You know you've been living in California almost 2 years when:
12 lanes of jammed traffic only elicits a smirk
You opt for a Rebeks smoothie over a Starbucks
Rain and clouds are a novelty (none since March!)
You watch Monday Night Football at the gym and not at a bar
You have no idea what season it is
you start counting calories (yack, I blame Jam for that:)
It's not hot outside, but you still drive with the windows up and the air on (smog, anyone?!)
You live 2 minutes from the ocean, but haven't been to the beach in months
You sometimes think you should trade your Volvo in for a Lexus (what? that'll NEVER happen:) You stop eating at any chain restaurants
Almost 2 years out here, I still can't believe it! California has a way of catching you. Suddenly the 6 months that you had planned to live out here turns into 1 year, then 1 into 2, and so-on and so-forth.
What else can I say? I guess I'll just sum it up with this little story that kind of acts like a microcosm for the whole mindset of Californians.
Back in Michigan, I used to wake up to cold and dark mornings. I'd have to let my car "warm up" after scraping ice off the windshield. The cold would jolt me awake and when I'd turn on the national morning news out of NYC, I'd be hit with the 7 o'clock headlines. Good Morning, America! Every bomb, terrorist attack, and murder would be covered in the 10 minutes I'd have time to watch it.
Now, in California, I never wake up to the dark, and it's never cold in the mornings. I "ease" my way into the day, and when I turn on the national news (still out of NYC), it's already 10 o'clock in the morning (7am Pacific time). By this time, they've already finished broadcasting the "hard news" and have moved on to the "challenging" stuff (see: fluff). Baking segments, celebrity gossip, and all the junk you'll never use/need!
A bit simple? Yes. But us Americans always prefer a nice lie over the harsh truth;)
On that note, I hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend! Little bro and I are heading down to Baja, Mexico with some friends. Camping on the beach, baby!
6 Comments:
get out of Socal, you have been sucked in! Let me guess, you are probably chewing food to get the flavor and then spitting it out now!
Come to Norcal, maybe they do that here too, but I'll bet they are too hippy and liberal to even chew the meat in the first place. I love it!sa
3:57 PM
"You live 2 minutes from the ocean, but haven't been to the beach in months"
this sort of injustice will come back and bite you in the ass someday
4:08 PM
eric. touche. 4 words: toilet paper for fiber! Ha! Actually, Nocal is more my flavor, but you can have the rain anyday!
It's really funny, somedays I think I'll get tired of the sun, but I really don't. 4 seasons are overrated as well.
Surya, haha well i should clarify. I haven't been to DOCKWEILER beach (the one by my house) in months. When I first moved out here though, I used to go the beach by my house every night.
4:40 PM
Don't make me whoop your ass, Drake. All your california-love comments are making everyone nauseous.
Okay, I admit, I'm jealous that I left the sunshine state (esp. from NorCal) and came over to the East/MidWest.
Welcome to Hotel California.
You can check out anytime you like.
But you can never leave...
1:18 PM
Great stuff, Pauly. If you do move north, skip SF and just keep going to Portland...the city that does "San Fran" better than San Fran.
The Lexus flexes from Long Beach to Texas.
1:54 PM
Hud-Agree, the NW in general is pretty underrated (and isolated for that matter). I had a blast in Portland, and had coffee that was so strong I thought my heart was going to explode~!!
12:31 PM
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