http://browncolleen.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] browncolleen.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] storytimewithjoe 2005-06-09 03:21 pm (UTC)

It's funny....just about everyone I know, with only a few exceptions, talks about moving away from Orange County. I grew up here - we moved from LA in 1976 when it was still miles of Orange Groves and fields and the cows still grazed on what is now yet another new housing tract in Irvine. I remember when there was nothing out here but open space and I miss that terribly. For me the perfect place to live is the Irvine of 25-30 years ago. I've watched the hills and fields transform into car dealerships, mini malls, and over-prices housing developments while the hordes of people continue to crowd in. I cannot wait to get the hell out of here, although it doesn't look like that will happen any time soon. I've often though about where I'd like to go and while I haven't come up with an answer yet, my top priorities are as follows:

1. Housing must be affordable (it's depressing knowing that if my salary tripled overnight I still wouldn't be able to buy the shitiest condo in the county.)

2. The level of traffic and comute times must be reasonable (no more 45-60 minutes on the freeway to go 12 miles to work)

3. I need to have the ocean within a reasonable distance (preferably the Pacific Ocean)

4. No snow, low humidity. I can take a lot of heat as long as it's DRY.

5. There must be stuff to do with a reasonable distance - shopping, restaurants, museums, theaters, etc.

6. NO TOURISTS! Living near Disneyland is great, dealing with the corn-fed masses visiting from the square states SUCKS!

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