Excitement

Life is so exciting lately!!!

Ok so. the jimmy kimmel live show?? pretty AWEsome! we tried to drive, but my friend's car broke down. ugh. so we had to walk, take a bus, then walk again. but we got to Hollywood in time, and waited in line and then got into the Jimmy Kimmel Live show!!! the show was... not what i expected. i guess having never seen it, i thought it'd be more like Oprah.. you know, lots of talking to the guests and what not. but it was way different.

this comedian came in to hype up the audience, give us instructions and entertain us, then jimmy came in, did some commercials, the band played... we cheered alot. and jimmy got his makeup re-touched every commercial break. it was SO interesting to see how a real live TV set filming happens!! it was so cool! i was on camera!!

and then the guest stars came on.. dylan mcdermott and bj novak. they were both really good-looking, but they only talked for like, 5 minutes! and then they went off! and then the show aired another commercial, or something stupid that was supposed to be funny, but really, wasn't. so it was okay.. wasn't the greatest show ever. don't think i'd watch it on tv anytime soon. haha. but it was cool to see the celebrities. although bj novak spent most of his time talking about CEREAL. who does that??? seriously, this show must be running on advertisements, because there were A TON. subway, cereal, school supplies, everything. but we also got to go outdoors and see The Dead Weather in concert, so that was fun :)
i'd go back again, if i can get free tickets, cuz Boys Like Girls is playing soon!! but their tix are sold out. sigh. oh well.

and then we walked around Hollywood, which is really pretty at night. all the lights and stuff. and had dinner at Johnny Rockets, which apparently had the best burgers in town. it was pretty good. and then walked a lot more, waited super long for the bus, walked even more, and finally reached home sweet home. LA is really, really, really hard to get around without a car. no kidding. i don't know how i'm going to survive the next 4 months.

Anyway, today we went and did a tour of the Kodak Theatre, where Hollywood has all its celebrity award shows... the place was majestic, even though way smaller than it seems on TV. they have all kinds of shows there.. the oscars, the emmys, the academy awards... it was so cool to be there and see where the stars go and walk where they've walked before, and pee at the toilets where they've peed before. hahaha. we got to go on stage, in the auditorium, on the winner's walk...it was way cool.
then we broke off into groups and had lunch. i went to a sushi place with a bunch of other people :) and most people had california rolls. seriously here, sushi=california rolls and nothing else. haha. but it was funny seeing people use chopsticks. hahaha.

and i really like the girls in our program, they're just so crazy and funny and fun to be with. and the guys too.. they're so friendly and funny and also fun to be with :)
there's this girl i found out i had a lot in common with, she cracks me up. so we were talking about how people make connections REALLY FAST here. it's so obvious which guys like which girls, and it's funny how it's usually a one-way thing. the girls here don't seem to like the guys... in that manner. so it's funny to just see how they interact and (most of the time) follow the girls around like a lost puppy. ahahaha.

and then me and this girl found out we both (sort of) had an interest in the SAME guy. sigh. although... it's more of fascination for me. i'm just intrigued by him. but as i get to know him better (we spent most of the day together today)... not so much. haha. a little too quiet for me i guess.

anyway, a bunch of us watched District 9 at the Chinese Theater, where all the stars on the Hollywood walk are and there are people all dressed up in characters walking about. today we saw spiderman, tigger, the joker, elvis, and more. but back to the movie... it was surprisingly GOOD! a lot of people i've talked to either LOVE it or HATE it. but i actually really liked it. ok so it's about aliens. and it's gory. two things i usually dislike in movies. but this time, it worked. i don't know, it just struck a chord in me. i feel like the film had a ton of messages, and it was different and very unique and interesting. it was filmed in a documentary sort of way... and talked about how aliens came to invade our earth, and how people don't like them and want to chase them away, which i thought was an interesting referral to immigrants. and then as the story progressed, the main character got more likeable, and his story was just really sad in the end, and i really liked his transformation, even though parts of it were GROSS. so yeah, although i spent half the movie covering my eyes, i thought it had a good message. it was intense and thought-provoking. you'll have to see it to believe it. if it ever comes out in sgp.

i really like doing this film program, cuz it means people are film geeks and they love watching movies. and i love watching movies too! :)

so after the movie, the four of us attempted to walk back to the apartments from hollywood. we thought it was like a 5-10 min walk. but NO. it was like half an hour before we decided to stop and take a bus. so i ended up hot, sweaty, disgusting, and really exhausted. such a bad idea to walk. but now i know.

and then our program director invited us over to her house for dinner, and omg. her home was SO COOL. it was like french gothic, quaint, like a stone-walled cottage kinda feel. so homey and cozy and wonderful. i loved it. there was even a wardrobe that looked like it could be from the Narnia set. and the food was yummy...been a while since i've had a home-cooked meal. lots of cereal and sandwiches and fruits. so yeah.. got to talk to more people and get to know them better... and again... i really like the people here. some people are so open and honest in sharing. and then they get crazy playing games. haha. i'm already sad just thinking of having to leave 4 months from now!!

ok should go to sleep now. going to church tomorrow bright and early!
and ooh i have progress on the internship aspect, but not gonna say anything till i get the interview. don't wanna mess things up. but it's pretty sweet :)
keep me in prayer that i'll find the right internship!