Got jolted last night. 4.1 shock. And this morning, some more aftershocks.
It reminds me we share a vulnerable surface: ozone layer all around and a sea of lava underneath.
While we receive pictures of Mars surface, we are reminded of Earth surface as well.
It takes some getting used to, living in California.
But it’s here where talents come, from Silicon Valley to San Fernando Valley, from Redwood to Hollywood.
This is as “West” as you could go. Even waiting tables out here is like “acting”, or pre-acting (waiting to be casted).
Everyone wears shades. Expensive-looking ones. You got games. Got to have that “player” look.
Billboards on Sunset are huge, in-your-face.
and you are forever in need of a better T-shirt.
If you happen to put on Tennis shoes, make sure you don’t look like that little-old-lady.
Gotta have that Air Jordan feel, whether you play basketball or not.
Girls wear pajama pants. But it’s a statement, not garment.
It says “I don’t give a damn”.
I don’t need to put on a suit, to look like a male to get by.
In fact, nobody, at least in the summer, puts on a suit in Southern California.
Let’s not forget about Summer Concerts in the park. Wonder where those bands were coming from.
But they are here, getting paid to play.
Music is in the air. The Earth gets shaken every now and then. And people continue to move out West.
Running away from God knows what. A wet winter? A bad relationship? A need to reinvent oneself?
Even waiting tables out here is not just a job. It’s a part, a role. You are on-stage, waiting for the next “gig”.
Got your head-shot? Underneath it all, you can take off the facade that is required back East, but then, you will have to put on another, just to play the part (an extra). It comes with the territory: nice weather mix in with earthquakes.
Thang Nguyen 555 