I should have also added "reasonable cost of living for someone living on a grad student stipend (ie, poverty)!"

Actually, UCSD and UC Berkeley have programs I'm interested in. But they're both really expensive, and with the current pickle that California's in, I've heard things are not so great for grad students. I've also looked at Oregon State, but don't know enough about the area (or the program) to say "yes, I want to go there."

Also, we finally got the plates off the car. After 2 hours.