When I was going to visit Oklahoma everyone told me the humidity was going to drive me nuts, but it didn't bother me at all. The only place I've been where I even noticed the humidity was Maui, but that was fine.

I would move to Tokyo. In a heartbeat. For, like, a year.

Then I would come back to Southern California. The very thought of living more than an easy car ride to the beach makes me feel like my soul is caving in. My soul. It's super tragic.

I like where I live right now. I live very close to the beach, reasonably close to the snowy mountains, weekend-trip close to Las Vegas or San Francisco, day-trip close to Los Angeles, daily-trip close to Disneyland, biking distance from a mall, Target, Trader Joe's, and a ton of antiques stores, and walking distance from a grocery store, post office, doctor's office, pharmacy, dry cleaner, gym, coffee shop, mechanic, two banks, liquor store, two salons, Subway, city hall, and the city library.

I feel like I can do anything.

Which is a lot how I felt when I was in Tokyo. Except in Japan, where everything is better.