Insomnia-Inspired Bucket List Mission
I couldn’t sleep last night/this morning, so around 5:30am, I made an impulse decision to go hiking at Griffith Observatory and have breakfast at this place i’ve been meaning to go to for some awesome egg’s benedict.
Parked at Fern Dell and Los Feliz, like Yelp told me to do. The hike up to Griffith Observatory was surprisingly easy. I didn’t know what to expect, so I didn’t go balls-to-the-walls on the cardio. womp.
I’d say 80% of the people I passed on my way up to the Observatory were Japanese… and old. Every time I passed by a Japanese couple, I greeted them by saying, “Ohayo gozaimasu!” (sp?) Everyone was so nice, saying hi or good morning to passersby.
I plan on going back to run up the steeper trail.
I had my iPod on while jogging from the paved road to the start of the trail. Then I realized, why the fuck am I going to listen to my usual work out house/electro/dance music? Not really appropriate for hiking. At Gold’s? Yes (p.s. I hope bad karma gets around to the douche who took my shoes instead of taking them to Lost & Found).
It was my first time at Griffith Observatory. Now I know it’s open Tuesday through Sunday, 10am-10pm. Now I know I should bring quarters if I want to use the binocular things to scope the LA skyline. Now I know I should probably try hiking again when June Gloom isn’t in full effect and/or after a rainstorm so there’s no nasty overcast over Los Angeles.
And if you were wondering, yes I went on this hike by myself. I have a Bucket List I want to get through before I leave LA indefinitely in mid-July. But also, I never minded doing things by myself. I enjoy solitude. A lot. I haven’t really spent much time to meditate and allow my mind to wander aimlessly in a scenic setting, most likely because I never found a “spot” in LA like my usual view of the NYC skyline from Jersey City.
After my hike, I went to this awesome little restaurant in Silverlake called Madam Matisse, had some coffee and the most amazing egg’s benedict ever.
Now I am home and hoping I do not fall asleep so I can sleep at a relatively reasonable hour later tonight. Wish me luck.
…I don’t know why I ranted so much just now.
I don’t know why I wrote so much just now.
