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One thing I am learning is to celebrate, share, post, be open about what you are planning with friends. I love surprises as much as the next person, but I never would want a friend to not be invited to my wedding, a person to feel like they were slighted out of me getting my new car, or if I was hospitalized from an accident. Secrets to the grave are just that. No one will know if you don’t tell them or ask them. 

1. Come with me on a journey to a forest, forcus on info-relevations

2. Use a language to communicate. 

When you first understand, the information is ingrained i.e. English death

Biggest blown lead: Losing by 3-0 and comeback from deficit to win 4-3 in a best 4 of 7.

So I was surfing the web for comparisons of New York’s boroughs to other cities, notably Dallas and LA. No one website so far compared Bronx to Compton or Brooklyn to Anaheim. Having traveled to the left coast a few times, I’m going to make an attempt at LA first, taking into account relative cost of living, ethnicity, industry and beaches. 

Let’s start with the forgotten borough, Staten Island. Even in Sandy, it was last to receive any sympathy even though the hurricane/trop storm hit it hardest. Homes were flooded and neighborhoods were destroyed. It reminds me of Manhattan Beach (won’t say Anaheim, cuz its kind of part of the LA/Orange county area but not really.) HH is also far and not part of LA (at least from what I know)

Bronx serious just bleeds Compton all over. Hip hop, R/B, rap grew here. Lots of diverse ethnicity and poverty, as well as good areas near highways. It’s far from a lotta places but isn’t too out of the way (read: Staten Island).

Queens is most likely Inglewood and Mid-City (geographic-wise not connected, but they go together). Residentially of course Mid-City, more homes and smaller businesses. The commercial side would be Inglewood. It’s got its own airport, stretches to meet the city but is a coastline. Nice but not the best. NIce and not densely populated area. Lots of people live there though and is an alternative to all those expensive areas, up and coming though. Stadiums such as that for the Rams/Chargers will be there.

Brooklyn is comparable to Silver Lake, but would extend to Hollywood because of the famous Brooklyn Bridge and iconic sites throughout the borough. I know it aint’ as pretty but come on. Rising prices, close to the city proper, nice but not crazy nice. Hipsters and artists! Easy to get to, not too much traffic from the airport (at least outer ones)

And of course Manhattan. Traffic downtown LA, upscale living in Beverly hills. cultural scene in Westwood and why, not, let’s include Manhattan beach. Beautiful, businessy, lovely and dense. While rich. I like the comparison in that it is rather small and concentrated but very accessible.