Why I am moving to Arizona...

1) California is a horrible place, increasingly reminiscient of a Dickensian, classist, poverty-stricken wasteland. By that I mean the population is increasingly either very rich or very poor, which leaves the middle class stuck in with the "very poor" of society, since we cannot fit with the very wealthy.
2) Arizona is nice. I like the desert. I LIKE the heat. I know you don't. Why do you have to be so negative? When you tell me you are pregnant, I don't say, "wow, childbirth really hurts. Like, a LOT. You don't even understand.You should decide not to do it."
3) The school I will be working at is very nice. I will quite enjoy the staff, students, and facilities there. It will be a great opportunity for me to reinvent myself and love my job.
4) The Phoenix area is clean, middle- to upper-class, and safe to live in. It also has a thriving city atmosphere so I will have lots to do.
5) It is cheaper to live in Phoenix.
6) Stephenie Meyer is from Phoenix, so maybe there is something in the water there that helps mediocre writers become millionaires.


Manner(s) of the Day:
It is always rude to ask a woman if, or assume that, she is pregnant. No matter what. No matter if she weighs 100 pounds and is in her third trimester, carrying twins. The only time you can ask a woman if she is pregnant is if her water breaks on your shoes.

Along these lines, is it always rude to ask if someone has lost his or her job. This has happened recently many times, because CA budget cuts have highly publicized the laying off of teachers. Never ask someone if he or she has lost a job, no matter what you may have heard. If he wants to tell you, he will. If you hear that such-and-such place laid off 99% of their workers, assume that your friend is the 1% until you are told otherwise. Asking someone if they've been laid off is tantamount to asking someone who is married if his or her spouse has left them yet (just because you know that 60% of marriages fail, doesn't make it OK to ask that, right?).

TwitterQuote of the Day:

SenJohnMcCainAir Force One flight over NYC, how much $ did it cost the taxpayers? Stay tuned...