The Answer to Everything...

I've come to realize something in the short time that I've lived in the LA area... The answer to nearly every question can be summed up in two (or three depends on how you count it) words: "It's Hollywood."

For example:
• the prices on the menu at a restaurant are extremely high... It's Hollywood
• it takes an hour or more to get some where that should take a few minutes... It's Hollywood
• there's either a Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf or Starbucks on every other corner... It's Hollywood
• the price for just about anything is way more than it should be... It's Hollywood
• when you see spotlights shinning up into the sky you know that either there is movie premiering or a new restaurant opening... It's Hollywood
• you see a movie poster nearly everywhere you look... It's Hollywood
• you see a equipment truck for Buena Vista sitting outside your grocery store... It's Hollywood
• you see a high number of Mickey Mouse and assorted Disney character shirts... It's Hollywood
• in one night you see not one but two red carpets at different theaters... It's Hollywood
• when going to the bookstore at Sunset and Vine you find yourself walking on stars that didn't get a spot on Hollywood Blvd... It's Hollywood
• you wonder why the highway splits are always right together resulting in a strange dance of cars as they try to get on and off the freeway at the same time... It's Hollywood
• when going down the street you pass a billboard that is entirely in Spanish... It's Hollywood
• when going down the street you pass a billboard that is entirely in Thai... It's Hollywood
• when going down the street you pass a billboard that is entirely in Armenian... It's Hollywood
• you get more nervous driving a buggy through Costco than driving on the LA freeway system... It's Hollywood
• you are more afraid of being run over by a buggy than a car... It's Hollywood
• when you can stand in one place and hear at least five different languages being spoken and non of them are English... It's Hollywood
• when you hear sirens nearly all the time... It's Hollywood
• when you hear someone screeching on their brakes you cringe and wait for the BANG... It's Hollywood
• when you know you can find just about anything you want as long as you are willing to drive to get it... It's Hollywood

It's Hollywood... You get the idea ;-)