Building of a 54-storeyed tower in the centre of Los Angeles has ended. Hotels Ritz-Carlton Hotel both Residences and Marriott have opened the doors for visitors in a building designed by bureau Gensler.

Tower building has finished project L.A. LIVE which assumed erection of the whole area for sports and entertainments, more sq.m. half-millions In a complex are located by the total area: TV-studio, restaurants, cafe, cinemas, bowling, clubs, an innovative musical museum.

The first 22 floors of a new tower are given Marriott, four following — to hotel Ritz-Carlton Hotel and all the others, to the top — to premises (Ritz-Carlton Residences). In the bottom building is placed two external "decks", with pools, bars and other services are equipped.

Among green components of the project — the combination has flown down also a colour facade for illumination and heating distribution, system on a water effective utilisation, solar panels on a roof.

“The hotel becomes not only new sight of the centre, but also will make the huge contribution to our economy”, — the mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa has informed. “It is the real engine of progress which will create thousand new workplaces and will help to return activity to our city, having rendered service of world level for a world city.”

tomorrow I'm flying back to LA to do a wedding. that paired with not having the miracle of the internet at my apartment has resulted in a little posting lull. sorry, dudes.

a few random things:

- a guy who's 28 lives with his dad, who's like 73. the guy twitters things his dad says...it's hilarious.

- this fall weather is making me feel all sorts of things that I'd totally forgotten about. seriously, it's weird what happens to your brain and your body when you live in a state of year-round summer. I'm feeling excited and adventurous and anxious and nervous and inspired and ready to take on the whole world. so basically, I feel like a highschooler during the first week of senior year. I love it.

- my mom called me this weekend kinda early, which usually means she's at an estate sale. here's how the conversation went:
"do you have any interest in a really big cowhide?" mom asked.
"UM, YES!" I gleefully replied.
"okay, I'll put an offer on it!" she said.
"don't offer too much!" I shouted into the phone as she hung up.
...then she called back.
"I got it!!" she said, proudly.
"YESSSSSS!" I screamed and danced, probably looking completely insane.
"was twenty five dollars too much?" she asked, hesitantly.
"mom, I love you."

- my boyfriend is taking me to our favorite sushi restaurant tonight. I'm already craving oyster shooters.

I'll start back up again when I'm back from LA. tell me what you're gonna do over Labor Day weekend!!