Sweating on Sunset

So I find myself in LA, Hollywood actually, where Clinton is directing a little horror film (its called Behind Your Eyes for all the inquiring minds out there) . After filming for 10 days in the snowy San Bernardino mountains, they are moving production to the city for the final 3 days. So here we are. We started the morning with a nice little breakfast at the Sunset Grill, made famous by Don Henley:

Let's go down to the Sunset Grill
We can watch the working girls go by
Watch the "basket people" walk around and mumble
And stare out at the auburn sky
There's an old man there from the Old World
To him, it's all the same
Calls all his customers by name
Down at the Sunset Grill

We both had the sunset omelet (with chicken, avocado and swiss cheese, yum!) and then i decided to go to the gym.

Clint waiting for his breakie.

Now I have to say, I was a little intimidated by the idea of going to a gym on Sunset Boulevard. I had an image of all these perfect people lined up on treadmills and ellipticals, and of me rocking up, looking dishevelled and makeup-less, wearing real workout clothes rather than anything that could be considered fashionable.

I am relieved to say that i was wrong. The gym was no more filled with beautiful people than any other gym i have been to. Though, for noon on a Saturday, the place was packed. The treadmills were all lined up with their individual TV screens (you had to bring your own headphones), as were the ellipticals. I decided on a nice tempo workout of 10x 500m @ 5k pace. I made the mistake of thinking i could do this with 20s rest... ouch. It was a lot harder than i bargained for and it was extremely hot in there. As per usual, I was sweating and gasping for air more than anyone else around me, which in the end, was the only thing i felt self conscious about. I finished off with 15mins easy on the elliptical and 10mins of core. Phew.

Afterward, I sat in the sun at Starbucks (some things are the same no matter where you are, like a Starbucks chai latte with soy milk, par example) while my loverboy made a shot list (see i am learning the movie-making lingo!) with his cinematographer. After that we took a drive around to see all the places Clint used to hang out, including a cool house in the hills off Mulholland Drive with an amazing view!

Finally we pulled up to his friend's place where we will be staying for the next week or so. I took some photos on my phone to share:

the view

the house

the pool and view

the view at a different angle

Now its time to do swim cords and a maybe hop in the pool for a little water run. The pool is freezing, but water running works up a sweat so here goes!

More adventures to come.
Sara