California

People marvel at it, whine about it, escape from it, and seek salvation in it.
California leaves its mark on those who have been there, lived there, or only ever dreamed about it.
It is as suddenly and breathtakingly beautiful as it can be sardonic and bleak.
To sum up this place in one thought?
Well, it’s complex.

Complex

1. Consisting of many different and connected parts.
2. A related group of emotionally significant ideas
that are completely or partly repressed
and that cause psychic conflict leading to
abnormal mental states or behavior.