[Pro/Con East Coast] Before I tell you all the details of my trip, I wanted to add the pictures while I was telling about it, so since I can�t do that. I�m just going to write out stuff right now. A Pro/Con list of the East Coast, from a West Coast Girl.

Pros (with minor cons for some) --Public Transportation: I thought about it this way� so a monthly pass I think is $41 in New York (I might be wrong) and a tank of gas for Roy is around $35 for about 350 miles. Although I�m not too kid about relying on public transportation and having to put into my plans my travel time, I thought it was kind of cool. I�m not too kid about the D.C. metro system (it�s all circular from the capital and confusing)� but New York�s got it going on. I picked it up pretty quick. The whole weekend I was like �take the red or take the blue� (I�m sure that�s not even the correct term for them, but that�s how I remembered them). This can be a con too because I�m so used to driving and getting to where I wanna go when I want to without having to look at a schedule, but that�s just because everything in LA is so spread out.

--Walking: I probably never did so much walking before in my life. I never had to, but it was good exercise. I think you absorb the atmosphere in a little bit more then you would in a car. There�s so much to pay attention to when you�re walking, especially in New York, but the con to this is� if you�re not used to the walking, it seems like an eternity. (I don�t think I�m out of shape, but I did get tired on our mega walking days.)

-- Urban Feel: NY and DC has this urban feel that you just don�t get in Los Angeles. It feels like a city. Frances was like �I feel so country bumpkin� and in some ways, it�s true. I do feel country bumpkin, you don�t get that city vibe in LA� FOR SURE. So many people to meet just walking down the street� sitting on the subway� waiting for the bus� standing outside H&M. But here in LA� what opportunity do you get to talk to people that way?

--One minute you�re here� the next minute you�re there: I like how in NY everything is so different in a matter of blocks. I mean one minute you�re in Chinatown and the next thing you know it�s downtown. It changes so quickly that so many cultures are so accessible in the matter of blocks. I also like how everything is so condensed together. It�s so great!

--NY/DC Hot Dog Vendors/Nuts for Nuts/Shish Kabobs: Dangerous yet quick lunch on the go. I love these things! Hehe and you don�t really feel bad because you walk a lot but yes I am nuts for nuts (I like the almond ones) and the shish kabobs on the corner of 8^th and Fashion Ave. YUM!

--Dunkin� Donuts: not for the donuts tho� but for the coffee! But they deliver so I�m not worried at all. I credit Theresa for the intro to the coffee and the nice Dunkin� Donut shop worker on 8^th Avenue near Mei�s brother�s place (around the 42^nd to 49^th street) for the free donut holes! He asked me if California was like GTA San Andreas� I laughed at him and said not at all =)

East Coast Cons

--Humidity: My nappy ass hair did not survive in the weather, and the only time it did was when I took a shower uptown =) and had a flat iron. In DC it was worse. If I lived on the East Coast for sure I�d have to get my hair professionally straightened.

--Weather: It�s too cold on the East Coast for this Cali Kid. Nuff said! I don�t seem to like the idea of four seasons versus the two we have here in California. On the East Coast there�s a Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter. You can literally see the seasons change and have to dress accordingly. Here in LA it�s cool and hot. Light jacket weather and no jacket weather you know what I mean? Dude come on this is coming from the girl who�s cold in San Francisco every time she comes up. Yes I am horrible.

--Not driving Roy: I missed him� especially in the rain. Because Roy always takes care of me in bad and good weather.

--JAYWALKING!!! You guys are gonna kill yourselves one day! So much Jay walking in NY!

--Too far from Cali: *sigh* I�m just a CA kid at heart =)

New Yorkers are not mean at all btw� I wonder were the stereotype came from. Everyone was really nice to us on our trip. I guess we got lucky.

But dude I better get back to work� *sigh* back to work