Los Angeles

We're driving to L.A. this weekend for a friend's wedding. I'm nervous about the trip, mostly because I don't like being in a car. Sara's better behind the wheel than I am and I think she'll probably do most of the driving. I'll sit in back, watching Boo Boo.

L.A. tends to be vilified because it represents suburban sprawl, pollution, consumerism and conspicuous consumption, and other ills. However, I've always had fun there. It's so big, I barely feel like I know the place. I don't think I would want to live there. Would it be possible to live my almost car-free life in L.A.? They say nobody walks there. I miss Potrero Hill already.