Weekend highlights
This weekend marked the official opening of the Equinox in Westwood, and it is truly the nicest workout facility I've ever seen. It's so nice, in fact, that I feel like I need an upgrade in the lifestyle department just to validate my membership.
I remember thinking that the Pasadena branch was above and beyond; this club makes that one seem ghetto by comparison. The size and set-up of the main floor are similar, but here, each piece of equipment is brand spanking new. The locker room is furnished in dark cherry wood, and has a comfy lounge in case I wanted to catch up on must-see-TV. While the Pasadena branch has a windowed wall, the view overlooks Pasadena; here, an entire wall stretches over Wilshire Blvd, the UCLA campus, and the Santa Monica mountains, offering something else to look at beside the new flat-screen TV's. Can I move in?
I would say that that would be the highlight of my weekend, but it wasn't. The real highlight was seeing the movie "Walk the Line" on Friday night. I don't go to the movies too often because I don't usually like them all that much and certainly don't like having to get there early to get a decent seat only to have to listen to someone else chewing popcorn in your ear for 120 minutes. But I had heard this one might be worth it, and, for once, it was. It was the first movie I've seen in a loooooooooong time that I didn't want to end. Everyone keeps talking about Reese Witherspoon's performance as June Carter Cash, and yes, she was excellent, but I think the true star was Joaquin Phoenix, maybe because he had more to prove. I'm now obsessed with all things Johnny Cash and I would gladly see it again, which says something.
I remember thinking that the Pasadena branch was above and beyond; this club makes that one seem ghetto by comparison. The size and set-up of the main floor are similar, but here, each piece of equipment is brand spanking new. The locker room is furnished in dark cherry wood, and has a comfy lounge in case I wanted to catch up on must-see-TV. While the Pasadena branch has a windowed wall, the view overlooks Pasadena; here, an entire wall stretches over Wilshire Blvd, the UCLA campus, and the Santa Monica mountains, offering something else to look at beside the new flat-screen TV's. Can I move in?
I would say that that would be the highlight of my weekend, but it wasn't. The real highlight was seeing the movie "Walk the Line" on Friday night. I don't go to the movies too often because I don't usually like them all that much and certainly don't like having to get there early to get a decent seat only to have to listen to someone else chewing popcorn in your ear for 120 minutes. But I had heard this one might be worth it, and, for once, it was. It was the first movie I've seen in a loooooooooong time that I didn't want to end. Everyone keeps talking about Reese Witherspoon's performance as June Carter Cash, and yes, she was excellent, but I think the true star was Joaquin Phoenix, maybe because he had more to prove. I'm now obsessed with all things Johnny Cash and I would gladly see it again, which says something.
posted by Lori @ 7:09 PM
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