Andrew Ramirez Despite LA being a city stripped of seasons, there are cold days now and again when the sky is overcast, stretched white and subdued and back-lit by a smaller sun, days when the temperature goes slippery, unexpectedly drops during the night like wet soap, and I catch myself shivering on the walk to campus and wondering why I assumed every day was supposed to … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Weather
What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: A Bender in Chicago
By Andrew Ramirez The Sofitel Hotel in downtown Chicago is French-themed and perfumed. From street level, it’s angular and tall, a modern and narrow structure cutting upward in the sky. The sharp exterior is confirmed by the buildings dim interior halls ending it points instead of walls. At breakfast in the downstairs lobby, the waiters serve pastries and black coffee out of … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: A Bender in Chicago
What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Something For Later On
By Andrew Ramirez If the door's unlocked and the alarm doesn't sound, you can climb to the top of WPH at night, to the roof, and take a half-broken ladder to the highest ledge of the building where you can sit and watch the city from the highest point on campus. It depends what your expectations are, but the city at night and that high up, all its lights burning, feels … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Something For Later On
What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Downtown and in a bad state at a Mexican restaurant on State Street
The city is clean and white in the sun, a scoop of Spanish mission construction pinched between a cut of the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific. The train stops in the station on a quiet street that runs parallel to State Street where there are shops and restaurants stuffed with kids and adults with kid faces, wearing cut-off jeans, t-shirts and sandals, some of the women in … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Downtown and in a bad state at a Mexican restaurant on State Street
What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Something For Later On
By Andrew Ramirez If the door's unlocked and the alarm doesn't sound, you can climb to the top of WPH at night, to the roof, and take a half-broken ladder to the highest ledge of the building where you can sit and watch the city from the highest point on campus. It depends what your expectations are, but the city at night and that high up, all its lights burning, feels … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: Something For Later On