attack of the pod people

i spent most of my weekend at "the grove". for those of you not living in the park la brea (plb) complex, the grove is a shopping center that closely resembles disney land (you thought i was going to say hell... no, that's park la brea itself). either way, it's the one place within walking distance of the plb that isn't frighteningly ghetto. the grove functions on the principle (as all LA businesses do) that los angeles natives are inherently lazy and will always enjoy the convience of having a gap, j crew, nordstrom, banana republic, barnes and noble, over-priced movie theatre, hagen daz, guess, and pac sun within twelve feet of a parking garage (valet parking upon request). a trolley runs up and down the middle of the strip just in case you feel johnny rocket's is too far away from starbucks to walk. either way, i spent many hours holed up in barnes and noble this weekend reading a good book that i lacked the funds to buy... of course with the amount i spend on overpriced coffee, i might as well have just bought the book and flown home to read it. poor planning on my part. just thought i would share this piece of pod culture. rock on east-coasters.