California has something which not every place in the world has: It has what I would call a sunny side, and I don't mean just physically, but the sunny side is a future. California's worth saving, to put it bluntly.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
California is always in my mind.
For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
In actuality, California could be a wonderful place to live. In fact, if you're highly educated and ambitious, you can do quite well here while enjoying the sun and the fun. The only problem: California will then blame you for your success and recommend that all your cash be removed from you.
California is a queer place in a way, it has turned its back on the world, and looks into the void Pacific. It is absolutely selfish, very empty, but not false, and at least, not full of false effort.
California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what it is were willing to take risks, think outside convention and build.
California has a beautiful coastline. It can be a rough coastline. The waves are huge. The rocks are steep. Same thing in Vancouver. It has a beautiful coastline. It's dramatic.
California is an unusual and electric kind of state - it's wonderful. All sorts of things happen there.
California is a fine place to live - if you happen to be an orange.
California is beautiful to look at, but you can't be a part of it like you can in Michigan.
I resist and resent the idea of California as a metaphor. It's something thrust upon us, usually by people in the East.