Dear Los Angeles drivers,

Hi! I'm a pedestrian! I walk to work, and thus spend about an hour a day strolling these sunny streets, earbud headphones lodged in my ears. I like being a pedestrian, LA -- there's so much to see! Yesterday morning I saw the biggest snail! Yesterday night I saw a near-accident averted with screams and shouts and a few "you dumb Jew!"s. Truly the world is full of wonders!

So, Los Angeles drivers, I am one of you on a frequent basis, and I understand where you're coming from. But can we work out some kind of deal? Something kind of simple. I agree to stay on the sidewalks and keep jaywalking to a minimum (something I am in fact already doing). And you, in turn, will STOP TRYING TO KILL ME. Specifically, when you're making right turns. I know it's tempting, to just whiz out into the street when trying to make those unprotected rights. But if you could just glimpse at the curb before nearly running over it in your haste to join the Sunset Blvd gridlock, it'd be much appreciated.

And as an added bonus, I'll tell you about these awesome podcasts I'm currently listening to! Grammar Girl is chock full of little nerdy writing tips, and the episodes are short and sweet. I love the eclectic nature of Studio 360's pop culture coverage -- the Superman episode is especially fantastic. And there is nothing more fun on this Earth than Coffee Break Spanish -- mainly because the absurdity of being an Angeleno learning Spanish from a podcast beamed out from Scotland is too delicious. I am learning the Spanish spoken in central Spain! With a Scottish accent! Yo soy de Escocia! It's very useful!

See, Los Angeles drivers, isn't this a good deal? You listen to awesome podcasts. I don't die. Everyone wins!

Hugs and kisses,
Liz

Labels: city of angels, media matters

posted by Liz  # 2:18 PM

Comments:
Walking to work is quite exceptional around these parts. I think you can fairly assume that any hostility you experience is merely the result of jealousy. Each near death experience is a compliment of sorts, no? Besides, do you really want your non-pedestrian adversaries even further distracted from the road by these awesome podcasts?
# posted by  Alec : March 15, 2007 11:50:00 PM PDT 

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