Entry #3 (Might replace title later)

Blog entry #3 and I'm already out of things to talk about. It makes me think about "The Cat Who..." book series where James Qwilleran has a twice a week 1000 word post he has to fill for the local paper and when he runs out of things to say, pulls from his stack of notes on various subjects meant to fill the page. Instead of writing on one thing, I'll just pull together a few paragraphs with relatively little in common.
I watched two movies this weekend. "World's Greatest Dad" and "Surrogates." I promise you, Surrogates is a much better movie. I find myself a fan of Bruce Willis. Normally I'm a huge fan of Robin Williams, but his World's Greatest Dad movie left me wishing I hadn't really rented it. All I can really say is father gets popular by making up suicide note by his son's accidental auto-asphyxiation death, compounds the lie by creating false journals his son made which in turn inspire everyone around him, and in the end tells everyone it was a lie and takes a dive in the school pool in nothing but his socks. Story over. On the other hand, Surrogates was a very interesting movie that reminded me of I, Robot, and funny enough had the same actor as the inventor of the robot/surrogate in both movies. It took awhile to really get into the action, but I enjoyed it.
I put in about 12-14 hours on making three specific maps where I work, for each option, only to find out in the end that the maps weren't approved to be used anyways. Always gives you a warm feeling to know that busting your butt to get something done isn't going to make a difference anyways. I'm pretty sure it wasn't the last time something like that will happen.
I am enjoying Sacramento's weather, but I'd be more comfortable if the highs were in the 60s and low 70s instead of in the 50s. I know it's better than Kansas of course, where it's 30 degrees and snowing. One thing I really wish for is just one really good thunderstorm. Instead of that, they get high winds and little sprinkles that they call rain that might give them an inch in 24 hours and call it heavy rain storms. (I may be exaggerating on that but not by much!) I've seen one night in the year I've been here that I've actually seen lightning, but didn't even hear the thunder. If anything could drive me away from California, it's the lack of real weather. I'm just waiting for the six month period where it's nothing but sun every day with nary a cloud in the sky. I think Florida is perfect for that. Thunderstorms, tornadoes, and no snow.
The other thing that could drive me from California is politics. Government specifically. Where else can a state tax its citizens 9.3% on income and still come up short in the budget? It seems the politicians have voted in program after program and none of that money is really going to the citizens. Somewhere that money is lost. Most likely in the state employees who get per diem for driving more than two hours away. One employee's per diem was more than his yearly salary. The rest of us have to spend money on lunch, gas, and vehicle, why doesn't he? That's what our salary is for. I'm ready to go to a state that has no income tax. I think Florida is one of them! Florida is definitely in my 5-10 year plan.