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FOX studio

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: entertainment, experiences, interesting, memories, pictures

30 March 2010

I never knew that FOX had a lot right off Pico until the HOME screening was held there! Check out their lot – there’s always something so staged and fake about these places (in a wonderful Disneyland sort of way).

a huge painting of a scene from the Sound of Music adorns the side of a parking structure

Who knew that Sound of Music was produced by FOX?! This painting decorated the side of the parking structure and greeted us as we parked.

I saw a few G&E trucks along the way, which made me nostalgic for my Wristcutters* days.

I wonder if any shows I know are filmed here.

palm trees lined up and lit up in the night

They were glowing so beautifully I had to pull over and take a picture before exiting the lot.

*My very first internship was with a production company that made Wristcutters: A Love Story (see my IMDB page). It was crazy hectic and an unforgettable experience.

Head-turners

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: cars, interesting, los angeles, observation

26 March 2010

Sometimes you notice things on the street that are different enough to catch your eye, or even downright peculiar.

a Toyota Prius converted into a taxi cab

Now that's a first! A hybrid taxi, yay. 🙂

two lanes that both allow left and right turns

Now that's just a disaster waiting to happen.

Yeah, seriously, thanks for the tip. Why would they allow this?!

bus on corner letting people off in middle of street

Apparently this bus decided that it was going to turn the middle of the street into its stop.

I've never seen so many people cross the street at once in LA.

A fabulous sunset

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: beauty, experiences, los angeles, nature, pictures

22 March 2010

It’s just spectacular! I love the sub-shape cloud.

Don't look too long, it might hurt your eyes!

It's really cool how the setting sun tints the cloud and gives it a glow of its own.

Elephant ride

laelene Posted in photo blog, video blog，Tags: animals, experiences, fun, interesting, pictures, thailand, travel, videos

19 March 2010

A short clip of an elephant ride I took and some pictures to go with!

elephant-riding from Mary Qin on Vimeo.

The elephants coming in so we can hop on for a ride!

Aww, I was tempted to try to "shake hands."

the youngest elephant driver was only a boy

This little boy may be young, but he's an expert elephant driver!

Here comes my ride, ready for a spin.

I joined a mother-daughter pair on our elephant.

We were so high up I got a close look at these butterflies!

view of the skin around the ear of the elephant

They've got this crazy coarse skin that feels really cool. Also note how their ears are used as racks for the hook used to cut up wood.

Check out how cool it is. 🙂

Oh dear, he just decided it was time and went for it.

Those hooks were used to get pieces of these trees for the elephants to eat. Apparently they find it very tasty.

We had a nice field to roam around and at one point, it looked like the people were floating in the trees.

And after our little spin around, it was time to return to the loading dock and head off to the next adventure.

Humorous drives

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: cars, entertaining, interesting, los angeles, observation

16 March 2010

There are just so many entertaining spottings! I can never get enough…

"move over" printed in mirror image on windshield of car

Imagine driving along, then seeing this guy pulling up behind you. I don't know if I'd just laugh or actually move.

hiring class a drivers, with "cl" fallen off

What they mean is they are hiring Class A licensed drivers...

lime green car with rear nearly on the ground

Now that is some major low ridin'. Plus, what's up with the lime green?

I'm not sure if it's meant to be cute, funny, or morbid. To me, it's a little bit of each.

More to come, for sure. I’m running out of post titles, I’ve had so many noteworthy encounters on the road.

Cupcake Couture

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: food, los angeles, opinion

12 March 2010

In Manhattan Beach, there is a lovely cupcake shop that my boss owns…

Aren’t they just irresistable?

On the road

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: cars, interesting, observation

08 March 2010

An endless source of interesting sightings.

Two of the three main types of emergency responders.

US license plate laid over a European one

Well, this was obviously an import! It's still got its European license plate!

protesters march across the intersection

We got stuck in traffic when the protesters decided to march across the intersection during the green light.

fire truck parked in the middle of the street, blocking off a lane

This fire truck apparently couldn't just park behind the cars lined up by the curb and had to take up its own lane.

Zebra days

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: experiences, los angeles, pictures, weather

05 March 2010

When I was a kid, I used to call the days when rain would come and go very quickly “zebra days.” Much like the stripes of a zebra, the dark would quickly be followed by light and then dark again. This spotty weather fascinated me, so I just had to take some pictures when it happened again. We’ve been getting a lot of little storms coming through, apparently due to El Nino, as I’ve been told.

Dark trimmed with glaring light.

droplets of rain fall even as the sun shines brightly

Got some precipitation even in seemingly clear patches.

The view through my moonroof.

dark storm clouds and others bright from sunshine

Quite ominous, isn't it?

Some poufy cotton ball-looking clouds in the "white stripe" zones.

A beautiful evening stroll

laelene Posted in photo blog，Tags: los angeles, nature, pictures, ucla

01 March 2010

UCLA has a lovely campus and Los Angeles has quite a skyline.

I spotted a blimp and immediately went chasing after it for photos. Turns out the first one was to be the only one. Those things are deceivingly fast!