I'm cool with NOT going to Encounters - it was just a thought.

Can I be there AND be a square?

Only if you bring my drunken seamstress.

She'll be there.

Then you can be there and be a square. :D

Well, I have no excuse not to go ... seeing as I can walk there from home.

I've been wanting to check out this place it's airport close, and if you scroll down to the "Never Again" comment, you'll see they have a loud pool party every Sunday Night - now that's an LA experience.

For those who don't click:

Custom Hotel
8639 Lincoln Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, USA
250 Rooms
Style: Cutting-Edge
Atmosphere: Lively

If I'm feeling better, I think we may join you. I'd prefer to check out the Custom Hotel Bar over Islands - I've been to one already this year and that was enough.

I want to check out the Custom, too. But perhaps it's something we should do after late afternoon lunch ... I'm not sure, but I think Erica's flight schedule won't allow her to stay until the loud pool party at the Custom gets cranking.


But I'm for either ... or BOTH.



(BTW: the best food at the Howard Hughes Center happens to be pizza, not Islands. Though Islands is certainly passable.)

The restaurant at the Custom looks decent and there is an outdoor bar and grill by the pool with private cabanas. It seems to have potential swank - and a very plesant way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Ooooh, I sense change of plan!!!!



(Believe me, I'm the FIRST to look for other options than the Howard Hughes Center. As you might imagine, I'm extremely bored with it. Though it's a good place to grab a slice before a flick.)




Hey, there's enough of us to make it affordable ... Let's rent a cabana!



(Or, um, do you suppose we'd have to be guests to rent a cabana??) :D