn. He was just standing there with his arms up in the air like he was calling the guy on or something. Finally after like a minute of just standing there he moved. I didn't stick around to see what happened after that. I really wonder what planet some people live on! Oh yea, I forgot, it's called Los Angeles!