Ｉ　ＡＭ　ＮＯＷ　ＯＮ　Ａ　ＬＡＰＴＯＰ　ＩＮ　ＭＹ　ＢＵＮＫＢＥＤ　ＩＮ　ＨＯＬＬＹＷＯＯＤ，　ＵＳＩＮＧ　Ａ　ＪＡＰＡＮＥＳＥ　ＧＩＲＬ'Ｓ　ＬＡＰＴＯＰ　ＷＨＩＬＥ　ＳＨＥ'Ｓ　ＯＵＴ　ＦＯＲ　ＤＩＮＮＥＲ，　ＢＵＴ　ＩＴ　ＫＥＥＰＳ　ＧＯＩＮＧ　ＩＮＴＯ　ＪＡＰＡＮＥＳＥ　ＷＲＩＴＩＮＧ，　ＡＮＤ　ＣＡＮ'Ｔ　ＳＥＥＭ　ＴＯ　ＧＥＴ　ＩＴ　ＯＦＦ　ＣＡＰＳ　ＬＯＣＫ．．．　ＢＵＴ　ＷＩＬＬ　ＣＯＮＴＩＮＵＥ　ＡＮＹＷＡＹ！　ＡＭ　ＳＯＲＲＹ　ＩＦ　ＩＴ　ＳＯＵＮＤＳ　ＬＩＫＥ　Ｉ'Ｍ　ＳＨＯＵＴＩＮＧ．　ＷＥＬＬ，　Ｉ　ＬＥＦＴ　ＬＡＳ　ＶＥＧＡＳ　ＯＮ　ＴＨＵＲＳＤＡＹ　１３ＴＨ，　ＷＩＴＨ　ＡＮＯＴＨＥＲ　ＧＲＥＡＳＹ　ＢＲＥＫＫＩＥ　ＩＮ　Ａ　ＣＡＳＩＮＯ,　ＮＥＡＲ　ＴＯ　ＴＨＥ　ＧＲＥＹＨＯＵＮＤ　ＢＵＳ　ＣＥＮＴＲＥ．　Ｉ　ＭＡＮＡＧＥＤ　ＴＯ　ＧＥＴ　ＡＮ　ＥＡＲＬＩＥＲ　ＢＵＳ　ＴＨＡＮ　Ｉ'Ｄ　ＢＯＯＫＥＤ，　ＴＨＯＵＧＨ　ＮＥＡＲＬＹ　ＤＩＤＮ'Ｔ　ＧＥＴ　ＯＮ，　ＡＳ　ＤＩＤＮ'Ｔ　ＲＥＡＬＩＳＥ　Ｉ　ＮＥＥＤＥＤ　Ａ　ＢＡＧ　ＴＡＧ．　ＧＯＴ　ＯＮＥ　ＯＦ　ＴＨＥ　ＬＡＳＴ　ＳＥＡＴＳ　ＡＮＤ　ＳＥＴ　ＯＦＦ　ＯＮ　ＴＨＥ　ＬＯＮＧ　ＪＯＵＲＮＥＹ　ＴＯ　ＬＡ．　ＴＨＥ　ＪＯＵＲＮＥＹ　ＷＡＳＮ'Ｔ　ＡＳ　ＥＸＣＩＴＩＮＧ　ＡＳ　ＵＴＴＥＲＳ　ＨＡＤ　ＢＩＧＧＥＤ　ＩＴ　ＵＰ　ＴＯ　ＢＥ　－　ＴＨＥＲＥ　ＷＥＲＥ　NO みせ　(THINK THAT WAS JAPANESE FOR MICE) IN PEOPLES POCKETS AND NO ONE WET THEMSELVES, NOT EVEN ME. BUT THERE WERE CERTAINLY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THE SCENERY WAS GOOD TOO, LOADS OF SCENIC ROCKS AND CACTI, AND TRAILERS PARKS ON THE WAY. SO AM GLAD I GOT THE $36 BUS RATHER THAN FLYING. WHEN I GOT TO LA HAD TO GET A BUS TO FIGUEROA THEN A METRO TRAIN (ALL QUITE TRAUMATIC WITH ALL MY STUFF WITH A SWEAT ON) TO hOLLYWOOD AND HIGHLAND, AND THE HOSTEL WAS RIGHT OPPOSITE THE STATION, WHAT A RESULT. THE HOSTEL WAS ALSO RIGHT OPPOSITE THE KODAK THEATRE WHERE THEY HAVE THE OSCARS, AND NEAR THE GRAUMANNS CHINESE THEATRE. AM SHARING A DORM WITH 4 GIRLS FROM KOREA AND JAPAN - THEY ALL HAVE LAPTOPS, AND THERE`S FREE WI-FI IN ROOMS - FEEL LIKE I`M FROM THE 3RD WORLD WITH JUST A NOTEBOOK AND PEN WITH ME.... KRIS - I HAVE EARPLUGS WITH ME, SO NO NEED TO TIP THEM OUT OF THEIR BEDS.

