**Aerin**

stina93446

I'm in your hood! lol

Actually, we were concerned that our flight for Tuesday night would be canceled so we were already thinking of what we could do. Since I've been to Dland SO many times, I was throwing around the idea of Knotts.....but Dland does have a kennel.....

Anyway, our flight is still on as of now, so I think I'll be in NY by Wednesday morning.

aerinpegadrak

Awesome!  I've never seen Knott's at Christmas, I'd kind of like to some day.  I'm pretty sure they don't check admission at the Kennel Club, so you could use the 15 minute parking just off Harbor, run Trixie to the kennel, then go to Knott's and pick her up at the end of the day...  Knott's is literally about three miles up the freeway.  I actually live smack dab betwen the two, haha.

If you are doing Knott's, I highly highly HIGHLY recommend Pink's for lunch, and Mrs. Knott's Chicken Restaurant for dinner.  The Pink's isn't quite the same as the one in Hollywood, but it's still one of the best hot dogs you'll ever have.  And the chicken dinner at Mrs. Knott's is a four course meal for $16 (I think), and it's sooooo good.

Enjoy the weather while it holds!  It's been pretty crappy lately.

stina93446

Are you talking about Pinks on La Brea? I've been there 2 times and I think it's the best chili dog I've ever had. 

If not, then I will have to remember pinks. 

aerinpegadrak

Same Pink's, but they opened a location right outside the Knott's front gate.  Like I said, it's not quite the same (for one thing, the menu is drastically reduced), but it's still incredibly yummy, and has a much shorter line!  We usually go there for a fix if we don't feel like schlepping up to Hollywood and waiting an hour.

stina93446

WHOA WHOA WHOA! Crazy! I'm not sure how often I am THAT close to the theme parks, but my FIL lives literally 5 blocks from the original one. 

We actually have been using Yelp to find new yummy restaurants in LA right now....but not Anaheim. Anytime we drive by DH loves to tell me what rides he can see operating as a little jab that we're not stopping....so sad.

The last time we were here, we went to Universal.....holy hell, that place sucks. We have the option to go another time, but I don't think the $15 parking is worth the half day's worth of lame.

bablingbrooke

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[QUOTE]WHOA WHOA WHOA! Crazy! I'm not sure how often I am THAT close to the theme parks, but my FIL lives literally 5 blocks from the original one.  We actually have been using Yelp to find new yummy restaurants in LA right now....but not Anaheim. <strong>Anytime we drive by DH loves to tell me what rides he can see operating as a little jab that we're not stopping....so sad. </strong>The last time we were here, we went to Universal.....holy hell, that place sucks. We have the option to go another time, but I don't think the $15 parking is worth the half day's worth of lame.
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]
We drove up to Nor Cal and back for Christmas and passed Disneyland both ways.  Seeing the Matterhorn from the 5 and knowing we won't be stopping is always heartbreaking... :(

stina93446

Brooke, first off....SORRY that you had to take the 5. I once hook up with a guy (who was actually a cast member at Disneyland) and he said that the "5 was magic!" Whatever....

I forget where you live now....I could've sworn you lived in Norcal.

Our trip was crazy....we flew into SF, stayed there for 3 days, drive to Central coast, stayed there for 3 days, and we're now in LA, ready to leave. Trix is here....

bablingbrooke

From/got married in Nor Cal, now in SD.  You may be thinking of EmilyKathleen, who now lives there.  You can cheat and check below my avatar  And the 5 is FAR FROM magic.  Had he ever taken it between LA and Stockton?  After the grapevine we cut over to the 99 and life got a little better.  Hours of my life have been spent on the 5 in the middle of nowhere in the central valley, desperately wanted to stay near civilization this time.

aerinpegadrak

Before I got my car, I always got a little thrill sitting on the bus when we came up over the 5 and saw the Matterhorn.  Until they beat the magic out of me, that is...  The stuff to see at the Resort right now is actually at DCA.  (That is a very, very strange sentence to write...)  I haven't seen World of Color yet, but by all accounts it's ridiculously awesome, and they've turned the Backlot into this massive Tron-themed nightclub, complete with Flynn's Arcade with tons of vintage '80s arcade games.  You have not lived until you've pumped quarters into Frogger while balancing a martini in a lightup glass, my friend.

Universal's on our SoCal bucket list, but I dunno.  It's way overpriced and there's just not that much to do there.  Though Citywalk does have the distinction of having one of only three true IMAX screens in the area, as I learned when trying to buy tickets to Tron.

Sadly, I don't have very many restaurant recommendations off-property.  We use Yelp a lot, too, but I can never remember the good stuff.  Though the Original Pancake House on Lincoln just past Raymond is ridiculously amazing.  We've been to other locations and it's good, but it doesn't measure up to that one.  I think it's the only restaurant where the staff recognize us.

aerinpegadrak

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[QUOTE]From/got married in Nor Cal, now in SD.  You may be thinking of EmilyKathleen, who now lives there.  You can cheat and check below my avatar ;)  And the 5 is FAR FROM magic.  Had he ever taken it between LA and Stockton?  After the grapevine we cut over to the 99 and life got a little better.  Hours of my life have been spent on the 5 in the middle of nowhere in the central valley, desperately wanted to stay near civilization this time.
Posted by bablingbrooke[/QUOTE]
The 5 in LA County is made of evil.  No carpool, three lanes or fewer, gross and brown everywhere, blech.  You can actually see quite clearly when you're in Orange County because the freeway is suddenly wide open and nice and clean...  DH often picks me up from downtown if he's working late, and while it would be more direct to take the 5 straight home (we live directly next to it), it saves a good half hour to an hour to take the 110-91-5.

