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recent pet peeve: People who live in SF calling it "The City". Do all residents of big cities do that? It's all right if it's "take a walk around the city". But it's kinda obnoxious saying "come up to the city". As if life is so horribly boring out there in the non-city.

These days have been really weird. I feel tired and off-centered. I don't know why. I had plenty of time tonight to do homework, and yet I just slacked off doing nothing. Hopefully it's just the doldrums and not me falling ill. Maybe I'm just dehydrated. Maybe I've been too wound-up in the last few weeks. Maybe it's the bad chi around me. Maybe I need some motivation (such as not getting kicked out of STEP) I feel like I've hit the 7th week doldrums in 3rd week. Bah.

I miss the armchairs in the Reg

I feel like I should take a day off, but I really can't afford to right now. I can't just let my CT teach my class, because we're still in the imprinting stage. I don't want to miss any more class because I need those reserves for later in the quarter... ::sigh:: maybe it will all be better tomorrow morning at 6am.

At least the plumbing works now.

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There are other cities? ^_~

XD!! Of course my pet peeve doesn't apply to you because you're the sweetest thing in the world (except for maybe your dolls... ~_^). I just recently encountered several people who were of the snobbish "but in the CITY...." variety, implying that SF is the only place with good night life and good art stores.

In Georgia, Atlanta is The City. Anyway, instead of being annoyed at these people, you should pity them, because they're missing out on the good parts of PA and the other areas that aren't their City.

:) Man, all this discussion. When really, it was just a small-time pet peeve that I typed up and left in my lj post draft for a week.

But yeah. I'm quite guilty of egotism/elitism myself. :D

Are there any other cities near Atlanta's size/diversity near Atlanta? While I know Palo Alto has very few redeeming qualities (except, of course, yours truly. :X), but the Bay Area also has Oakland and San Jose...

That's true, Atlanta has mostly Atlanta. I think it's just an old bit of language that's not applicable anymore.

You spent a summer in the same small room with me and still think that? Hehe! I'm actually probably one of the biggest SF snobs around! ^^;

I think a person can be a snob of one place without putting down all the other places. :D Thanks for your well-wishes!

Yes, people really are that snooty about living in the city. But you should see people from New York (or the coasts, for that matter). They're in another league of horrible, like anywhere that isn't New York is full of insane human zombies or something. "Flyover states", indeed.

Isn't SF on the coasts?

yup ;)

exactically. :D

I call it "the city" but I think that it's really darned silly, given that Oakland is larger, has higher population, and has the bulk of shipping.

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--Ben