Thanks, but no thanks...

After a long crappy week of midterms I was surprised to see my supervisor at work get excited to see me yesterday.

I'm thinking "yes, they aren't going to fire me after I graduate!"

She's thinking "hey there's a job in Portland open that I was thinking of you for."

Crap...

No way in hell will I live in Portland, Oregon.
Reason one: It rains, rains, rains, and rains. I've already had a hard enough time with the weather on the east sides of the Cascades, the west side would probably make me so depressed I'd never leave my house to go to work.

Reason two: Hippie liberals...need I say more. My car is adorned with a McCain sticker, it'd probably be vandalized. My stress level would be through the roof trying to combat socialism in the busy, dirty, rainy city.

Reason three: I like to pump my own gas thank you very much.

Reason four: I have friends from Oregon who hate Portland...it's a sign.

Reason five: The job is at a nuclear power place where I'd write technical papers and edit...that would make me even more depressed.

I'd rather live in California than in Portland, Oregon. At least California has sun and that would combat some of my hate for liberals. So the job search is still on. If anyone has any ideas shoot them at me. Just know I will not live in a place where it rains 80 percent of the time, and I'd like to be able to pump my own gas.