intro to shame

Why does this feel so awkward? I've never even looked at the "friends" ads before, but you seem like such a likable girl. And, well, who doesn't need more likable girls in their life?

So, I actually moved to LA about a year ago, but for a variety of reasons haven't had time to meet many new people. Most of my friends here I've known since college. I love them dearly, but a person has to branch out at some point, right?

Anyway, I love that you love all these Russian authors. Actually, I love that you actually read. I studied Nabokov in school (and wrote my thesis on Joyce), but am shamefully under-read when it comes to Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Turgenev. Maybe you could make some reccomendations?

For the most part I we have similar taste in music and movies (especially My Bloody Valentine and Blonde Redhead and Breathless and Sondre Lerche). I have to disagree about Big Fish, though. It was fine, but I really thought it was going to be Tim Burton's return to Pee Wee/Beetlejuice/Edward Scissorhands wierdness and was distracted by my disappointment when it turned out to be just sort of cloying and safe. Blah, blah, blah.

You say you're obsessed with grammar. I'm not. I believe in the run on sentence. And hyperbole. (And parentheses.) My pet peeve is hearing people misuse words in an attempt to sound smarter (or better versed) than they actually are. And I'm definitely not vegan, but have no special attachment to animal products. And I don't golf. But I love cooking and walking and reading and music and bands and bowling and the rest.

More to the point, I'm going bowling with a few friends at Shatto Lanes on Wednesday night. If you'd like, you're welcome to join us (and, of course, bring whoever you want). If you haven't been there it's kind of amazing. They have my favorite pinball machine in LA--GunsN'Roses--and it's only a quarter! Someone just told me it was mentioned in the Vice guide to LA which made me feel kind of weird, but whatever, it's a great fucking pinball machine. And drinks are dirt cheap, too.

Okay, I'm going to stop rambling on about myself now. Let me know if you want to bowl, otherwise good luck getting settled in LA. I'm sure you'll meet people soon.

Best wishes,
XXX

have you ever felt so sad as to look at the "friends and activity partners" section on Craig's List? well, some of you must have otherwise there wouldn't be any, but nonetheless it's not a shining moment for anyone. I hope this Russophile found her way in LA. it took me a long time. but you'll find out all about that soon enough.

welcome to my shame.

xo,
p