Working as a freelancer, there are up times and there are down times. And then there are the times when you don't know which way is up or down and you life is consumed with meeting deadlines and telling your husband and kids that if they want to eat, they should order in or eat a bowl of cereal. This is one of those times for me.
Part of the work I've been doing has taken me downtown, near the new LAPD police headquarters. An amazing building that I've been able to watch go up over the last year as one one of my clients is located close by. The grand opening of the new headquarters has been billed as the end of an era and coincides with Chief Bratton's last week as Chief of the LAPD.
As the clock ticks toward Chief Bratton's final day, there is still debate about who will be our next Chief. It's generally acknowledged that departments insiders , Assistant Chiefs Jim McDonnell, Earl Paysinger and Sharon Papa and Deputy Chief Charlie Beck, are the final four, with Beck widely thought to have the edge. I say wait and see. You never know what last-minute political maneuvering may bring to the table. We'll watch and we'll see.
Meanwhile, I was also witness a couple weeks ago to the installation of some new and very....let's say "interesting" .... sculptures being installed around the new headquarters building. The consensus of my coworkers and myself was that they looked like bulbous animals without heads. I do like better Chief Bratton's description of them as looking like "cow splat." I see stuff like this, shake my head and wonder how much better $500,000 could have been spent. Yes, I said $500,000.
Los Angeles Times: With new police headquarters, LAPD ends an era
Photos of the grand opening here
LAT: Sculptures at the LAPD and a comments blog about the art called "art or atrocious?" with more pictures. I recommend that you read a few of the comments, there are some pretty hilarious ones in there.
BTW, the party for Jake's 20th was amazing. I've taken pictures and will give a full report on it later.
I say atrocious!500,000, I could have done a way better work of art for 1.99 playdough!
can't wait to see the pics!
Posted by: MonicaLASdWife | October 25, 2009 at 08:31 AM
Seriously who makes the decisions on this art work? How about just a few more trees and bushes atleast they provide oxygen!
Posted by: LBPDWIFE | October 25, 2009 at 11:56 AM