A Lana Del Rey Night; Movie Night -- November 17, 2024

Locator: 44345MOVIENIGHT.

For me, it's going to be a Lana Del Rey night. LaDeRe fans will know what I'm saying.

My wife hates LaDeRe. She doesn't get it. 

And then I stumbled across this: link here.

The insurance companies killed hitchhiking.

From the linked article:

The guest room might be gone, but my memories of it are not that distant.

In grandparents’ homes or family friends’, a room ready to host people overnight can still be found. It’s a reminder that the concept was en vogue not too long ago.

According to design writer and author Sarah Archer, the guest room as we once knew it is a product of the 20th century.

“Before the post-World War II housing boom, the idea of having enough extra space to keep a bedroom ready for visitors at a moment’s notice was pretty rare, and for the most part, only the wealthy could afford [it],” she explains. “Postwar suburban houses offered more room to spread out—for the white middle and lower-middle classes, specifically—which meant that guest rooms became more common, along with dens or family rooms. The guest room was essentially a sign of modest but serious wealth: What’s not there—storage, an actual person’s bedroom, a real workshop—says as much as what is there.”

The reasons for the guest room’s popularity are the same behind its demise. You know the facts: Homeownership has been replaced by rental agreements, flatshares are more common than family units, and suburban homes have given way to (very) small city apartments.

“Today, square footage is at such a premium, the idea of having a guest room feels like a luxury from the Gilded Age,” Sarah adds.

When you get less space for your money, prioritization becomes key. It’s something design advisor and WeIncontro founder Helena Agustí knows all too well. Her unique eye for decoration has made the homes she’s lived in real Instagram candy. When she searched for a new rental last year, a space to host guests was at the top of her want list.

Decades ago, while hitchhiking across the country (the US) I stayed overnight in any number of homes of those giving me a ride offered me. Is that not amazing? Total strangers picking up a hitchhiker and offering me a place to stay overnight.

One might want to look at the "origin" of "AirBNB." 

I remember keeping a sleeping back at a girlfriend's apartment when going to graduate school in Los Angeles. 

And then, Glen Campbell wrote a song about that. LOL. 

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Movie Night

Play Misty For Me.

Clint Eastwood's directorial debut. Wow. A Malpaso Company production. 1971. My second year in college. I had seen southern California once -- the year before. Then I went back, four years, 1973 - 1977, University of Southern California.  Followed by three more years in northern California.