What is it about the Midwest?

UnHipLA is in the Midwest now.  There is something Twilight Zone weird about crossing the time zones from the West Coast to here.  I looked at myself in the mirror and I seem to have gained 10 pounds instanteously.  How can this be?  The Midwest makes people fat.  And they smoke a lot here.  I’m having a great time though!  More observations on Chicago to come…