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March 24, 2007

"And I can't get away. To live and die in LA."

Who can resist a little Wang Chung?  Not me!

OK.  So that may be a wee bit of an exaggeration...but I did start my day today at the emergency room of an inner city hospital here in LA.

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It seems I have yet another acute eye infection.  The nurse hotline for my health insurance said get to the hospital.  I did.  The closest one was Centinela Hospital in Inglewood.  Despite the connection to Tommy Lasorda (baseball coach) and the Lakers and Dodgers and even the 1984 Olympics, it probably would not have been my first choice.   A bit too edgy for me.

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Let's see.  As I was entering, a prostitute was coming out.  There were people bleeding in the waiting room.  Drug addicts freaking out in the hallway.  A world away from my gay doctor's office in the heart of Dupont Circle.  I saw more blood and heard more shrieks than I needed for 7am in the morning.

The rest of the day was great.  My friend Joey picked me up and took me to brunch in Manhattan Beach.  I love that area.  Bungalow houses for $2.5m.  Eek.  We walked down to the pier to see the volleyball players and surfers.  It was just what the doctor ordered.  You can see my swollen eye in some of the pics.

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Here we are at brunch.

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It was sooo nice to see people on the beach and in the water.

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After the beach, I ventured onto LA's infamous freeways and down to Orange County.  I needed to get to a Room & Board to check out furniture for the new condo.  With my one good eye.

I do like LA.  It's not pretty.  It's kinda dirty and spread out.  But I like it anyway.

10:52 PM in Travel |

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James (dcjay) in Washington

All: It's getting better. I have three different antibiotics.

Posted by: James (dcjay) in Washington | March 25, 2007 at 12:25 PM

Suzanne

Sorry to read about your eye. That really sucks. LA may be a bit too edgy for me. Take care.

Posted by: Suzanne | March 25, 2007 at 09:23 AM

Mike

Sorry to hear about your eye...how long will it be bothering you?

Posted by: Mike | March 25, 2007 at 07:40 AM

Anthony

:-( Hope you're better now

Posted by: Anthony | March 25, 2007 at 04:01 AM

Ameet

Hope you feel better soon.

Posted by: Ameet | March 24, 2007 at 11:32 PM

Andy

What are you putting in your eye, eh? Have Anthony tell you about the hospital in Sevilla on christmas day :-)

Posted by: Andy | March 24, 2007 at 11:00 PM

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