Since I wake up everyday thinking about the day that I will move to California this summer, I decided to compile a short list of the positive and negative aspects of living in California opposed to New Jersey.

Positives
1. Weather is so much more beautiful year round
2. Cleaner Beaches
3. Networking Heaven (i.e., San Diego Comic Con, etc…)
4. Outside Malls
5. More & Bigger Flea Markets
6. More Vegetarian Friendly
7. LA: Celebrities are Everywhere + Hollywood Events + More Book Events (Readings/Signings)
8. Better chance at being an extra in Movies/TV shows
9. Weekend Trips: San Diego, San Francisco, Vegas, & Mexico
10. Disneyland, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Universal Studios, etc…
11. Annual Festivals every single month…how could you have nothing to do?
12. Taste of real Mexican food
13. CA Governor can kick NJ Governor’s booty.
14. Better public transportation (more reliable, cleaner)

Okay, that last one was just for fun.

Negatives
1. Cost of Living is higher but so worth it
2. Goodbye Dunkin Donuts…Hello The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.
3. No Wawa.
4. No Meadowlands Fair. But they do have Knott’s Berry Farm so…?
5. Six Flags is not like ours here in Jersey.
6. I have to wait for Broadway tours in CA (No more NYC trips all the time to Broadway).
7. Traffic is horrendous but that comes with the territory.
8. No snowy winters like Jersey but I can get over that.
9. Miss out on Z100 Zootopia but there’s always KIIS Wango Tango.
10. I’m going to look like an idiot at first trying to pump my own gas.
11. Natural Disasters (earthquakes, wildfires, etc…)
12. LA: Lots of fake people… but hey that’s everywhere.

The BIG question:
What do you call subs in CA? Please say subs. I’m tired of hoagie and a sandwich is just out of the question. I’ve heard grinder but am not positive about this.