THE ARTIST WITH KYLIE

I picked Kylie up to go watch The Artist in Los Angeles near Westwood in the afternoon after lunch. The screening wasn't until 8PM, but I knew we would hit traffic and it would take some time to get there even though the traffic mostly went the opposite direction. Once we got south of downtown, that's when we stopped.

We had a little bit of time left so I took her to Chego for dinner. She didn't like it too much and thought it was overpriced. I agree with her. For what you get, it just costs too much. The flavors are good but they're all melded together so it's hard to figure out what you're eating exactly. I guess we just enjoy different pieces of food on a plate or bowl rather than mixed.

The line seemed pretty long at the screening so I dropped her off while I parked. It was at the Wadsworth theater which is in a strange area of Brentwood. It was like inside a medical campus or something.

We got pretty good seats and played some Yahtz Me while waiting. Finally, the movie started and because of the large crowd, it turned the theater into a sauna. It was hot as hell and thank god they opened the doors up after the movie ended because it was so hot.

The q&a was moderated by some guy from KCRW but he kept interrupting the panel and wasn't that great of an interviewer. But we still had fun and I suspect this movie has a great chance of winning best picture. It's the favorite right now, but there's still plenty of time before the Oscars so we'll see what happens.

Kylie spent the night here and just got on her computer before going to bed.

(written 1/7/12)