Oh man, you have my sympathy. Move to Texas! Pretty much any job you can get in CA you can get here with a much lower cost of living. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Of course, we don't have beautiful mountains, majestic redwoods or stunning beaches but we do have all the, uh...hmmm...uh, let me think about this for a while and get back to you. <img src="/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

-Blast

p.s. Ah, would swampland and mosquitoes be appealling?