The best way to keep from Southern California making you too soft is to go visit LA. Here is where I had my first experience of Sonic fast food; which was amazing. I had a sonic burger and an ‘ocean water’ drink which was my favorite. Then I wondered about downtown LA which I determined should only be done during the day. Nothing against LA, but just as any other major city you should not wander around its downtown late at night. Not only did I spend some time downtown, I made it to the Nokia center which is directly across the street from the Staples Center where I was attending the 24 hours of Chivas USA promotional event. Here the Chivas USA team was getting ready to begin their season and wanted people to come out and support them. Outside the Nokia center they set up a miniature soccer field where people had signed up to play on at hour intervals. The main event was when the Chivas USA cheerleaders took on the Southern California sports mascots. The game ended in a tie due to the strong determination of the mascots to win and the inability of the cheerleaders to defeat the giant-headed mascots.
