{"id":327,"date":"2009-12-18T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T20:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisabrounstein.com\/blog\/?p=327"},"modified":"2009-12-18T12:00:55","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T20:00:55","slug":"are-there-blog-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/?p=327","title":{"rendered":"Are There Blog Rules?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sbLife has been busy for an unemployed actor and writer in Los Angeles. \u00a0 It has been a reflective time as well. \u00a0 Maybe it’s the holidays coming. \u00a0 Maybe it’s the end of the year. \u00a0 Maybe it’s being unemployed. \u00a0 Maybe it’s because I just don’t know what’s next. \u00a0 I know I want to work. \u00a0 I know I want to be a working actor. \u00a0 I know I would love to sell a show. \u00a0 I have a GREAT idea for a movie. \u00a0 My head has just been so busy. \u00a0 I think about writing everyday and then I just don’t. \u00a0 Are there blog rules? \u00a0 Will I lose my right to blog? \u00a0 I kept a journal for years and years. \u00a0 I started when I was in Junior High and kept it up. \u00a0 The difference is with a journal so much is so private! \u00a0 I would hate for someone to find them and know I had a crush on Scott Baio…<\/p>\n

In the past couple of weeks I have had a wonderful visit with a friend from Buffalo. \u00a0 We met a lifetime ago on the internet. \u00a0 We both had dated the same guy. \u00a0 For me it was a long distance relationship and for her it was a one-time local date. \u00a0 It brought us together and we have been friends since. \u00a0 I was her maid of honor in Vegas years after we met. \u00a0 I am very fortunate to have a life long friend in her. \u00a0 \"lisa_penn\"We went to Vegas for a couple of days. \u00a0 We stayed at New York New York. \u00a0 Yeah, I wouldn’t recommend it. \u00a0 The people on the roller coaster screaming outside of our hotel room all day and into the night was an added complication I hadn’t considered. \u00a0 Also, having housekeeping finish cleaning our room and leave behind someone’s false eyelash in our bathroom was really disgusting. \u00a0 My poor friend thought it was a centipede at first and screamed. We did go see Penn and Teller at the Rio. \u00a0 As always it was an exceptional show! \u00a0 They are brilliant!!<\/p>\n

I will be going back to Vegas in a little over a week. \u00a0 I will be staying at the Mandalay Bay. \u00a0 That is my hotel of choice when in Vegas. \u00a0 Although, I am looking forward to staying at Aria in the City Center. \u00a0 We drove through the City Center with some friends when I was just there and it looks amazing. \u00a0 I want my world to smell like the Mandalay Bay. \u00a0 I don’t know what that scent is but I love it. I did have a poor experience there one time. \u00a0 But the last time was extraordinary.<\/p>\n

\"bestwestern_pool\"I also have stayed at both the Best Western and the Holiday Inn in Goleta, CA this past week. \u00a0 I will say they both have really good points and some adequate points. \u00a0 There is really nothing horrible about either of them. \u00a0 If those hotels were anywhere else the rate would be half what it is here. \u00a0 But because it is a freeway exit away from Santa Barbara you over pay for the privilege. \u00a0 The Best Western has a flat screen TV in the room and really comfortable bed. \u00a0 But the toilet is awkward to use. \u00a0 I don’t think it is just because of my size either. \u00a0 I just think it is situated in an awkward place in the bathroom. \u00a0 And, there was a mosquito hawk in the bathroom. \u00a0 Why do bugs always show up when your naked? \u00a0 It’s like they know you are completely vulnerable so it gives them a fighting chance to not get squished. \u00a0 Best Western also offers a “complimentary” breakfast that comes with the price of admission. \u00a0 If you are into low-budget carbs for breakfast it’s great. \u00a0 For me the sausages and eggs were very unappealing. \u00a0 The Holiday Inn doesn’t offer breakfast but they do have a coffee shop on the premises. \u00a0 If you are looking for breakfast in the Santa Barbara area go to The Mesa Cafe and have a Bloody Mary and the best corned beef hash you will EVER have in your life. \u00a0 (It is real corned beef…not the Alpo-like stuff from the can.) \u00a0 Neither hotel has an elevator so if mobility is an issue the bottom floors make the most sense. \u00a0 For what they are I can recommend both for a place to sleep and I agree with Priceline.com that they are both 2 1\/2 stars.<\/p>\n

\"bonfire\"I had a wonderful time visiting with my sister and her husband who came in from Amsterdam along with my our brothers and sister. \u00a0 We celebrated my father’s birthday. \u00a0 It was a wonderful time. \u00a0 As always it was too short a visit. \u00a0 But a great visit nonetheless. (I love that word…nonetheless. \u00a0 I love that it’s three words in one. It always feels like it is misspelled but isn’t.) \u00a0 We went for sushi in Goleta at a small place called Sushi Teri. \u00a0 Not bad. \u00a0 A lot of sake and beer was consumed. \u00a0 I am not keen on a lot of sushi offerings but I can do some things. \u00a0 I also am not a fan of Krab. \u00a0 For me, spicy tuna is nice middle ground for sea urchin or plastik krab with mayo or icky things with tentacles. \u00a0 We were a big crowd and a bit loud. \u00a0 It definitely was a celebration. \u00a0 Then it was back to the house for a back yard bonfire and great conversation. \u00a0 Then I went back to the Holiday Inn and slept like a baby.<\/p>\n

So, now I continue to reflect on what’s next. \u00a0 We went to Canter’s for dinner last night…again. \u00a0 There was a homeless man outside with his Weimeraner puppy. \u00a0 I brought him half my sandwich and bought him a danish from the bakery. \u00a0 He was so appreciative and kind. \u00a0 His dog was so sweet. \u00a0 I never forget how fortunate I am to live the life I live. \u00a0 Certainly meeting him and his dog Sadie is a nudge towards not forgetting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Life has been busy for an unemployed actor and writer in Los Angeles. \u00a0 It has been a reflective time as well. \u00a0 Maybe it’s the holidays coming. \u00a0 Maybe it’s the end of the year. \u00a0 Maybe it’s being unemployed. \u00a0 Maybe it’s because I just don’t know what’s next. \u00a0 I know I… Continue reading Are There Blog Rules?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-in-los-angeles","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=327"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lisabrounstein.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}