Mem does Malibu! (and hunts David Duchovny)

[memento1]

Sooo, I packed up my car and brought a load down to Escondido yesterday, stayed the night, and drove back up today. On the way back, I decided to take a detour through Santa Monica and Mabilu. This served two purposes: it let me enjoy the fabulous PCH highway one last time, and hunt down David Duchovny. ;) Now, I have no clue if David is even IN Malibu at the moment, but he does live there, and has been known to frequent a certain Starbucks. I'd searched for it before without success, but this time, armed with directions from krisnreine, I was determined.

This is that journey.

All long drives require music. It makes the endless drive through LA chipper, even in traffic.

On the way back up, SoCal shows the beauty that comes out for 2 weeks after the spring rains.

The monotony of the 405 is broken by...the Goodyear Blimp!



Santa Monica Boulevard meets up with the ocean in my rear view mirror.



Finally, the Pacific Coast Highway with its staggering views.



And soon enough, Malibu!

Following krisnreine's instructions, I find...a shopping center. Driving around aimlessly brings me to a private gated community, so I turn around and...there it is! Starbucks! In the posh little shopping center to the stars.



Trying to appear not-a-stalker, I sit outside and take a picture of the cliffs above Malibu.



I go inside the Starbucks. A quick glance around confirms it - no DD. But of course. It's noon. Regardless, I have found it! I have been in the Starbucks where David Duchovny gets a latte, I have touched the door he probably pulled many times before heading in to the set. My inner fangirl cheers! The rest of me slinks away to my car in embarrassment. My inner fangirl laments that, alas, David Duchovny STILL will not love me.

Driving back over the hills to Thousand Oaks and Simi Valley, I stop at an overview for one last glimpse of Malibu.



The End! Really now, it was fun. What's the use of living in Southern California if you can't do a little harmless celebrity stalking? ;)

Comments

[krisnreine.livejournal.com]

A great many ridiculously wealthy stars live in that gated community. Mel Gibson for sure. James Cameron for second. Don't remember the others mentioned. Once upon a time, a lovely black (and exceedingly well-behaved, if I do say so myself) GSD named Dexter lived in there, too.

I'm glad you found it! And took the time to go visit. Harmless Stalking is the BEST!

[memento1.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the directions! 3 years later I finally get a chance to try them. ;)

While 3/4 of me was going "DD's been here!", the other 1/4 was saying "Kris has been here!" *LOL*

[naushika.livejournal.com]

haha, Great photos and videos! Though you are a naughty, naughty girl for doing all that while driving. Tsk! ;)

I am sad you didn't get to see DD though!

[memento1.livejournal.com]

*LOL* I know! I'm gonna get in an accident one day doing that, I just know it. Last year I filmed a bit from the passenger seat set to music, and now I keep making these "mood videos" of driving in my car with a great view and music to match. I'm helpless!

I'm sad too! I 99% didn't expect to see him anyway, but it still was a bit disappointing. Ah well, just the adventure of it was totally worth it.

[stiffleaves.livejournal.com]

Oh, Mem, you are insane: I love you!


And I dream of weather like that! Makes me miss Florida.

[memento1.livejournal.com]

*LOL* I certainly hope that's a compliment.

I will give this to SoCal: absolutely gorgeous weather.

[stiffleaves.livejournal.com]

Oh, it definitely is!

[an-aviary.livejournal.com]

This entry makes me heartsick for Malibu-- I fell so, so in love with it.

I'm not much of a David Duchovny fan outside of his work as Mulder (and it's Mulder I love more, so I have to love David by extension), but I feel stalkerish admitting that I did drive by his house. I didn't yell anything or do anything bizarre, but a friend drove me past and I kinda squeed inside.

That Starbucks is great except for the fact that it doesn't have a bathroom and you have to walk across where the Ralph Lauren is to use the public ones, boo! Still, the view is gorgeous, it's across from delicious smelling stuff at L'Occitane, and the pet store has cute puppies!

Ugh, I'm jealous. I want to be back there approximately NOW.

[memento1.livejournal.com]

Malibu is love. Now if it just wasn't so expensive...*L*

I also am not a huge fan of DD outside of XF, but as he's the only major XF player that is close-by, that's who I decided to look for. You saw his house?? Awwww, that would have been a great stop on my stalking tour. ;)

[an-aviary.livejournal.com]

Yeah, there's a lot of restoration work going on at the houses up in Carbon Canyon (where he lives) from fire damage, so there were a bunch of workers at his house. Saying this makes me feel pretty creepy, but to explain, basically the friend that I was staying with there is a photographer and was doing a project on celebrity homes, so she had one of the stupid maps. Since we were in Malibu anyhow (as I said, I'm in love with it), she asked if I wanted to see DD's house. I didn't really feel any way about it, but I said sure cos I guessed it would be kind of cool to do since I was there and because she seemed pretty excited to show it to me. So yeah, there was that.

And it's definitely a shame everything is expensive, but yknow. Next time you're out, you should go to Duke's on the PCH-- they have a barefoot bar and delicious seafood.

Anyhow, um, yes. Malibu. UGHHHHH take me back! It's like 32 degrees here in NYC right now.

[memento1.livejournal.com]

Hey, if this whole post isn't creepy, I don't know what is. I'd so check out his house. That makes me sound like an obsessive stalker! *L*