Massachusetts

exasperating
that the second i leave Orange County they get a smiley warm-blooded person working at the Canon factory.  they usually only employ sociopaths and meanies, so that nice man (from Massachusetts of course) was refreshingly lovely and said "never tell them you dropped your lens - never!!  it voids the warranty!"  yes i know that, nice man, but it's already out of warranty so i might as well fess up then you guys will fix it properly for the flat fee :) 

rejoicing
that there is a Canon factory in New Jersey too!  because that's like right down the road from Massachusetts :) 

wishing
everyone would stop telling me they are now moving to Massachusetts too - since Mitt Romney went on and on about it being the best place in the world, all i hear is "we are coming too!"  oh no you're not!!!  i am not hitch-hiking all the way across America with kids and pets and hard drives only to find the classrooms over-crowded and under-staffed there too.  forget about it!!  there's only room for one family in this lifeboat!

refraining
from going anywhere that requires gas.  because apparently it's running out...?  (i blame those republicans, they are trying so hard to make Obama look bad.  but what they don't realize is: all he has to do is take off his tie and fold back his sleeves and he looks really really good again ;)

please send gas!!!!!!!!!

i really should be packing, not painting my nails a different color everyday ;)