Noise.

Just a couple things. San Diego has the most beautiful, perfect weather just about all year round. Therefore, air condition is completely unnecessary - open windows create the perfect air flow with the perfect temperature. I have kept my bedroom windows open solely for this reason (and also so I don't sleep in longer than need be). But...sometimes there's a pay-off for leaving them open.

Pros:

-nice breeze

-hearing the ocean at night

-waking up to sunrises beyond the palm trees

Cons:

-waking up to any of the following (sometimes before dawn): jumbo jet airliners taking off every 10 minutes, squawking parrots (not the cool, talking kind), children screaming/crying, homeless people (sometimes families) with shopping carts full of recycling, people rummaging through dumpsters for recycling, fog horn every 3 minutes, traffic, other people's music/conversations, jackhammers, hedge trimmers, leaf blowers, dogs, cat fights,

-overheating in the middle of the night..but this may not be due to the open windows

-again...just...loud things in general

So there it is. My mini-rant of how loud it can be here. Other than that, I couldn't have picked a better city to settle in for a bit. I love it here, but the east is where my heart lies. It's notoriously tacky, but this is stamped on my heart forever - and I love it:

Because from that, you get this:

Keep me where the light is.