4th of July Wrap-Up

Funbox had a pretty hectic 4th. We started out very traditional, a standard Barbecue. We brought Juggling balls so that Matt could be the 'douche-ie guy at the party.' While there, we were giving off a definite 'we're 30 and Dad's' vibe. I mean, we promised to have a 'board game couples night' (are we going to 'talk about the baby', what is this?)

The best part was this tortoise that totally ate like an entire people-sized salad. The tortoise also has a dog that never leaves her (his?) side.


Does the dog want to eat the tortoise? Does he want to guard it? Perhaps it's some weird mixture of both Dog emotions.

We had to leave, because we were heading off to what we thought was a swanky Hollywood party to see a film premiere (we were going to schmooze). Here's where it actually was:



But the party was sweet. And our friend Asterios was there! We even had an impromptu writing session.

Hi Asterios!

These Jokes we are writing are great!

Oh yeah and Wall*E was there too, being totally high and messed up and scary.

Fame (and a whole lot of coke) doesn't agree with him!

Then we left and literally drove through a fireworks display!

The 3rd party was totally college! There was a moonwalk (smelled like throw-up). We felt like sticking around for a game of 'flip cup' but then realized we weren't nearly 'frat-tacular' enough for the attempt. Besides it was almost 11:30! (bedtime)

fires, drivetimes, and killer moths: oh my!

Why is it that Los Angeles is pretty much always on fire nowadays, but people are still moving here trying to "make it"? What would it take to discourage them? Why move to a place that's literally burning as you're driving into town? The odds of being a star are probably lower at this point than the odds of being set on fire!

Those of us already in Los Angeles are no better. We mostly just post "neat" fire pictures on Flickr and also complain about the traffic. The true meaning of a natural disaster here is how it effects your work commute. If Mothra were attacking the west side tomorrow, the biggest topic of conversation would probably be how annoyed people were cause they had to take Sepulveda north instead of the 405.