You know, over the years we have debated the wisdom of allowing 18-year-olds to even perform in adult movies. Of course you can die for your country and vote at that age, so keeping them out until, say, 25, or at least 21, can be a difficult argument to make. On the other hand, we still don’t let them buy beer, presumably because they’re too young to really understand the consequences; so there’s that. Before we get into the whole “take advantage of that youth by sending them to war” discussion, we should probably close for the day, though.

Bottom line, every place you can live has potential Mother Nature issues. We have fires, a few floods, and the very occasional — albeit definitely attention-getting — earthquake. We do not, however, have tornadoes, hurricanes, giant hail, destructive thunderstorms, icy roads, or temperatures below freezing. (Honestly if it drops below about 55° in LA, you’ll see people in heavy coats and mittens. No kidding.) So if you balance that out with what we do have, aspiring stars, it might start tipping the scales for you — y’know, if you have a few “extra” dollars hanging around for some equipment after you get here.

Los Angeles can be a wonderful place to live. You might want to be at least a little immune to traffic irritation, however, or at the very least try to move close to Lily Labeau. Tell her we said, “Hello.”