Snapchat

Over the past couple months snapchat has updated several times, one update however allows people from a certain area to post on a 'local snap story'. For example if I were to go downtown Iowa City I would be able to post on the 'University of Iowa campus story'. Last weekend while checking snapchat, I noticed a new local snap story called 'Los Angeles'. Even though the story can get really long, once it was up to 200 seconds, it honestly is worth watching (for me at least).

Since I visited a lot of the places in the Los Angeles area, I recognize most of the places being shown. Watching these snap stories makes me really miss California and the California vibe. There's just so much to do there and the fun seems to never die down. There were some snap stories of the Santa Monica beach, Hollywood boulevard (the street with the stars), and the Hollywood sign. Seeing those snaps reminded me of when I visited those places about 3 years ago. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that Los Angeles is a place where people actually live, and it's not just tourist spot.

There are multiple things I've learned since watching these short videos, some of which are: The Lakers and the Clippers, both Los Angeles teams, played a game against each other with the Clippers winning 105-100, also I learned that the Vans Warped Tour had their "Kickoff Party" in Los Angeles just two days ago, however the tour doesn't officially start until June 17. If anyone follows basketball, the Lakers did not have a good season this year.

American Idol also had auditions in Los Angeles a day-or-so ago. Some contestants sounded really good, in the 10 second limit snapchat, and some of the judges being Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, and Harry Connick Jr. who have been the American Idol judges for two or more years. For those who aren't familiar with American Idol, it is a show that gives talented people an opportunity to show the world their musical talents. Kelly Clarkson was a winner of American Idol a couple years ago and look at where she's at now, she has multiple albums and a ton of #1 hits.

Yet another event that happened in Los Angeles, is the Dodger game. They beat the San Diego Padres 7-4. This game specifically is important because the Padres is another California team and when it comes to two of the same-state teams go against each other, people in the state gets too into it. Like when Iowa State goes against Iowa, people tend to choose the team that is closest to them. So Northern/ Central California (Los Angeles) tend to root for the Lakers while Southern California cheers for the Padres.