The Los Angeles Adventure comes to an End - 8 April 2008

Hello & Welcome back to thoughts of a misunderstood --

So as u know I went to LA this weekend for the Wedding of Mariyetta and Ruslan. I met Mariyetta while visiting Louis & Clark Law School on a preview day in late 2002 or early 2003 -- I am unsure about the date -- but most likely it was during the summer of 2002.

Mariyetta lived in Irvine and I visited her one other time but we kept in contact with one another and all of a sudden out of the blue she told me she was getting married. I am happy for her and I know she is very happy especially after attending the lavish and extravagant wedding at the Romanov restaurant in Studio City.

So I arrived LA on a friday around noon - my plane was a bit late and then I made my way over to chris's house and we then caught up and went for a bite at a brazilian meat buffet. Then that evening we went to Bisby's to watch the LA lakers and Dallas Mavericks play and I was introduced to some of chris's friends.

Then chris took me to meet his cougars -- and this was interesting since the night ended with one of them receiving a DUI and the CHP being quite shady about a handoff. But then we awoke around 9 am on the saturday and proceeded to return to chris's apartment to recover and then to go and watch the Final Four at Bisbys

We watched the Final Four - UCLA v. Memphis - and this was a disappointing game for Chris and for Iana who was watching the game with us - then we went on to the crib of Iana and her boyfriend to watch the Kansas City Jayhawks v the Tarheels. It was a good game -- then I left to go to dinner with Rik and J.J. in GLendale

I met Rik and JJ at the Todai restaurant in Glendale -- however they were quite late and we had to move to BJ's Pizzeria which I believe was a much better choice. I then caught up with Rik and met JJ who doesnt seem to like me very much -- but live and let live.

Then SUNDAY - wedding day -- nothing to exciting -- went to rubios for a meal -- which was high on my list of priorities and then also went to Venice beach and then let me see what else did I discover along the way -- met some more of chris's friends -- at the World Cafe in Santa Monica -- and then rushed home to prepare for the wedding

Made the wedding my 5:20 -- Then went upstairs - felt a bit out of place since most people spoke russian and I do not but - dmitry who was sitting at Table no 6 along with amber and a undergrad friend of Mary's all made the evening quite special

The Russian wedding was quite exciting - it included - 18 or so colde startes, then 12 hot starters, then a main course (chicken kiev,newyork steak, salmon, lamb chop), then a fruit platter and a sweet tray then wedding cake. The wedding went from about 5:30 to 11:30 pm

I then ran back into chris about 2 am once home since he was out working as a professional poker player -- We rendezous at the Saints and Sinners bar down from his apartment and then all went back home to rest -- Monday was the day I leave and I knew i would be sleeping in

So Monday morning 9 am arrives -- i snooze my alarm until 10 am and then -- i take a shower and pack and prepare to leave by 10:45 -- i grab some chorizo sausage at ralphs then make my way to the airport -- then I get on an overstuffed plane and arrive in houston around 6:30 pm

So that was my time in LA - I seemed to get a bit of color and otherwise it was a good trip

Myke