soon i'll leave the comforts of the US & A for leg two of my poontastic journey. it's been comfortable here in Los Angeles going to the beach and overeating at various AYCE restaurants in the neighborhood. relaxation aside, all i have to show for the past three months of lethargy and internet surfing are innumerable clogged toilets and fatty deposits on my body normally associated with the fairer sex. the following image illustrates my decline into an uncontrollable shame spiral.