It's official

After three and half years, I think I am now officially a Los Angeleno. For the first time since I've lived here, I found myself happy that it was cloudy and rainy today. The thing about the upper midwest, where I was living before I moved to LA, is that it's the seasonal affective disorder capital of the United States. I thought I'd had a lifetime's supply of overcast days. Of course, it's not often rainy at sunny at the same time in Wisconsin, as it has been here today. In any case, I'm hoping the rain will clear some of the smog out of the sky.

My sister had a British friend who lived here for years. When she moved back to DC, she explained that she just couldn't take it anymore. She woke up one morning and thought to herself, "Not another goddamned beautiful day."

In other California news, the Senate is moving to ban online hunting. I confess I didn't even know there was such a pastime. I find it bizarre in the extreme that once a person tires of downloading porn and playing poker, you can kill things from your desk. From the bill:

For the purposes of this section, "computer-assisted remote hunting" means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment, software, or technology, to remotely control the aiming and discharge of any weapon, including, but not limited to, any firearm, bow and arrow, spear, slingshot, harpoon, or any other projectile device, to hunt any bird or mammal.

Strange times indeed.