Los Angeles by Degrees

Fuck it was hot today. And I had to drive all over the damn place. So I tracked the temperature, to pass the time.

8:15 - Mar Vista: 72 degrees. You know it's going to be a hot day when it starts in the 70s on the Westside.

9:30 - Tarzana: 78 degrees. The Santa Susanna mountains are reminiscent of those scorched-earth farming techniques of yore. Scary fire season!

10:15 - Burbank: 94 degrees. I can't believe I lived there all of my life. It was so fucking hot and it wasn't even noon!

11:30 - Cahuenga Pass/Mulholland: 93 degrees. Almost to Hollywood and it's no better than the Valley.

11:45 - Sunset Strip: 91 degrees. In the basin and it's STILL hotter than hell BEFORE noon? Shit.

1:30 - Beverly Hills: 93 degrees. Same as the top of the hill. There is no relief anywhere.

2:30 - Culver City: 89 degrees. The Westside is supposed to be 20 degrees cooler than the Valley, no?

4:30 - Santa Monica: 84 degrees. I still had the AC blasting in my car. The ocean air outside was not helping the situation. Though the shade was nice.

7:30 - Back in Culver City, I could finally drive with my windows down in the frosty 74-degree weather.

Thank god for air-conditioning.