23 Times You Knew LA Just Wasn't For You

    The smog hurts so good.

    1. When a Dodger Dog was more expensive than the actual ticket to the game.

    2. When you wanted a good view at the top of Runyon and all you got was smog.

    3. When In-N-Out went in and out of you.

    4. When you became the victim of passive-aggressive parking notes.

    5. When you thought you were doing the environment a favor by biking to work.

    6. When the majority of your budget went to gas for your car.

    7. When you walked back to your car and discovered you were COMPLETELY boxed in.

    8. When you woke up to an 80° day on Christmas morning.

    9. When you made one little driving mistake in Beverly Hills.

    10. When Obama coming to L.A. was worse than Carmageddon.

    11. When you just had to run into a store real quick.

    12. When a TODDLER was better than you at parallel parking.

    13. When Hollywood Boulevard wasn't as glamorous as you thought it would be.

    14. When you tried to get on the quinoa train and it blocked you up.

    15. When a major street was completely shut down for a "pop-up celebrity concert."

    16. When you couldn't find your car in a sea of Prii.

    17. When you couldn't get on Tinder without seeing headshot after headshot.

    18. When you had to put on your reading glasses just to park.

    19. When your Starbucks fix was severely delayed because of an "unidentified pop star."

    20. When you couldn't get through a Flywheel class even though your teacher's hair looked sexy pushed back.

    21. When your favorite food truck went MIA on First Fridays.

    22. When you wanted to spend the day in Malibu, but ended up getting there close to sunset.

    23. And when, for a fleeting moment, you thought you’d be better off without L.A.