Then we went to the Gamble House early this afternoon (after mass, brunch, and driving we got there at bloody 2pm) and the place was pretty sweet. Seeing architecture for me, at least stuff I've heard of and studied that rocks, is like seeing the Coliseum for some people. I mean seeing the Coliseum was like seeing the Coliseum for me too don't get me wrong. But Gamble House was pretty rockin.
Seeing and experiences spaces like that that were so meticulously designed with certain ideals in mind is really inspiring to see what is possible- especially for a home. I want my eventual home to be a place that takes my breath away and makes me smile from ear-to-ear like a kid at Disney World, the way places like this do. They give you inspiration in so many ways. Its an Arts and Crafts House built in 1908 for the Gambles of Proctor & Gamble fame. It was all wood inside (apparently 17 different kinds) and meticulously put together.
After touring Gamble House for an hour, we headed to the Getty Center in LA. (We saw the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on the way). Getty Center is the second museum built to house the collection of J. Paul Getty- his first collection is housed in his original villa. I don't remember how he made his wealth, but coincidentally it was his grandson that was kidnapped by my mafioso relatives in Italy in the 70s, in Plati where Chris and my dad just were. So anyway, the Getty was ridiculous sweet. They had a tram from the parking garage to the actual center, along the side of the foothills. The center was on top of the hills. Overlooking LA. Rockin view. The center turned out to be a complex of buildings, half of which we couldn't even go in. Oh and it was built by Richard Meier, I guess it only opened in 1997. Geez. It had a huge waterfall/water fountain that led down through this amazing green lawn fit for putting, down this hill where people were laying on thin linens (provided by the center for free, as was admission) and listening to live music. The whole place was just really cool. Huge, white stone and plastic panels, very rectilinear with occasional sweeping curves, and stunning views of the city. Oh and you could see the brown smog over the city- glad I didn't miss that part of LA.
We missed our plan to go to Venice Beach/Malibu/Pepperdine because we went to visit Chris' friend Jess and her new husband Tim in LA, near the Getty. Saw their new apartment, talked about how Chris is flying out to LA for the third time this year for the USC game (the first time was for Jess and Tim's wedding). Then suddenly we realized it was like 8pm and we had an hour drive ahead of us. Oops. But we also found out we have an extra day because we don't need to go to Sequoia Nat'l Park because Yosemite has redwoods. So the trips getting repositioned for the nth time. Hmm I have funny things to say about Chris but I've been typing too much.
By the way today, we went to In-N-Out Ber-jer again. Got it "animal style" this time. The dude taking our order was stoked that we knew the inside scoop on what to order. It was tasty-ish. But the funny part is just driving around with Chris constantly mocking Karen for giving us stupid directions, pronouncing things wrong, etc. That and he just likes yelling and people in cars and being weird making faces and weird voices. I'll need some video (since I already have pictures of him sticking his tongue out plenty).
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