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# This Week - May 31, 2013
- URL: https://www.drewshannon.net/this-week-2013-05-31/
- Published: 2013-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T03:11:05.000Z
- Author: Drew Shannon
- Tags: link, a restless transplant, andrew graham, brian rumao, foster huntington, medium, surfing, this week, victoria hannan, #import-blog-backlog-2026-09-13

> With over 500 square miles of urban crawl, LA is a big, big girl and there’s a lot of no man’s land, but the rewarding part is that in the search for beauty you find a unique sense of ownership in your discoveries.  
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> — [Andrew Graham](http://www.andrewraymondgraham.com/2013/05/28/on-los-angeles-five-thoughts/?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Making that transition from individual contributor to workload-optimizer is one of the most essential steps in becoming a people manager.  
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> — [Brian Rumao](https://medium.com/editors-picks/2b54ca851d0d?ref=drewshannon.net)

> Matt works in stints in construction or as a plumber back home in Australia. When he gets fed up, he travels and surfs until he runs out of money.  
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> — [A Restless Transplant](http://www.arestlesstransplant.com/matt-and-his-honda-trail-110/?ref=drewshannon.net)'

> No one I knew had been to California. My Dad was the only person who could attest to the Hollywood sign really being there. He was the only person who could confirm that what I’d seen on TV, in films, in photos in books was actually something that could be seen. That the world was really out there, really a living breathing functioning magical thing that could be seen and had and felt.  
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> — [Victoria Hannan](http://lost.net.au/vic/?p=4141&utm%5Fsource=feedly)