Farewell to the Land of Misfit Toys

As the days rapidly evaporate and my moving date looms closer, I have to bust out the whiskey to calm my nerves. Lately I've been reflecting on my adventures the past year and a half. I may not have found a niche here in Los Angeles, but I sure will miss it.

I fear that once moving back up north entertainment will elude me; having lived in such a magical city. Never have I not had something to do. Boredom doesn't really exist in Los Angeles. There is always some new place to explore, some event to go to. I'm not saying there is nothing to do up north, but it is on a smaller scale. One saving grace is the fact that I will have people to hang out with; something I didn't have here (other than Yano, of course).

What will I miss the most?

Sunsets on the beach.

Adventures around the city. 

The buildings downtown. 

No. What I will miss the most is spending time with my brother. 

We have the best conversations about...well everything. He has gotten me into the world of comics and in turn I have made him a fan of the Xbox360. We watched bad movies and drank a lot of beer. It was a wonderful year and a half. 

I'm not too sad though. I know I will be back to visit frequently. There is no way I am missing movies in the cemetery this summer. 

Last Days in Los Angeles

I am not very good at planning things. It's much more fun to throw out grand ideas and hope all the little details will work themselves out; which is precisely the reason why I am still in Los Angeles for another week. Since I haven't finished packing, it is probably a good thing. I mean, I could just throw all my stuff into boxes without discrimination and be done in a couple hours, but I would rather not do that.

Always true to my procrastinating ways, once I realized I had an extra week to pack, I switched to a more enjoyable task. Yes, I baked some more cupcakes. I have decided to only bake from scratch, which is great for portion control, but can be risky. The other week I made chocolate-carrot cupcakes that didn't turn out great.

Even though they looked delicious.

This time, I made sure the cupcakes weren't a failure. I found a promising recipe for lemon cupcakes here. The recipe called for buttermilk, which I didn't have on hand and really didn't want to go to the store for. After a quick search I found you can substitute it with a milk-lemon juice concoction. Who knew?

These lemon cupcakes turned out amazing. They are super moist and not overpowering. I couldn't decide on what kind of frosting so I made two kinds. Both were cream cheese based. The white one is lemon flavored and the other is four fruits (which was the flavor of the jam in my fridge). After putting the strawberries on top, they were almost too pretty to eat. Almost. 

About half of my room is packed up and it's really strange to see my life in boxes. For one thing, it makes me realize what a kid I am. Everything I own is either a comic book, video game, movie, or other random novelty item. Who wants to grow up anyway?

Not if it means I can't have glow-in-the-dark zombies. 

I know I should finish packing, but I can't bring myself to take everything off my walls. Leaving hasn't really hit me yet. Everything has happened so fast I haven't processed it all. I'm sure once my stuff is in the moving truck next week I will start to panic.

Hopefully it won't be too traumatic.