One year in L.A.

So it's been a year since I moved to Los Angeles. This is not my first complete year in Los Angeles; I lived in the suburbs of LA (Thousand Oaks) as a contractor from June, 2000 to September, 2001. The difference is that back then I lived in corporate housing, didn't do very much outside of work and (corporate) apartment except for playing some Ultimate Frisbee and flying to New Jersey every month.

No, this time the cord is cut, so I can really say I'm living here. With my one year behind me, and at the risk of being a "quantity over quality" blogger, I'm going to list some of my favorite things about living in Los Angeles:

• Tamales
• Really cheap flowers
• Much better avocados and Strawberries
• The Farmer's Market
• My wife's friends that took me in as their friend
• Having made my own, new, friends
  
• My Job
• Rubbing shoulders with the occasional well-known TV or movie personality
• Little Tokyo
• Gaudy, gaudy houses. (Maybe a picture is coming)