I fell in love again today. It was with Silverlake. After taking in MOCA at the California Plaza; which totally reminded me of Yerba Buena - they even have performances, great landscaped with water and moss and granite and trees in the middle of downtown and even some wacked out contemporary art. It was Thursday free day at MOCA so I checked it out.
Afterwards I meandered towards Echo Park/Silverlake. I've been thinking about this area for a while. There's some history. 29 years ago I lived in Echo Park. Today was the first time I've explored that area as an adult and I absolutely feel in love with Silverlake. It really reminded me of the Berkeley Hills. The houses were great. There were tons of them for sale. Some parts are run down. Some are upper snooty. I like the eclectic mix. I liked that as I drove up Alvarado the billboards were in Spanish. I saw a Brazilian store. I like that. I know there will be good Mexican groceries in the neighborhood. I liked the twinkling of the sun off the blue blue water. I liked the big trees. I like the potential and I can really see myself living in that part of town. That is .... if I want to pretend that I am still in San Francisco (minus the natural northern air conditioning). That thought occurred to me as I drove back to the coast along sunset. Then again, I also fell in love with Playa del Rey. And the more I hang out here in Venice I love it here too. Am I just in love with everything LA? What about a discriminating taste? What about choice? Am I overwhelmed? I don't know. It seemed to me that San Francisco could be compared to Rio de Janeiro, while Los Angeles would be compared to Sao Paulo. Regardless, everything is going to work out exactly the way it's supposed to. I don't know where I'll end up. And Los Angeles, Venice even this house is another point on my line that is the life I currently experience.
We say goodbye and hello every second of the day. We say it with our exhale and inhale. We arrive at one place and depart another at every instant in time. And then the instant changes.
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