Episode 23 - Case of the Hitchhikers

So this Sunday, January 30th, Team Bond Girls had a field trip to take their team photos at the Lake Hollywood Dog Park. Here's some information to all those making a trip to Hollywood sometime in the near future.

LAKE HOLLYWOOD INFORMATION

This is one of the best places to get a photo of the famous Hollywood sign. We thought that since we were representatives of the Hollywood Curling Club, we should at least have it featured somewhere in our team photo. I don't think it could get any better than this.

Well, it was a very cloudy day. There was actually rain drizzling on this sleepy Sunday morning. The Bond Girls coerced Matt, husband of Jen (2nd) and member of Team Zissou, (not to mention, this day was also his birthday...yes, we made him get up really early in the rain to work on his 29th birthday) to be our photographer. Thank you, Matt, for a spectacular job!

After about 30 photos, negotiating the best route around dog poop, and trying different poses and facial expressions, we finally got it! We had in our hands the perfect photo or photos...There were a few good ones. I'll have to post some of the good ones that didn't make it to the finals. We only had one faux pas. Matt, our ever-focused artist, took a misstep and found himself some smushy dog poop...all for the love of capturing Bond Girl smiles. BUT it was all worth it. Right, Matt?

We were all packed up into our cars ready to caravan to the fabric district to pick out some new kilt material, when Matt was flagged down by a couple, a man with a walking stick and a woman with blond short hair. I was in the back seat; so I couldn't hear the entire conversation. All I know is that the doors flew open, they hopped into the back seat with me, and Matt started driving in the opposite direction. Marissa, in another car behind us, also watched the action. She was probably wondering if we got carjacked.

Apparently, this couple lived "around the corner," and asked if we could give them a ride. Usually, they walked this path everyday, but today wasn't a good day to walk in the rain. So Matt very kind-heartedly drove around the corner, up a slight hill, around another corner, down a small hill...So it was slightly longer than around the corner, but time passed quickly. We chit chatted. We were dressed in our jackets, so they were wondering what we were involved in. Finally, a mansion appeared and it took my breath away. It was an old Spanish style house with a beautiful pool and new, expensive cars in the driveway. It was gorgeous. I wish we could have stayed longer to see more of the house and maybe drop a hint or two about needed sponsors for our curling team. Regardless, it was really cool to have met them and get a rare glimpse inside a Hollywood home. In the end, I'm sure Matt just got a shot of good karma for this good deed, and maybe it'll rub off on the team.

We wonder who was this mysterious couple, and maybe we'll never know. We never had time to delve into personal details; so for now, this will be known as Team Bond Girls' "Case of the Hitchhikers," another unexpected Bond Girls adventure into the back hills of Hollywood. I guess you never know who you'll run into on a rainy day.

- Domino