When we went to Malibu last weekend, we saw a veterinary clinic was offering "rattlesnake vaccines." Should we be scared?! Perhaps we should hold off on hiking until we are more educated?
The California wildfires are in the news, and while they aren't really that close to us, and we haven't seen ash in our area, it's very odd to see the billows of smoke. We saw them especially when we were driving on the freeway, and once this past weekend from the beach. It's very ominous and bizarre, and definitely a new experience. Pepperdine has been threatened by fires before, although where we live in Santa Monica is generally safe from them.
We've been exploring from the car a little lately, and recently drove down Hollywood Blvd. We got out of the car for about 45 minutes and walked by some of the famous sites. The Kodak Theatre was a little disappointing from the outside. (Do you know that between the red carpet and the actual theatre there is a big mall hallway??? So the actors have to walk by Clare's - or something - on their way to the Oscars? That just seems like it would be a little bit of let-down.) The stars in the sidewalk are a little more like what you would expect, but certainly no more exciting than you might expect.
BUT Grauman's Chinese Theatre was really fun. That's where celebrities have left their handprints and footprints and messages in the cement. I don't know why it's so fascinating to see the shapes and sizes of Matt Damon's (large) and Judy Garland's (teensy and adorable) shoes, but it is.
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