Stuck in L.A. Traffic

I have a 30-mile commute to downtown L.A. I get stuck in traffic a lot. I also see things on my way to work, and occasionally, I'll whip out my digital camera. This is what I see.

[nicoleisnotblue]

No thanks. #getlost #vanityplate #stuckinlatraffic #hermosabeach

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Another vanity plate! #stuckinlatraffic #vanityplate

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This person either has a bear named "KLN" or is in the business of cleaning things. Maybe.

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Inspirational message of the day #keepwriting #vanityplate #stuckinlatraffic

[nicoleisnotblue]

6. And of course, the elephant in the room: Traffic. Would. Be. A. Nightmare. During. A. Sharknado. Let’s just get right to this. Ian Ziering and his entourage fly through the city, from Santa Monica to Beverly Hills to Van Nuys during what is, for all intents and purposes, the worst disaster Los Angeles has ever seen, and they barely encounter one other car. Look: We all tolerated a lot of suspension of disbelief during sharknado. Heck, that was it’s whole thing. But this is some creative license up with which we simply cannot put. It burns our eyes, accosts our ears, taunts our very existence. At least put those assholes on bikes or something. Sure, the movie would have been a lot less fun if they had to tell the real story of how the group was stuck in traffic for 17 hours and made it, during that time, from the Santa Monica exit on the 405 to the Wilshire exit. But at least that would have shown some integrity.

LAist: 6 Things ‘Sharknado’ Got Right About L.A. And 6 Things it Got Wrong (via nicoleisnotblue)

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And this is why I hate people who tailgate, because they also tend to hit the brakes more often and cause traffic.

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latimes:

Photo: A car commercial being filmed across the Times’ Building. Just another day in this city. Credit: Los Angeles Times Tumblr

I am going to miss working here. :(

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It is a Peter Pan existence ... There is nothing like it in the world. It is better than sex. It is better than drugs. It is just you and the city and your thoughts ... I don't know if it is some primitive instinct or what. It just feels right.

Cristian Gheorghiu, also known as "Smear," a tagger-turned-artist.

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It's not from L.A., but it's still awesome.

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go:

The girl taking off the Lakers sweater:

The Hollywood sign from the back:

The other girl, flashing L.A. with her fingers:

The freeway sign:

The other freeway sign:

The other Hollywood sign:

… And that other, other girl with tattoos wearing the tee-shirt...

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They're doing some sort of cooking show with Gordon Ramsey in the cafeteria today. I'm guessing that's what these signs are for. Is there a Master Chef show?

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(Baldwin Park; 1/27/2011)

I love California.

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(Downtown L.A.; 1/26/2011)

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(Downtown L.A.; 1/24/2011)

Another busy day downtown.

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(I-110; 2/4/2011)

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(I-110; 1/24/2011)

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(Downtown L.A.; 1/21/2011)

It was a busy day downtown; rumor had it that Mad Men was being filmed in that parking lot. The day before, some guy was screwing an old license plate onto a car with a camera arm built on the back. He had a whole stack of license plates.

I figured out what the WTP sign is for! Welcome to People I think they were taping at city hall.

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(Downtown L.A.)

"Excuse, me, sir, but can you tell me where the angry mob is meeting?"