2003-09-21

Hi again! If you hadn't noticed, I am traveling around the US and writing about it. I am looking for nice, fun people who can put me up for a few nights and feed me (since I am broke) and show me a good time (since I like good times). If this sounds like fun for you, email me at justingrace AT mac DOT com with your info and address and phone number. I am especially looking for places to stay in the southern USA. Right now I really need a place to stay in or around the following places:

Riverside/Palm Springs/Indio/Joshua Tree, CA
Central Texas
Mississippi
Alabama

Thanks in advance for your help! And now...

US Tour Day 5: Sunday

This is the view from the porch at the Echo Park house. I sat here with Chrissy and Hillary and Larissa and Leslie while they smoked—talking and laughing and having the sorts of times that you long for when you are old and talking about the good old days.

It was so hard to leave my new friends in Echo Park. I waffled and stalled and hated every second of my good–bye. But, my attitude changed as I walked down the stairs. I realized that I could go see them again anytime I wanted. I could call them, even. Duh. Those would be just the first of many other fun moments we would share! And, the spring returned to my step as I walked to my car.

It was great to get over to Theory Labs. I love that place and I love Tim. I really can't get enough of Tim Walker. He is just such a solid friend, so considerate and generous and wise. Plus he is the funniest man on Earth. (Yes, the entire Earth. I checked.) It was great to spend a day with him—to hang out and talk and walk and eat.

We took the Gold Line to Pasadena and had some Thai food and I gave him the lowdown on getting fired, getting dumped, and my trip until that point. He told me about his new screenplay, "Ashton Kutcher Pinches Loaves For Dick" and the other artistic endeavors he was juggling.

You know, it was a slow day. But, I needed that to recover from the last few days—I was dying for a day of rest. And, tomorrow was going to be a big one—the photo shoot with Glenn Campbell!


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