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You know, thinking about it, it's all pretty funny. I've lived out here for almost three years and I know I promote the city a lot. But to be honest, I have a love hate relationship with LA. While I cherish it for being the film capitol of the world and where I need to be, I also have a disdain for the industry. The types of people that live here - no problem stepping on others to get to where they want to be. Yes - I know this is pretty much the case for any and all fields/industries - but I do honestly feel it is a different breed out here. Now, don't get me wrong either - I've met some of the most wonderful people thus far in my life out here in LA. I'm not saying all people are bad. Just the select few. Are there other parts about LA I love? Absolutely. The climate. That the beach is right there. The cool, laid-back demeanor of Southern California. So where exactly am I going with all this? Other than spelling out my loves and my hates? One of my biggest gripes is that LA isn't a "beautiful" city. Sure, the sunsets are amazing, so is the ocean, but when we're talking about the city itself, it's just "blah." It doesn't stand a chance being compared to San Francisco, New York, Boston, or even Chicago (I won't even get into European cities because they're in a whole different league). It's just too spread out. Downtown is tiny. There are too many suburbs. Theres just not enough history here. But, Los Angeles as a whole, is gorgeous.

Is that confusing? Ok - let me explain. To this day, in my mind, LA isn't a city. It's hundreds of different little communities jam packed into one collective body. Each with its own unique style and flare. Most of which, I don't think the typical person gets to see - the cultures, lifestyles, architecture. The piece I'm about to show you highlights all of this. Personally, I think the following film is absolutely gorgeous. Not only because of the colors, camera work, or editing. No - because it focuses on the mundane. The everyday life in all the smaller, less seen parts of LA. The first time I saw it I was absolutely mesmerized. Sucked in. Hell, I didn't even recognize most of these spots, but I thought everything was beautiful and now have a desire to go out and find every single one of them. Honestly - this is just eye porn. Glorious eye porn.

And don't get me wrong. I love LA but sometimes I just want to run away for a while.


Balmorhea - Pyrakantha [official] from Colin Kennedy on Vimeo.



Wooh - ok, I guess above is a little heavy. So want something a little happier? Feel good? Not to say the piece above isn't happy or feel good - but I have something up my sleeve for you to ride into the weekend.

I'm not even going to go into details about it. Let's just settle on that it's cute, involves kids, and trying news foods for the first time. Oh right, and the fact that it is shot in slow motion only helps.