1. Fall in love with the Gum Tree Gift Shop.
  2. Realize that Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Hermosa Beach are really nice.
  3. Find a South Bay one-bedroom with granite counters, stainless steel appliances, and wood floors for $1500 a month, the same price you pay for your likely haunted studio apartment in Hollywood with bed bugs, drive by shootings, and a homeless guy that calls you ‘little whitey.’
  4. Invite your friends from Silver Lake to your South Bay bungalow for a housewarming party.
  5. Wait for all the RSVP’s to come rolling in.
  6. Wait for all the RSVP’s to come rolling in.
  7. Go to a lot of trouble making signature South Bay cocktails and beach themed hors d’oeurves.  
  8. Text and call all your invites and remind them about your totally tubular party.  Casually explain that being 27 miles away is “no big deal” if you drive a hybrid.
  9. Offer to pay the $42 Uber X fair to get to the party when no one’s there 2 hours in.
  10. Invite that homeless guy that calls you ‘little whitey.’
  11. Get drunk alone off South Bay cocktails in your Annette Funicello party outfit. 
  12. Wait six months, forget what a disaster your housewarming was and decide to throw a game night.
  13. Invite everyone you know.
  14. Wait for all the RSVP’s to come rolling in.
  15. Realize you lost all your friends when you moved to the South Bay.
  16. Spend the remainder of your lease getting drunk off South Bay Cocktails in Your Annette Funicello party outfit.