Just to give it some global perspective...

Dad emailed me last night (as he was about to see Roger Waters LIVE!!- but lets leave that out for now)to tell me it was as hot as Greece in LA. Simultaneously, I was hearing horror stories (to my ears) about -20 temperatures in Moscow. Incredible. As I opened my igoogle page- there they were. The three timezones. Three completely different weather fronts. All looking at me. Asking me where I would rather be. (LA does seem to win at this point for me as I am currently pondering how to defrost myself without sporting a fur coat in my living room on an every day basis)

Totally ready to face -2 C Friday. Bring it on.