After a night's stopover in snowy Chicago (Ethiopian for dinner, followed by bowling in Lincoln Square; Target, Marshall's, and Jamba Juice today), I have arrived in LA. It's not quite 48 hours since I left London, and I have spent at least half that time en route to or from airports (LHR, ORD, MDW, LAX) or in the air, perfecting my carbon footprint. Good times.

Still, it was great to see friends, and I'm happy to report that the hotel here has a reasonable complement of cable channels. Which is to say both HGTV and TLC.

I may not be having much luck downloading Hope's eviction on Saturday night, but at least there's What's With That Decked Out Christmas House?I'm going to see her July, you know. Wowowowow.