Well this is an awfully late entry but during New Years Day, me and a couple of friends decided to have a relaxing day and spend it at Venice Beach. I thought the area would be relatively calm considering the Rose Parade was going on (or so I thought but apparently they held it the day after...) but that was not the case. It was another lovely sunny day that brought out more people than I had hoped. I think the Oregon Ducks rally for the Rose Bowl game had alot to do with it since they held it in Santa Monica of all places...