The left side of the continent

So now I'm here in Cali, where walking outside with a sweater will actually make you sweat. I took the 405 from the Airport up to Santa Monica Boulevard to get to the hotel - right in the middle of rush hour. Actually It's not as bad as I thought. I guess legendary Los Angeles traffic compares pretty similarly to the less legendary but just as brutal Toronto traffic. Pollution was not too bad either. But once you've experienced Shanghai in August, it makes anything in North America seem like fresh Aspen air by comparison.
I'll be posting some pictures up from this trip, but it'll probably be a while until I get photo hosting set up. Until next time,
Adios amigos.