i love this. ^^

my cousin posted this on myspace and i didn't want to forget it. ^^
my comments will be in parenthesis below each one.  teehee.

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN:
- Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income. And you think that's normal.
(i've yet to own my own property, but i've heard this to be true, sadly.)
- You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don't notice.
(yup. no biggie.)
- You don't know anyone's phone number unless you check your cell phone.
(i'm guilty!)
- The waitress asks if you'd like "carbs" in your meal.
(it happens.)
- You speak Spanish, but you're not Mexican or Latino.
(they give it the option to take the class in school, so why not?  it can be handy!)
- Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about forty minutes.
(about is right... but me, i'm more 20-30 minutes. ^~)
- You begin to lie to your friends about how close you are, when you know damn well that it'll take you at least an hour to get to their house.
(guilty as charged.)
- You drive to your neighborhood block party.
(no, i'm not that sad of a person. besides, gas is killar nowadays! why waste???)
- In the winter, you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day; or mow your lawn in your shorts on New Years Day and maybe sunburn.
(this is true. gotta love SD weather!)
- You eat a different ethnic food for every meal.
(yup yup.)
- If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you're definitely driving.
(*sigh* guilty again.)
- Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code.
(well, i wouldn't say neighbors per say, but maybe just people in general...)
- Stop signs stand for: Slow To Observe Police.
(ha! first i've heard of this. i stop, though. like, really stop.)
- You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach.
(me? tan? never! i keep it light as can be, yo!)
- You eat pineapples on pizza.
(i love it! is it weird?)
- You think that Venice is a beach.
(psshha! i'm college edumacated! i know better, really!)
- You classify new people you meet by their Area Code. You think the best area code are: 323," "310", "424". An "818" would never date a "562"; "949/714" are Republicans. You look down on anyone from the "909/951" because it stinks there and you consider the "619" to be the nice side of Tijuana, Mexico.
(this is a new one for me. never heard of that. must be a teenie bopper thang.)
- You call 911 and they put you on hold.
(never had to dial, i don't think, but that's hillarious if they do put us on hold.)
- You have a gym membership because it's mandatory.
(well, i do have one, and haven't been in there in 5 months...)
- The gym is packed at 3 pm... on a workday.
(yeah... WTF is up with that?!)
- You think you are better than the people who live "Over the Hill". It doesn't matter which side of the hill you are currently residing.
(what?! what does this even mean?)
- You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a Subway or a Starbucks.
(yeah, no shit. we need more Quiznos and Coffee Beans. seriously.)
- You know what "Sig-alert", "PCH", and "the Five" mean.
(i only know the first one. what's the other two?)
- You know the meaning behind the name of the 405 freeway... because it takes 4 hours to go one way and 5 hours to get back.
(hate the 405...)
- It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH."
(another WTF thing... because it's certainly true.)
- The Terminator is your Governor.
(go Arnold!!!)

So Cali fo' life!!!