The view from here

A view from The Grove parking lot after seeing You Can See Everything. I don’t even know what to say after this film, I just needed a post to document how much my head is in the sky was after seeing this. Just a juggernaut of a film that has so many levels I don’t even know where to start. I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like this and it will be on my mind for a long time.

Western and Olympic

James M Wood and Vermont

It’s been a brutal summer to drive around for me, as my 1999 Subaru hasn’t had a functional air conditioner in many years. The heat seems intermittent now at best, and I will be glad when the forecast doesn’t include any days in the mid-90s.

Morning light

It’s supposed to hit the mid-90s again this weekend, but only for a few days, and meanwhile there’s a cool breeze in the air that makes me think fall is finally here.

Parking at The Grove

An interesting thing I notice: the majority of people who park at The Grove drive around the mini-maze of turns to find a space as close to the escalators as possible. It’s sort of normal human behavior. But the way this particular garage is designed, the path to the exit ramp is across the garage from the escalators and so it takes a few minutes to drive.

The other option is by where I park. It’s just after the entry ramp and before the exit—making me walk an extra half-length of the garage, but not having to drive around for parking initially or driving through the winding path toward the exit after. It’s an extra 30 seconds of walking that saves a few minutes of a crawl of a drive.

It’s just an example of behavior, but I do wonder how many people actually think about where they park in these situations. Granted, some parking garages solve this by design, but in this particular one, it’s kind of funny to me that everyone spends so much time finding a way to have the shortest walk possible, no longer how much extra time it takes in their car. The American spirit of competition knows no bounds.

Alvarado

Pico and Hoover

Glassellland

Hope

A few from driving around lately.