He had given himself two hours for the drive to the UCLA campus; that should include plenty of wiggle room. After picking up a latte at the local drive-through, he headed out onto Katella, towards the freeway.
Changing the radio from KRTH to KUSC - then back to KRTH - he was unsure what mood of music to listen to.
He made a right onto the freeway onramp, then his heart sank. Bumper to bumper traffic. Inching forward, he settled in for the long drive.
(I'm really sorry, but please tell me what to call you - S? Eric?)
Above is roughly how I'd edit this, with some of the extraneous words taken out, to make it more concise. For instance, you don't need 'heading out' and 'heading towards', 'he reached out', '
of what mood
of music', or 'where the traffic normally flows freely' - that's implicit in 'bumper to bumper'!
'Inching forward' is self-explanatory, so I've deleted 'his way', and it's 'sank' not 'sunk' here.
Hope this helps.
