In the City (CIty of Angels)

The boss is in Belgium and he told me I could take some days off while he was gone. So yesterday, I took the day off. I ran in the morning, ran errands early afternoon, and then went downtown. I have lived in Los Angeles for 4 years, and this was my 4th trip downtown (jury duty; Kings game; drinking at the Standard Hotel; now this). A breakdown:

1) Went to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Got in for free (Thursdays 5-8 = free). Saw 2 pieces of video art -- a medium I usually find to be obnoxious and incredibly pretentious -- that I really liked.

2) Realized I need to go back and see the Basquiat exhibit that runs from tomorrow thru October.

3) Wandered around the Disney Concert Hall. I couldn't go in, but I was able to wander on it. There are walkways and stairs all over the outside through the undulations of the structure. And there's a park up on it, too! Also I'm pretty sure a guy was hitting on me.

4) Bought a Coke with Lime. Horrible.

5) Real conversation:
WOMAN (gets off bus, sees me walking past right away): Hi! Excuse me, hi!
ME: Hi.
WOMAN: Are you from downtown?
ME (skeptical of intentions, yet ready to give directions): No.
WOMAN: Oh. (beat) Where are you from?
ME (lying): Burbank.
WOMAN: Oh, Burbank! I haven't been there in awhile. The last time I was there Jet Blue had just moved to the airport. You know Jet Blue?
ME: Yeah.
WOMAN: Yeah. They had, um, promotional fares to New York, really cheap. And they were giving away free potato chips. Well, bye!

Then she walked away. ?!

EDIT: Forgot one other conversation I had:

HOMELESS KID: Hey, nice sneakers.
ME: Thanks.
HK: Spare some change?
ME (truthfully, I only had my debit card on me): Sorry.
HK: I bet those sneakers are new.

Are homeless people allowed to be snarky?