i had the best day today! due to an almost-expired free ticket from southwest, i just decided to steal away from davis for a weekend in my hometown, los angeles. it is so nice being back. when i was living here, i always felt "displaced" cuz i moved there pretty late, in the middle of high school. But looking back now, it feels like home now.

we watched baz luhrmann's la boheme. it was better than i expected, although i think the reviews were correct about the singing not being as high quality, compared to if the LA Opera was doing la boheme. but the sets were amazing, as were the translations. (excerpts are: "You Marlon Brando!" and "Come here, you hack") The love story, set with that kind of soaring music... you can't lose with that combination. it was beautiful to watch.

then we spent the evening in my favorite hangout place in LA, old town pas! an old favorite of mine, and after "waiting" for an hour and a half (we spent most of that time shopping), we finally got a table for two and had my favorite, bikini martini, and tiramisu cheesecake. i missed having dessert at cheesecake.

and i'm going back home tomorrow! back to studying for my histology quiz, which is on monday...