My mom is visiting me (again) because her God-son graduated from UCLA this weekend. However, I secretly think she just likes coming to Los Angeles because it's more exciting than Northern California (oh, I know, you like to THINK that you're so superior and more evolved up there...but that's what makes you BORING...). One thing that makes Los Angeles exciting to my madre is the chance occurence to spot movie stars. As I have written before, for some reason we always see Alec Baldwin when she's here. I am now convinced that my mother is having a not-so-secret-affair with Mr. Baldwin.

I took my mom to a party last night and she spent the whole time talking to a young professor. One more mojito and she would have passed him her number. Then I took her to a 12-step meeting and she spent 20 minutes talking to my friend Mike about his "hatred" towards his mother. And she keeps telling my boyfriend about how I liked to take my clothes off and run around naked in the back yard when I was two (what can I say? I was in touch with my inner-hippy at a very young age).

I love that my mom's a free spirit, she just keeps getting freerer with old age.

Just for today, I can visit with my madre.