The newly-ish christened Nerds & Jerks has entered a songwriting contest to win a trip to LA. Excellent. The song had to be about West Hollywood. In it, Patrick sings that Hollywood is "dirty and bleak." While he has a point about a certain stretch of Hollywood Boulevard that contains the Walk of Fame and is perpetually flooded with tourists and all the "low-lifes" who prey on them, that is not all my neighborhood has to offer.
CLICK HERE to see the video of their song and I suppose, if you must, click the vote button to show a little support - for the band, not their dismal view of my neighborhood. Sigh.
I must admit that Hollywood does not have the best reputation as far as LA neighborhoods go. When we were first looking to move out of downtown, Hollywood is the one place I was sure I wanted to steer clear of. So, of course, that is where we ended up. However, it turns out Hollywood is fabulous and I absolutely love living here.
I spend just about every day exploring Griffith Park, Runyon Canyon, and the Hollywood Hills - all without ever having to get into my car. I can also walk to a ton of bars, restaurants, retail shops, the post office, the farmers' market, and the all-important Trader Joe's.
So, aside from the nightlife, which is always "poppin" as the kids these days may or may not say, Hollywood is a land where, as evidenced by my phone, morning workouts and afternoon walks look like this:
And grocery shopping looks like this:
Nothin' but love.
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