I grew up in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Not a bad place to grow up but I always felt like I wanted more. I was never satisfied with living in the mid-west. I like the people, my family still lives there and they lead great lives. But for me, I needed to head out west. Something was always driving me out here. The comedian Gallagher had a great routine about this. Something about the people who founded this country were called settlers. Not because they settled the first community here in America, the new land. but because they settled for where ever their boat hit land! Then there were some who were a little more adventurous, the ventured into the forest and created their own communities. Some went north, some went south and some went west. When some came to the Mississippi River they said it was too big to cross, so they settled, others found a way to get across and kept moving west. They came to the Rocky Mountains, some settled because they were too big to cross, others found a way to climb them and continued to head west. Eventually they came to California and found another ocean. These people are of a different mindset, and there are those who were still not happy settling and still wanted to move west, those people built piers!
Okay, maybe this is just funny to me because I totally understand what he was talking about. I would like to build piers. I have lived in the mid west, the south and in California. I truly believe I am meant to be here in California. I just piss too many other people off in other parts of the country. I'm extremely liberal, to the point most people do not wish to discuss politics with me because I personally think we should get rid of everyone who is currently part of our government. I'm not religious and I do not feel I should have to tip toe around people who are (this doesn't go over well in the south). And I do not believe in the 40 hour work week. I drive a 1970 VW Beetle by choice, my other car is a skateboard. I'm not a pot head, in fact I don't do any drugs, but I do feel they should be legal, I won't get into that one here.... yet.
I love to surf, even though I have not gone anywhere near enough lately. I like my moderate yet extremely over priced house. I love it when the fog rolls in off of the ocean. If you have ever driven a convertible at 2 am through the fog here in Ventura you will understand. It's one of my most favorite things ever! I like that I can walk down the street and talk to almost anyone I meet. Ventura is my home. I have been accepted by a community of which I love being a part of. It doesn't matter what your political views are, it doesn't matter what your beliefs are, it doesn't matter if you go into a fast food store and try to steal all the salt and pepper shakers (our local mentally ill person named Robert who is a really great guy). This community has it all and I am happy to be a part of the out of the ordinary characteristics that make Ventura what it is.
I should probably go work on my car, after all, I have no place to be tomorrow. I'm home.
