YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SILICON VALLEY WHEN:

- You make $120,000 a year, but can't find a place to live. 
- You see nothing but expensive cars because of <above>.
- Your commute time is 45 minutess and you live 8 miles from work.
- You stop asking how much things cost and start asking "How long will it 
	take?"
- Two-thirds of the people you know are from Boston, Austin, Raleigh-Durham 
	or New York, but you are living in PST.
- You know vast and subtle differences between Thai, Vietnemese, Chinese, 
	Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean food.
- Your home computer contains mostly hardware/software that isn't on the 
	consumer market yet.
- You go to "The City" on weekends but don't live there because you like your 
	car.
- You think that "I'm going to Fry's Electronics" is an acceptable excuse to 
leave the office for a while.  And your boss does too. 
- You /lost/never had/don't know how to set/ the alarm clock.  You'll just get 
	to work when you get there.
- You go to an industrial-heavy-metal bar and see two guys get into a fight 
	over what flavor of UNIX is better.
- You own more than 10 articles of clothing that have hardware and/or software 
	companies printed on them.   (Bonus for embroidered stuff.)
- You know where Woz Way, Resistor Ave, and Floppy Drive are located.
- You know where Woz is.
- You know Hwy 280 North runs west, and Hwy 680 North runs East. 
- Even though Microsoft employs quite a few programmers in the Bay Area, they 
	only work on Powerpoint, and the company is still the embodiment of Satan.  
	(Even if their stock IS worth more than yours.)
- You see a billboard that says "FGPA2ASIC" and aren't fazed.
- When you need the updated Diamond Monster 3D drivers, you just walk across 
	the street.
- You have more bandwidth in your apartment or condo than most major 
	universities.
- You have to hire security to keep the panhandlers off your terrace. 
	(Oakland/Berkeley).
- None of the people you work with are bible thumpers. 
- You scan yard sales for back issues of "Dr. Dobbs."
- Your favorite computer reseller speaks only Cantonese. 
- Your workplace vending machines dispense "100% natural twig-bars" right next 
	to Jolt cola and Instant Espresso mix.
- No one brings radios into work - they just use RealAudio and listen to the 
	dj.com, rebelradio.com, or other out-of-state stations. 
- You don't understand how the carpool lanes work because you normally don't 
	commute during those hours.
- You meet a friend for lunch and the first topic is where they are working 
	now.
- You go to the movies and EVERYBODY claps along with the SciFi theme music.
- You entice prospective employees to join your company by bragging about the 
	speed of your internet connection.
- You've replaced your box of floppies with a box of Zip disks, but that's 
	just until you get your box of Jaz disks.
- You have completely forgotten how to write longhand.