Ok, that clears things up. I know for a fact that if I bring this up to my parents, they'll demand I prove this to them, and they're not going to take your word for it, so do you have a good link that describes this?
So only plastic with those arrow symbols are recyclable? My dad once told me that they don't put those on all recyclable plastic anymore, but I was always skeptical of that.
So Naraku, are you just going to string her along, or break up with her? Because it's obvious she wants to make it work, and it's also obvious you are not willing to take any steps to make it work.
Are you ultra conservative? Otherwise I don't know why you'd have such a problem with California. Are you afraid of earthquakes? Droughts? High living expenses?
Like Ginguy pointed out, since you're in IT, there should be plenty of jobs for you here, at least in the bay area.