Yesterday I went to a movie...

in Santa Monica for the first time in quite some time.  Things I noticed.

The parking structures are no longer two hours free.  It's 90 minutes free, although it only cost me $1 to park for the time I was there.  I arrived just before and left just after the movie.

They are building something really big behind the campus of Samohi, where it runs into the road above the Santa Monica freeway.

Arbys on Lincoln is gone.  It's fenced off, under construction and there's a sign in front that says Wendys is hiring.  So apparently a Wendys is going in there.  I wonder if the Jack in the Box that's less than two blocks away will suffer any loss of business from a burger competitor so close.

Wilshire Coin is no longer on Wilshire.  It's on Lincoln South of Arizona.

The Boys and Girls Club has moved into the building to the North of the basketball court on the North side of the main building.  The sign says their administrative offices are in there.  By this I mean they are expanding.

People on the freeway still don't track which lanes are "exit only" accurately and have to cut people off to avoid being forced to get off of the freeway.

There is more I noticed, but I want to send a few messages to the people in the universe, who are certainly not reading this.  However, these are messages that need to be sent.

To the two women at the movie who wouldn't stop texting, or talking, next time you see a movie, just sit there and shut the hell up.  I didn't say anything to you, but you were sitting right across the aisle from me, you caused me to miss some of the film's dialogue and that damn text or whatever could have waited until the film ended.  If it's that f***ing important, drag your lazy ass out into the lobby so you don't disturb the rest of us.

To a certain other resident of this facility.  You were not the only person who was negatively effected by the fire alarm going off at midnight on Saturday night.  You aren't the only person who thinks the hallways are cold.  You aren't the only person who think people shouldn't leave the front door open.  I don't mind listening to a certain amount of complaining and venting, but you've managed to achieve saturation with your persistent complaints.  All of your bitching and moaning isn't going to change anything the way you're going about it.  Next time you start, I'm going to let you know there's a certain amount of venting I'm going to allow and then I'm going to tell you it's time to stop.  I'm not the U.S. government and I will make a law abridging your right to speak freely to me.  By leaving you standing there.

To the employee at Yoshinoya who gave me the evil eye this afternoon, listen up.  You tried to put the bag that my meal was going to be placed in over the uncovered hair of your female co-worker.  She had no hairnet on.  Would you want your meal, even if covered, to go into a bag that had rubbed against someone's hair?  I didn't and I was polite about asking for another bag.  I even said why I wanted the bag replaced.  It isn't my problem that you're ignoring your work and fooling around on the clock with a co-worker.  Giving me that stare was a really bad idea on your part.  You're very fortunate that I was in a relatively good mood, or I'd have given a piece of my mind about how totally inappropriate your actions were, before firing off an email to the corporate office recommending that you be disciplined.  Next time, do your work and have your fun off the job.

That's all of the messages I needed to send.  I feel so much better now.

This Date in History:

On this date in 1818 Illinois became the 21st state.
On this date in 1898, what is considered the first "all-star" football game is played.
On this date in 1901, President Roosevelt delivered a 20,000 word speech to the Congress calling for limits on "trusts".
On this date in 1910, modern neon lighting was demonstrated for the first time.
On this date in 1927, "Putting Pants on Philip", the first Laurel and Hardy film was released.
On this date in 1960, the musical "Camelot" opens on Broadway and quickly becomes associated with the Kennedy Administration.
On this date in 1964, 800 students at UC Berkley are arrested following a sit-in over the administration's decision to forbid protests on campus.
On this date in 1967, the first heart transplant performed on a human being was done at Cape Town, South Africa.
On this date in 1973, Pioneer 10 sends back the first close-up images of the planet Jupiter.
On this date in 1976, someone tries to assassinate singer Bob Marley.  He is shot twice, but performs a concert just two days later.
On this date in 1979, 11 fans are suffocated to death in the crush for seats at a Who concert in Cincinnati, OH.  This brings about an end to unreserved seating at most concerts.
And on this date in 1952, Kim Dae-Jung was born.  He was a Nobel laureate and the first democratically elected president of the Republic of South Korea following the dictatorship of President Chun Doo Hwan.