Moved to LA

On August 21 there was a solar eclipse in the US, in LA it wasn’t total unfortunately but still a once in a lifetime chance to experience from home. In preparation I ordered a special solar filter for my camera to be able to take photographs of this one time historic event.

LA is a big place and while searching for a good place to take photographs of the event I found an old Missile Control Site from the Cold War that was open to the public right in the middle of the Santa Monica Mountains. Once the last line of defense against Russians attacking LA and its extensive collection of aerospace contractors. Read this great article for more info.

On the day of the eclipse we went up there about two hours before the eclipse started to claim a spot. To my surprise it wasn’t too busy with people, and we secured a spot at a bench. In the end it was like a long eclipse picnic. It was a fun experience in all and below a timelapse of the eclipse taken with the filter.

A friend of ours had a unveiling of a business proposal at the State Capitol Building and we were invited to come over for the event. We have never been to Denver and we loved it there, it’s a great place. Who knows we might move there at some point…

Made a visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. Don’t agree with his policies, but it was an impressive collection.

This week the largest gaming event in the US, E3, took place again a the LA Convention Center. I had a badge.

Saw about 15 minutes of the live-action Ghost in the Shell remake today at a “First Look Fan Event”. Seems to be an ok adaptation, but not faithful.

We’ve moved to the Valley. Van Nuys to be precise. Like a lot of new comers we ended up in Hollywood after we arrived, but aside from all the fun it seems to be, Hollywood is not the greatest place to live. It’s expensive, loud, dirty etc. The place we found is a new built townhouse a few blocks from the shelter we got Ollie from.