where i've been & where i'm going

So I've been residing in beautiful New Jersey for the past 2 weeks. I will still be here for almost another week when I return to California this Friday. I don't really feel like filling you on every detail about my trip since it's about my 10th time visiting New Jersey/New York (not joking) so I'll just tell you about stuff I enjoyed about this particular trip. Can't really put into words how much I've been loving this trip, it has definately been a blast from the past since my last visit was more than 2 years ago. My friends here are awesome, cannot say that enough..

New Jersey is pretty much an entirely different world than California. Even though it's still in America, it just feels different being here. I feel that life here is a bit slower, a little more quiet and serene then back home. Here are some random differences I have noticed.

• The suburbs here have a sort foresty feel and there's a lot of deer that actually run around, so with your car you can play target practice
• It's illegal to pump your own gas, there is actually a guy who fills up your gas for you, AND you don't have to tip him
• The pizza is always delicious, guidos sure know how to make it right
• It rain's a lot, and randomly in the summer
• The horrible humidity, Lil Jon said it best "till the sweat drips from my.. balls.."
• Lack of all things Asian, like food, people, wannabe wangsters
• I ate the greatest burger ever from a place called Five Guys, only to realize that I won't be able to eat it once I return then discovering that I actually can since there are some locations in Los Angeles
• Instead of numerous boba places, they have Dunkin Donuts on every single corner
• Cigarettes are like 8 bucks a pack (Not that I smoke) in NJ, and 12 bucks in NY!

My agenda for my trips to the East Coast are always just to chill and hang out with my friends and never really about sight-seeing. I've seen the sights, been there, done that. This has become more of like a second home for me. When I come here, I know what's good to eat, I know who to call up to hang out with, and I know where to go to have fun. And just like back home in Cali, sometimes I discover something new to eat, somewhere new to have fun, etc. It only makes me sad that I can only visit this home of mine once every so often. My next post will probably be in my post-trip saddened emo state, so look forward to that. As for now, I still have till Friday!!

-boomb00m