I Went To Public School In L.a.,

I Don't Think Of My Life As A Cliche, But I'm A Cliche Eccentric. Complete With A Strange Name - I Mean, Who's Named Val? How Many Vals Do You Know? I Mean, Really?

I Learned A Long Time Ago That Place Matters To Me, On Many Levels, And Maybe More Than It Should, But It Is Generally Counter-productive For Me To Resist It.

Youtube Is A New Experience For Me-someone Threw A Laptop In Front Of Me And Showed Me Nic Cage Going Mad, Which Has Got To Be The Funniest Thing On Youtube. He's So Courageous.

Sometimes, I Wonder What I'm Doing Back In Los Angeles, But When You Look Out There... How Can You Complain When You See A Whale Cresting, Matter-of-factly, As You Make Your Breakfast?

Hollywood Is Wonderful, But It Does Eat Its Young.