I’ve finally broken down and gotten an air conditioner.  After a week of temperatures being over 75 degrees in my apartment at night, I figured for the good of my sanity (and the rest of humanity), I should probably get myself something that would help keep me from being a zombie all day since I haven’t been sleeping much at night. 

This week also saw the end of a small little tchotchke that sounds stupid but had a lot of meaning for me — my travel bottle of shampoo.  It was just a stupid little hotel shampoo bottle, but I got it from the hotel I stayed in on the first night of my roadtrip out to Los Angeles when I was moving here since the hotel had the same kind of shampoo I like.  I guess after 5 1/2 years, it had had enough of being toted all over the country (and even internationally!) and pooped out.  I can’t believe I got emotional over a stupid 3 oz. shampoo bottle.  I haven’t even had the heart to throw it out yet, it’s still sitting on my bathroom counter.

In other L.A.-related news, I’ve found an awesome pizza joint and a cool little ‘hood — Village Pizzeria in Larchmont Village is the closest I’ve gotten to New York-style pizza here in Los Angeles, and it’s so effing good.  Plus, Larchmont Village itself is a cool little hang, so after having lunch there, we wandered around to see the other restaurants and shops there, including a Leonidas, which I promise you is the best chocolate you’ll ever have.