Over the last three weeks, I have eaten Del Taco* twice, In-N-Out four times, and Pink\u2019s Hot Dogs once. I have driven to get Jack in the Box at one in the morning and\u00a0have been to Target six times. I\u2019m not sure why that last part is important, but I wanted\u00a0you to know that moving and building a homestead in the Los Angeles Basin is fattening\u00a0and expensive, and that to date, I have found no traces of any gold.<\/p>\n
Somewhere between driving through the Rockies, the Great Basin, and the\u00a0Mohave Desert in one fell swoop during a late night thunderstorm, I began to rethink my\u00a0decision to drive to Los Angeles. I never reconsidered moving to Los Angeles, only my\u00a0choice to drive there in three days.**<\/p>\n
Still, since I\u2019ve arrived, I\u2019ve never doubted my decision. For filmmakers and screenwriters, Los Angeles is Mecca. While the city is filled to the brim, if you\u2019re worth\u00a0your weight in precious metals (and I believe that because of my time at Boston\u00a0University, I am), the transition will be easy. Like me, you\u2019ll almost certainly take an\u00a0internship writing coverage, but the opportunity to work alongside production executives\u00a0and writers is not to be missed. The BU in Los Angeles program, too, has enabled me\u00a0to meet industry professionals. The first week of classes, for example, my class sat\u00a0down with one of the script reviewers for NBC\u2019s new show \u201cThe Blacklist\u201d in order to
\nfurther explore what script development looks like as a career.<\/p>\n
After almost a month in Los Angeles, I feel more than prepared to call myself an\u00a0expert on this smallish coastal village. Given your devoted readership, I hope to further\u00a0regale you with my experiences as I continue to unlock the few-and-far-between\u00a0mysteries of this charming town, including, but not limited to:
\n\u2022 The logic by which Del Taco has determined that chili-cheese fries are a topping for\u00a0every item on their menu.
\n\u2022 How a city of four million people can navigate on every street using a simple textmessaging service.
\n\u2022 The location of–please–a Dunkin Donuts chain restaurant.
\n\u2022 The forbidden secrets by which a Korean BBQ can provide you with unlimited meat for\u00a0the low, low cost of $19.99 (and the time it takes you to cook it.)
\n*Del Taco is German for \u201cWhale Taco.\u201d
\n**Assistant Dean Micha Sabovik requires me to tell you that not only are there many affordable flights\u00a0between Boston and Los Angeles, but also that there are many conveniently located hotels across the\u00a0country. Just, really, pick anywhere. Forty-nine of the fifty United States of America. No promises about\u00a0Seward\u2019s Folly.
\n(P.S. I can see the Hollywood Sign from my house\u2019s front balcony. I just want you to\u00a0know that.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Over the last three weeks, I have eaten Del Taco* twice, In-N-Out four times, and Pink\u2019s Hot Dogs once. I have driven to get Jack in the Box at one in the morning and\u00a0have been to Target six times. I\u2019m not sure why that last part is important, but I wanted\u00a0you to know that moving … Continue reading Things to Do in Los Angeles When You\u2019re Dead, or, The Radio Station Only Plays Red Hot Chili Peppers<\/span>