California...

I have a feeling that today will be a record breaking day, and therefore be a day for me to celebrate. Therefore I am going for a run. Probably on the beach however I am unsure if that will work as it may be too cold. So I have been confronted with the idea of what my precious State is like. This is a concept I have been asked by many in the past and I think I will try to sum it up as best I can. Now I know everybody realizes that Cali and all other states are diverse depending on where you live in the State. I have had the privilege of living in most parts or at least visiting most parts, but in my description I realize many residents will make the comment, “No Cali is nothing like that” but remember it is different for everybody. I will try to go off as broad of a view as I can.
We are very self-centered, not in the personal sense but in the State sense. Just as America is self-centered, as we feel for some reason we are better then all other countries, California is better then every other State. Now this is not the truth but this is how we feel. Not to restart the East Coast – West Coast feud, but we as a State put out a good percentage of the good music out there. And the talent base is so much more centered. We also have the movie industry locked down. Not only the “Hollywood” movie industry but also the slightly less glamorous San Fernando valley film industry. If you don’t know what kind of videos are coming from the valley, there is not much I can say except we dominate that industry as well. The Computer industry of Silicon Valley is unrivaled, however the boom of the late 90’s has cooled. So we are in one of the most populous States with a huge majority of the “celebrity” and technology industries. So it is rare that we have a chance to think about other States. Also we have some of the most amazing geography. I mean some of the most wonderful beaches, the Sierra Mountain range, a good percentage of the old growth Redwoods, numerous landmarks and theme parks. Everything a person could ask for. No matter where you are in California you can drive to Vegas or Reno or Mexico in a day. We also have the highest mountain in the continental US.
The lifestyle varies from city life to suburb/rural. But city life is go go go. I mean parties every night. There is that feeling that work is just a rest between the night life. Celebrities are not rare. I being someone that no longer live in the city still know people who hang out with A-list Celebrities. Now I know that this is not everybody. Not everybody have close interaction with celebrities just because they live in here, but if you are outgoing it is not hard to do. But as you get out of the city you encounter a complete switch of lifestyles. People are so laid back and relaxed it borders on a problem. I was having a discussion with some of my friends and they were talking about how we tend to make plans in terms of weeks… Sometimes when scheduling times to “hang out” we make comments like “Ill come by next week sometime”, If the question is shot back “What time next week?” The answer is undoubtedly, “What day is it today?” – Now this has actually occurred more recently then not. People out of the city lose track of what day it is… Now no matter what part of cali you live in some people will spend the whole week surfing, then as a career are a lifeguard on the weekend (Coastal). Or they will work as a forest ranger but spend the weekends camping.( inland) No matter what the situation, we are very much content never to leave the State…. Well with the exception of vacation. Well I think I have just tried to do the impossible and failed. But at least I tried to describe California….