I'm not sure if you've ever spent any time in L.A. but it's always mind boggling to me that I live in Orange County these days. Orange County is the basically the best place either one of us has ever lived.
Mary and I just spent two days in the Valley while she was training for her new job as the Director of Pop Culture for LTU.
As it turns out Chatsworth is pretty much the ass end of L.A. The thing is this - it's not really L.A. it's like the unwanted stepchild of L.A. If I never have to go back to Chatsworth it'll be too soon.
On the upside I drove down to Santa Monica on Monday and saw Mystic River. Loved it. Easily the best movie I've seen all year.