THE NEXT DAY DECIDED TO GO TO THE UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, ONE STOP ALONG THE METRO LINE (THESE CAPITALS ARE ANNOYING ME NOW...) IT WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE, BUT THE KOREAN GIRLS TOLD ME ABOUT A $8 OFF VOUCHER. IT WAS A THEME PARK WITH SOME RIDES, AND SOME SHOWS. STARTED AT THE WATERWORLD SHOW, QUITE SPECTACULAR (THOUGH BIT LIKE THE TI VEGAS SHOW), AGAIN LOTS OF WATER, SPEEDBOATS AND FIRE. GOT QUITE WET. SHREK 4D WAS WICKED, THEY HAD MOVING SEATS, DONKEY SNEEZED IN YOUR FACE AND YOU GOT REAL WATER IN YOUR FACE, AND AIR DOWN YOUR NECK. THE STUDIO TOUR WAS GOOD, GOT TO SEE THE SETS FOR FILMS, AND PROPS. SAW WISTERIA LANE, JAWS AND JURASSIC PARK. THERE WAS A JURASSIC PARK WATER FLUME RIDE WHICH OF COURSE I WHIMPERED AT. ALSO MUMMY RETURNS ROLLER COASTER WHICH AGAIN (THEME STARTING HERE...) WHIMPERED, MAYBE EVEN SCREAMED　AT (THE GIRL NEXT TO ME HELD ONTO MY ARM - SHE WAS MORE SCARED THAN ME...). ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS - MET SPONGEBOB (PHOTO TO FOLLOW).

THE NEXT DAY WENT TO SANTA MONICA BEACH BY TRAIN AND BUS　WITH THE USUAL　ODDITIES LIKE SUPERMAN SITTING ON THE TRAIN, AND WHITE YOUTHS WITH COVERED FACES (THE MAN NEXT TO ME SAID THEY WERE KKK?). THE BEACH WAS VERY VERY COLD AND WINDY, WENT ALONG THE SANTA MONICA PIER WHICH WAS JUST LIKE CLACTON (BOTH LAS VEGAS AND LA JUST LIKE CLACTON???) KEPT MY FLEECE ON ALL DAY, AND GOT REALY SAND BEATEN BY THE WIND. WALKED ALONG TO VENICE BEACH, TO YET NORE ODD PEOPLE, LOADS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, PEOPLE SELLING HOMEMADE TAT, PEOPLE ROLLERBLADING AND BIKING. ONLY TOOK ONE PHOTO OF THE BEACH - CAMERA RAN OUT OF BATTERY. BOO. WAS SO CHILLED SO HAD TO WARM MYSELF UP WITH A BURGER AND CHIPS. THINK WILL TURN INTO A FAT AMERICAN IF I STAY MUCH LONGER.

NOW I`VE FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH MY "KID IN AMERICA" WEEK BLOG, AND IT`S NOW SUNDAY NIGHT. TODAY WENT TO RODEO DRIVE WHERE ALL THE POSH EXPENSIVE PLACES ARE. OF COURSE DIDN`T BUY ANYTHING. TOMORROW FLY TO FIJI, SO I LEAVE MONDAY FROM LA 11PM-ISH, BUT ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY EARLY MORNING - WHERE HAS TUESDAY GONE??