Thursday, February 24th
Sometimes I really like Los Angeles. Like today, sitting at Poquito Mas, this Mexican restaurant that’s really an elaborate taco stand, with a patio and great food. The weather was warmish, dry, clouds mottling the clear sky, playing peek-a-boo with the sun. Poquito Mas is wildly popular and usually packed, but I delayed going to lunch until 2, so by the time I got there the crowd had dispersed and there were only enough people there to give a nice, rolling sound of conversation to the atmosphere, under the Ottmar Leibert Christmas music (what is it with these places the play Christmas music out of season?). There was a cute guy to look at a few tables over. The traffic was at a drowsy hum. This was nice. I felt relaxed, with a plate of good food in front of me (steak enchiladas, rice, beans, guacamole and chips). Living here a few more years, pursuing an acting career, making new friends, living as a fulfilled artist… it all seemed possible on a day like this, it all feels imminent, just beyond the boundary of this warm little spot.
But days like this are the exception. More often Los Angeles has been abrasive, my path muddied (muddied? Sheesh… downright obliterated by collapsing cliff sides of tribulations!). So I lingered at Poquito Mas during my lunch hour. The music finally changed; still Ottmar Leibert, but now one of his folk tune selections. The cute guy left which left me as the only cute guy in the place. I sipped the last of my Pepsi and headed back to work for only three more hours.
This was an excellent lunch!
1 Comments:
Have you tried "Tito's Tacos"? It's also pretty tasty.
Post a Comment
<< Home