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Overheard in L.A.: How We're Gonna Get Famous
Fame (Photo by Open Air Control Testing Ground via the LAist Featured Photos pool)
This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation from the Silver Lake reservoir, the Arclight and a really awesome parking spot.
Overheard of the Week
"OMG these burritos are going to get me on the popular page on Instagram!"
via @karlihenriquez
Only In L.A.
Person #1: "OMG! She's beautiful! What does she do?"
Person #2: "She's a mom."
Person #1: "That's it?!!"
via @stefanpinto
No Shame!
"I accidentally saw Elijah Wood DJ once."
via @erinjennings
Sponsored message
Procrastinating Silver Lake-Style
"I finally bit the bullet and got a doula."
In Silver Lake via @iambjgallagher
Gotta prepare
Guy #1: What's the rush? Why are you walking so fast?
Guy #2: I'm not walking fast, I'm making my walk epic!
At the Arclight heading to a screening of "Lincoln" via Alexandra Hidalgo
Cosmetology Or Cosmology?
"I need to get back in for a haircut during the right moon cycle."
At a salon via @JessikaBTweets
How It Starts
"I'm getting closer to being a Scientologist than further away."
In Los Feliz via @jessicatlangdon
It's The Little Things
"Man that parking spot was so good I wish I could stay here longer."
via @TimothyRagan
Priorities
"She loves Taco Bell and video games—that's marriage material right there!"
via @According2Olive
Got It?
"It's Marc, not Marc by Marc but Marc Marc!"
via @desconcentrado
Sponsored message
Way Harsh
"What is this, a carrot?"
At a public restroom via @stevezaragoza
Our Overheard in L.A. feature relies on you to send us the strange conversations you overhear in this city. Send them our way at tips@laist.com. (In the e-mail, put "overheard" in the subject and tell us who said it, where they said it and any amusing context.)
Previously:
Overheard in L.A.: All We Want For Christmas
Overheard in L.A.: How Our Dreams Were Crushed
Overheard in L.A.: Places You Might Hear "YOLO"
Overheard in L.A.: How Hipsters Are Ruining Halloween
Overheard in L.A.: Shit People Say At Auditions
Overheard in L.A.: Our Rule For Dating Porn Stars
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Spicing Up Our Love Lives
Overheard in L.A.: How We're Ending Our Relationships
And more!
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