West Coasting

8:32 am. Wednesday. October 28, 2009.

Lanie: I booked a trip to LA.

Mom: As in Los Angeles?

Lanie: Yeah.

Mom: Oh.

Lanie: Mom, stop crying. Really STOP.

Mom: Oh, God.

Lanie: Mom I'm not moving out there, just want to explore a few options see if I could ever- you have got to stop crying. I know it's far away, but Jesus this is just a trip for two days.

Mom: I think I can handle the distance... but the thought of you running around with that Hollywood crowd. Doing God knows what.

Lanie: Hollywood crowd. Mom, I don't know anyone in that crowd.

Mom: I'm sure that's what Lindsay told Dina the first time she went west. People don't OD at The Viper Room on Long Island.