Ryan's LA Trip Blog

Howdy,

It's been a little bit; more like a year, but for the sake of continuity, we'll just say a little bit. 

A lot goes on in a year; birthdays, anniversaries, work, sleep, vacations, late night meetings with Pancake Puppies, maybe the release of your first web-series. It's so easy to get wrapped up in your day to day, plugging back into the Matrix, and just keeping your nose to the grindstone. Yeah, you've got goals, you've got your eyes on the prize but do you ever really take a look at THE BIG PICTURE?

Maybe you do, but needless to say, while I thought I did, I did not. 

This past Wednesday night, December 11th, my not-so baby brother Ryan barged in the door to my apartment in Los Angeles. In a multiple month plan orchestrated by my best friend (and partner in Make Believe) Eric and my amazing wife Amanda.

2 years. 3 months. 4 days. Not that anyone is counting.

He was here to spend a week with us in LA. Eric & Amanda had made sure that I was off work for the entirety of his stay, there were no distractions, just six solid days of being with my brother after over 2 years.

Suddenly, we were thrown into a world where all that mattered was family & friends. A world were time simultaneously stood still & went way too damn fast at once. That crazy day to day was on hold, obligations were handled. What are you expected to do in that situation? What would you do in that situation, being pulled from what you toil in, what you think matters most, to being thrown headfirst into what REALLY matters most.

You make memories.

He's King of the World!

I'm starting to detect a pattern

The last six days have been six of the best and most amazing days, not only in the last two years, but in my 32 years on this mass of water, land, beauty and bullshit hurling through space.. Not because I was in LA, busting my ass trying to keep life on track while working to make my dreams come true, but because I got to share it with somebody who is always in my thoughts but never in my presence. 

From Joshua Tree & Malibu adventures, gastronomic nirvana, multiple Amoeba visits, Rai Shen rants & video games until 4 in the morning, it has truly been a time I'll never ever forget.

I write, it's what I do, but I highly doubt that I'll ever be able to fully express how much this week has meant to me. 

Thank you Eric, Lauren, Amanda, Madison, Jaide & HazMat for making this all work out, and work out so seamlessly.

Thank you Ryan for being a great brother, awesome friend and an even better person and for picking right up where we left off. Auf Wiedersehen. 

I love you guys.

Kyle