> >>January
> >> Moved to Silicon Valley for a job.
> >> My salary is 30% higher!
> >> I have stock options!
> >> The temperature outside is 65F in winter!
> >> California is the best place on earth!!!
> >>
> >>
> >>February
> >>
> >> Still looking for an apartment.
> >> Freeways everywhere to take you places.
> >> Still love California!
> >>March
> >>
> >> Found a 1 bedroom apartment for $1900/mo.
> >> California is more expensive than I thought.
> >>April
> >>
> >> Gas hit $2.29/gal.
> >> Somebody stole the gas from my car.
> >> This sucks....
> >>
> >>May
> >>
> >> A small earthquake!
> >> And this is what my mother was so worried about?
> >> Almost didn't feel it.
> >>June
> >>
> >> A forest fire and a mud slide near LA.
> >> Who cares, that is far away from me!
> >>
> >>July
> >>
> >> A big earthquake...
> >> Spent 4 hours in my bathtub.
> >> Boy, that was scary.
> >> We had no stinking earthquakes where I came from.
> >>
> >>August
> >>
> >> Drought! They turn on the water once a day.
> >> This sucks big time!
> >> Somebody stole the water from my car's radiator.
> >> Why did I come to California?
> >>September
> >>
> >> Decided to buy a house.
> >> Found a 2-bedroom fixer- upper for $800K.
> >> Borrowed against my stock options for down payment.
> >> Freeway traffic is worse. Today it took nearly two hours.
> >>One way.
> >>October
> >>
> >> My startup fired 90% of the work force, including me.
> >> The stock lost 98% of its value.
> >> My options are underwater.
> >>November
> >>
> >> Had to sell my house. Couldn't make the payments.
> >> Found a studio apartment for $2300/mo.
> >> Traffic unbearable
> >>December
> >>
> >> Problems with electricity.
> >> They turn the electricity off several times a day.
> >> It's called "rolling blackouts."
> >> Who stole my car battery, and what do I do now?
> >>January 2001
> >>
> >> I'm typing this, stuck in an elevator, in complete darkness.
> >> The battery of my laptop is dying.
> >> Silicon Valley is no more. Angry hordes of former
> >>dot-commers are looting in the dark.
> >> It was fun while it lasted.
> >> I'm coming back home.
> >>
> >>