embracing the golden state

for those of you who don't know [shame on you], i have decided to stay at UCI to finish my PhD. i had to fill out a form online proving that i was a resident; they wanted to know about where i'd been earning my money, filing my taxes, getting my education and so on. but then, they took away my last shred of east coast dignity and made me assert the following:

I have considered California to be my permanent home.