Favorite Things To Do in L.A. When It's Cold Out

1. Go to the beach, all bundled up, and see how beautiful the water is when it's gray and white.

2. Check the weather and say things like, "WTF? I live in Southern California for a reason, dammit."

3. Go ice skating downtown in Pershing Square and see good bands.

4. Slather cream over my cracked hands and bitch about paper cuts.

5. Freak out when my Studio City street floods in the rain due to the widespread lack of gutters.

6. Rediscover my back windshield wiper and defrost.

7. Feel justified, not pretentious, wearing a scarf out to a bar.

8. Truly enjoy all those patio heatlamps at restaurants around the city.

9. Get hot and spicy soup, hot tea or hot sake at one of our many fine Korean, Thai, or Japanese restaurants.

10. Hit up bars like The Bigfoot Lodge and The Chalet for fireplaces and log-cabin decor.

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