Well I claim to hate it, but you don't see me leaving either. Hot women and hot weather, and a never ending supply of stuff to do. You can even use your brain out here! Los Angeles is good for museums, food, theatre, and concerts. San Diego is good for beaches. The OC is good for keying expensive cars, and Riverside / San Bernardino (aka the Inland Empire, where I live) has the desert and lots of mountains. Vegas is two hours away, go there first and buy me some hookers on the way in.