oh! i remembered!

[fearlesstemp]

My father's latest crazy adventure is deciding in early December that he'd like to ring in the new year in L.A. with his family in tow. This means that my Christmas present from my family will be a trip to L.A. (can't really complain), and also that I will be in L.A.*! Excitement!

Does anyone have any tips as to fun things to do? I hear the Universal studio tours aren't as fun as they used to be, but are there any other fun studio tours to go on?

We are clueless, dorkorific Northeasterners! Help us, friendslist, you're our only hope!

*Small note -- the deal with the travel agent still isn't quite finalized, but it's looking good.

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[fearlesstemp.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, shopping is a must! Especially if there's the possibility I could see Real Live Famous People (this is why I have to live in a boring part of the country -- I've never grown out of the amazement of seeing people who live in my TV walking around in REAL LIFE -- one time I was at a Mexican restaurant and realized a low-level part-time anchor for my ABC affiliate was at the NEXT TABLE and I was so excited I almost embarrassed myself).

And the Paramount studio tour sounds awesome! Am going to lobby hard for that one.

Thanks so much for all the info! This is fab.

Shopping with famous people?

[claris.livejournal.com]

I'd say head to the Grove in W. LA. Worked at the Gap there for almost two years & you have a fairly good chance of bumping into at least a B list celeb there. After a while, I felt like going, "No, you people aren't supposed to be real! Get back in the little box that brings us joy & comfort!"
However, I figured that might be detrimental to my continued economic stability, so I refrained & had conversations with Michael Vartan about the fact that we share the lazy habit of just taking our pants out of the dryer right away instead of ironing. He really is that cute in person, ya know. Jen was a silly, silly girl.
Ah the Grove - I tell you, it's like someone dropped Main St. Disney a mile south of my apt. - in fact, you guys might get there before they stop with the fake snow at 7 pm every night, so you can point & mock & laugh at it like I do as a staunch former Nor'East resident!