swimming in the heavy water...

  I moved to Colorado in January, it isn't a half bad place. It is a lot greener then California, and they actually have seasons here.

  There are no In N' Out's, no beach's, no desert's,  no palm tree's,  no Santa Ana winds, no giant fault lines, Mexico isn't a couple hours away, no Knotts Berry Farm ,and nothing like a southern california night.

  What there is here more red heads that I have ever seen in my life, irish mexican restaurants, the rocky mountains, half hour away from that is flat lands where tornados can occur, and snow.

  I have yet to find the best messican food. 

 

I was born & raised in the streets of L.A.

Mostly South central when I was younger, and then west L.A. as a teenager. I recently moved to Atlanta, GA a few weeks ago and I miss home terribly!

Im looking for some new LJ friends since this is an easy way to make some, and I can stay out of the way of boredom if I make some friends lol...

Im into Clothes, shoes, I think Im a Melrose ave addict, I love the beach, and food. I listen to rap, hip hop, and r&b, I collect nike dunks,I snowboard in big bear a couple times a year, I smoke weed, roll blunts, and drink LOL. I was previously a bartender & and an actress, and Ive done some modeling and been in a few music videos, and independent films... I cant think of anything else right now but HOLLER at me

 

My mom passed away in August, and I'm taking a semester off and working so right now I have a little extra money. I have a thirteen year old sister and so in order to get her (and my) mind onto something a little less draining for a change, I'm planning a 3 day weekend trip to Long Beach next weekend (Thursday-January 17th through Sunday the 20th) I don't have a ton of money so I'm looking for fun relaxing/exciting/adventury/vacationy things to do with her but I'm so on a budget. I'm 21, so I'm not old enough to rent a car, so I'm planning on traveling by bus and/or train. I think this can be an amazing experience for both of us (we've never seen the ocean) and I was wondering if you guys could give me some interesting, one of a kind places that would be cool for me AND her to check out near transportation routes. I'm avoiding taxi fare at all costs. She likes shopping. If you guys know of any cool thrift stores that would be amazing. I'm totally open minded to all kinds of activities and I'd appreciate any tips for 2 people that are totally unfamiliar with the Long Beach area. Also, if anyone knows somewhere to rent bikes for cheap that would be helpful too. I'm a girl with a very strong sense of adventure but a lousy sense of direction so the easier it is to get to these places the better. Thanks lovebirds!

i have never been to california.
but i dream about it
i long for it
i feel the santa ana winds calling my name
i belong to the west
my heart is there
i will live there one day
i know that is where i belong.
it runs through my blood.
it won't come soon enough.

I just moved back to Boston in April and I'm already trying to figure out a way to move back to LA without upsetting my mother too much. ha ha! I didn't think I would miss it as much as I do, but I can't help it. Not that I don't love Boston. I do. My family is here. But I was really starting to get involved in things in LA and now I'm not there. Anyway, here's hoping I can move back there for a 3rd time! LOL!! Hey you know what they say, "Three's a charm!"

This has been first summer away from California...and it's actually been pretty nice.
East Coast isn't so bad...it feels like home which is most important. It was 75 degrees-ish today...sweet...especially compared to the triple digit weather in my home town of Palm Springs.
Me = <3'ing Providence more every day.

After spending 22 years sweating on the beaches of Central Florida, swatting bugs on my arm and looking out at a horizon of nonexistent surf, I've finally made it home to California!

It's been six months already, and I've already met tons of new friends; it's so much easier to talk to people out here.  I have a stable job that cancels out any myth that living out here is more expensive.  Plans are in motion for me to be certified to teach high school in my new home state and help to alleviate the teacher shortage.  I may not own my own home for awhile, but the big thing is that I am happy.

For the next few months I'm staying with family in Rancho Cucamonga, a community in the Inland Empire, east of Los Angeles.  Once I'm firmly on my feet, my plan is to find a decent place in LA proper, the differences between city and suburb here are shocking, and the commute is quite a haul.

Still, I can't complain.  Everything has been great so far, and I never want to leave.

I'm new here. Originally from the San Gabriel Valley, now living in Albuquerque New Mexico. I miss CA terribly. The year before I left I worked in Oxnard and got to stay, play, and travel all over Ventura and Santa Barbara county. I've made road trips to vacation and have dinners in San Luis Obispo county. Same goes for San Jose, San Francisco, (although food wise, I don't know much about these places) Los Gatos, Orange County and San Diego. Most of my time however was spent in L.A. County so that's where I'm most familiar with. I think about CA every day and wonder if I'll ever be able to move back there. Most likely not.

Hope I have something good to contribute to this community. Just one question, are there any good communities for L.A. here on LiveJournal? I'm sick of the ones who have nothing to offer but endless entries about the next big party.

I lived in California for the first 25 years of my life. I moved from Silicon Valley to Portland, OR in May of 2005. This year I am planning to come home.

I moved because I needed to leave my living situation and couldn't afford to keep living in California anyhow. I'd been unemployed or unsuccessfully self-employed for a long time. I have an aunt here in Portland, and so I moved here so I wouldn't be totally alone in a strange city. I've turned my life around here -- I think Portland is a good place for that -- and although it's a nice enough place, it just isn't home.

I'm missing California and I want to come home, but I want to finish out two years at my current job before I do -- so I'm shooting for September. Keep your fingers crossed for me, and if you see this post in July or August of 2007 and know of anywhere hiring software testers or junior programmers, please let me know!

It's been 3 1/2 years since I left California, my home, my heart. It's strange that so much time has passed by. It seems like only yesterday when I was attending college in Chico. Partying every night of the week. In the time I've been gone I've probably come home for about a month or so each year, if that. This sucks quite a bit because California is the only place I feel like I'm myself. I guess I can't be angry about the big picture because I have been given the chance to travel and live in other parts of the world which not a lot of people get to do. Korea, Missouri, Georgia and finally now Iraq. I've learned so much from the different cultures and people I've come across. Next Dec I will be moving back to Ca for good. It is something that I've been looking forward to for quite awhile now. I've been a lot of places and I just want to say that there is no place like California. The people are different, the lifestyle is different. It's perfect, but you can't really understand what I'm saying or how I feel unless you were born and raised there. The sun just shines brighter in California for some reason. The people are more outgoing and unique. I'm extremely excited to get back to my Pacific ocean as well, I have been away from her waves and beaches for far too long now. California I am close to starting my journey back, give me time to find my way. I love you with my soul.