Lol it's pretty cold here too, but i'm sure California's "cold" is much different then yours. Our weather spoils us. =P
I've been to the Grand Canyon too when I was younger, and i've been to a few eastern coast states (NY was my fav), but other then that i've just been a California kid. Well other then when my parents ship me off to Vegas with them, they go atleast twice a year. it pisses me off cause until i'm 21 there isn't much I can do there, and I get so jealous seeing all the peeps having a good time. >_>
But LA's pretty fucking awesome. I don't think I could live anywhere else.