I kind of despise the drive up to Yosemite, not gonna lie.

stina93446

Ugh, skip Universal. It's in dire need of a redesign. The park is laid out horribly. DH actually mentioned that last time. The workers hate their lives, the attractions are outdated, etc. They still have a Terminator 3D live action show. The thing is SO bad....when the actor that plays Arnold came out, I actually started laughing because he looked NOTHING like Arnold. They need to retire that show and bring in something else. ALso Shrek 4D was not funny. The whole time we were waiting to get in and they were doing their little "before you go in, put your glasses on" pre show, DH and I kept looking at each other saying "at disney, this would be shorter, cuter, and funnier."

Also, Universal is all about making movies, not making dreams....as "gay" as that sounds. In Jurrassic Park, the dinos are all ripped up from old age. Disney would NOT allow that to fly.

Brooke, yes, I am a dummy for not looking at your location. DH's business partner lives there....we ALMOST made a trek there. Maybe another time.

aerinpegadrak

I have a feeling their P&R department has been pumping all of its funding into Wizarding World and ignoring their other parks.  Disney has similar problems distributing budget, that's why Disneyland's not going to be seeing much love while DCA undergoes its major facelift.

ETA:  Okay, waaaay past my bedtime.  Good thing I don't have work tomorrow...  Night, ladies!

stina93446

Night., I should be asleep too.

Robyn5298

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[QUOTE]Ugh, skip Universal. It's in dire need of a redesign. The park is laid out horribly. DH actually mentioned that last time. The workers hate their lives, the attractions are outdated, etc. They still have a Terminator 3D live action show. The thing is SO bad....when the actor that plays Arnold came out, I actually started laughing because he looked NOTHING like Arnold. They need to retire that show and bring in something else. ALso Shrek 4D was not funny. The whole time we were waiting to get in and they were doing their little "before you go in, put your glasses on" pre show, DH and I kept looking at each other saying "at disney, this would be shorter, cuter, and funnier." <strong>Also, Universal is all about making movies, not making dreams....as "gay" as that sounds.</strong> In Jurrassic Park, the dinos are all ripped up from old age. Disney would NOT allow that to fly. Brooke, yes, I am a dummy for not looking at your location. DH's business partner lives there....we ALMOST made a trek there. Maybe another time.
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]
Yikes, this bolded portion just sounds awful... 

I'm sure you don't mean to sound bigoted, but you should know that when you use the word "gay" as a synonym for the words lame, silly, corny, etc. that is exactly how you come across.  I know you're a regular poster and a "theater person" so I'm sure you don't mean it to sound that way.  But you should know that it is never okay to use the word gay that way, ever.  It is offensive.

Robyn5298

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[QUOTE]This is why I quoted it.....because I was not sure how it would go over. I was going to write lame, but lame could also be taken badly too.....just as retarded could. 
Posted by stina93446[/QUOTE]
You're right, all 3 of those words would have been poor choices, whether they're in quotes or not.  Please try harder to use phrasing that isn't offensive next time.

CurlyGirlyGirl

Didn't mean to butt in but just wanted to say that Mrs. Knott's restaurant is seriously awesome, and make sure to order boysenberry pie for dessert!

Instead of Universal, have you visited either of the Getty museums out here?  It's free to get in and you only have to pay something like $5 for parking.

bablingbrooke

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: **Aerin** : You're right, all 3 of those words would have been poor choices, whether they're in quotes or not.  Please try harder to use phrasing that isn't offensive next time.
Posted by Robyn5298[/QUOTE]
I'm a fan of looking at intent when calling people out for things like this, rather than the mere fact that it was written, regs or not (I defended a brand-new poster in this regard a couple weeks ago and seriously pissed off the other reg who called her out for it, so I don't want to be accused of playing favourites).  I would not have used that phrase myself, but I also don't think that this warranted a call-out, and calling out every little thing that could possibly offend someone else bums out the board and makes everyone hyper-sensitive.  Save the call-outs for the people who really deserve them.<div>
</div><div>Just my two cents on the matter.  </div>

aerinpegadrak

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: **Aerin** : Yikes, this bolded portion just sounds awful...  I'm sure you don't mean to sound bigoted, but you should know that when you use the word "gay" as a synonym for the words lame, silly, corny, etc. that is exactly how you come across.  I know you're a regular poster and a "theater person" so I'm sure you don't mean it to sound that way.  But you should know that it is never okay to use the word gay that way, ever.  It is offensive.
Posted by Robyn5298[/QUOTE]
I doubt anyone who doesn't know Stina is going to randomly wander into a page to another poster and get offended by something.  People shouldn't have to censor themselves among friends.

I haven't been to the Villa, but I do love the Getty.  Their art is kind of blah (so... many... European... painters...) but the facilities are ridiculously awesome.  My first screenplay had large chunks of it set at the Getty.

Robyn5298

In my heart of hearts this type of speech is offensive to me and many others.  They even have PSAs popping up urging kids not to say things like "that's so gay."  I know many people that say this and "don't mean anything" by it - but I'm trying to raise awareness that no matter what the intent is, it is hurtful.  Not too long ago people didn't think twice about calling someone a retard.  Now most people know that you shouldn't say that in polite society.

Brooke - your two cents are noted.  I'm not calling someone out just for the sake of argument.  Sorry if it "bums out the board".

Aerin - you're right, nobody should have to censor themselves among friends.  So the next time you guys are private messaging please say whatever you want.  If you post something on an international board its up there for anyone to see and comment on.

Stina - I acknowledged in my initial post that I was sure your intent wasn't to offend.  I thought I was very gentle in pointing out that what you said was unacceptable.     

I'll thank all of you not to tell me how to post on this or any other board.  If I want to say something, I will.  The bang comment got to you guys?  By all means tell people you're upset.  But please don't tell me not to comment on something just because you don't think that it warrants being pointed out.