The fires were truly crazytown. The fires are mostly out now, but the retro 1970's air quality remains. There's something about fires that scares me more than weather. You cant get away from fire. You cant protect yourself or your home. It is sort of like a tsunami in that sense. The big difference, of course, is most of the people that lost their homes in southern California have resources...they are not the kind of people that cant afford a car to drive out of town when the mandatory evacuations go out like Katrina. In fact, our bookers kept finding fire evacuees holed up in the Ritz-Carlton Downtown San Diego. This does not diminish their loss at all, but it is definitely a different kind of story to cover. Everyone will rebuild their homes and they will all burn down again within the next 5 years. The circle of life continues.
I cant write about work on this blog but this was our biggest field operation since Katrina and it was mental. Take me out for a drink if you want to know more on that.
Went to the LA premiere of CNN's Planet in Peril at Mann's Chinese Theatre and the party after at the Roosevelt Hotel . It was unusually swank for CNN, where parties usually involve an open bar for 15 mins and tacos that run out about 5 mins after the free bar does. Matthew McConaughey winked at me.
Stayed at a cool hotel in Santa Monica called The Oceana. Unfortunately, we were staying there because our flat has been torn to pieces. Apparently they have found traces of black mold and want to get it early. I wont bore with the details but it is driving me INSANE. Anyway, the hotel was fab, really fab.
The Save the Dates on the wedding party are going out soon. I have confirmed that the place I booked did not burn down in the Malibu fire. I thought it had, but apparently had been spared. Check out our website at www.iainandrachel.com and let me know what you think.
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