An Ordinary Saturday in Los Angeles

The sky was blue; the air was a sunny seventy degrees; I was nursing a faint hangover (two cocktails) and the boys were clamoring for something to do. I had the brilliant idea of exploring a new neighborhood, namely, downtown Los Angeles. We'll go downtown, I said, to LA Live. We'll hang out at the ESPN building and you guys can play arcade games while I sit, with my eyes closed. The boys were psyched. I also bought tickets to Nanny McPhee Returns and picked up one of their friends.

We ordinarily NEVER go downtown, especially to see a movie. What I didn't realize is that the Emmy Awards are tomorrow. And guess where?

the red carpet

It was a crazy maze of machinery, hundreds of "workers" -- what do they do, really? -- gold statues everywhere --  a whole lot of hullabaloo.

The weird thing is that my kids, having grown up here, were completely unimpressed and unfazed. I literally had to make them stand for a photo. I think that's a good thing, actually.

And Nanny McPhee Returns was outstanding. I cried several times during the movie, I loved it so much. Even if you don't have children, I highly recommend it.