So yes, I am definitely moving to Tennessee. As soon as I can find someone to replace me on the lease here. I wanted to be gone by the end of the month, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen.
There are a lot of reasons why I have decided to do this. A lot of them are the crap I've been complaining about for the last 6 months or so, like wanting to go to college and being dissatisfied with my job. Apartments are cheap there. I could live off my GI Bill while going to a real school instead of community college. Looking at it realistically there's no way I could have afforded to go to school in Seattle and maintain anything comparable to my current standard of living.
Another reason is that I really miss my friends and (dare I say it) my family. I went to my best friend's wedding there and it really put things in perspective for me. I have some really awesome friends there (not that you guys aren't awesome friends) that I have been neglecting. Living in Seattle is wonderful and everything, but I miss those folks. My grandfather is old and senile, and he's probably going to die in the next year or two although the stubborn bastard (that's where I get it from, and he isn't really a bastard) will probably stick around for another ten knowing him. My family seems to have pulled their heads out of their asses regarding letting me make my own decisions in life but only time will tell on that. Hopefully the thought of me moving across the country again to get away from them will keep them cool.
I was already considering going to either Portland or somewheres in California before I chose this. I've been moving around my entire life and Seattle was starting to wear thin. Like I said before, I really love it here, but it's time for a change of scenery.
Last, but not least, there is a girl waiting there for me. Of course there's a girl! You all know me too well. She didn't fully come into the picture until after I made my decision, but she is there nonetheless. I'll spare you the boring sappy details on this, or at least reserve them for a future entry.
Being vegan is going to be a challenge.
I'm going to miss all the little quirks about Seattle that make me love it.
I'm going to miss what few friends I have that still live in Seattle
I miss blazing hot weather
(I'm not really sure on this one but I think it has more to do with missing air conditioning than hot weather. It's nice that it doesn't get that hot here, but it's not so nice that it's always as hot inside as it is outside.)
Oh, and all that crap I always talked about Tennessee? It's not really that bad there. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty bad there, but the things I'm moving back for outweigh the bad stuff. Plus I might have exaggerated just a little to convince myself that I didn't miss my friends. Here's to not lying to myself. I'll be back out to this coast eventually.
There are a lot of reasons why I have decided to do this. A lot of them are the crap I've been complaining about for the last 6 months or so, like wanting to go to college and being dissatisfied with my job. Apartments are cheap there. I could live off my GI Bill while going to a real school instead of community college. Looking at it realistically there's no way I could have afforded to go to school in Seattle and maintain anything comparable to my current standard of living.
Another reason is that I really miss my friends and (dare I say it) my family. I went to my best friend's wedding there and it really put things in perspective for me. I have some really awesome friends there (not that you guys aren't awesome friends) that I have been neglecting. Living in Seattle is wonderful and everything, but I miss those folks. My grandfather is old and senile, and he's probably going to die in the next year or two although the stubborn bastard (that's where I get it from, and he isn't really a bastard) will probably stick around for another ten knowing him. My family seems to have pulled their heads out of their asses regarding letting me make my own decisions in life but only time will tell on that. Hopefully the thought of me moving across the country again to get away from them will keep them cool.
I was already considering going to either Portland or somewheres in California before I chose this. I've been moving around my entire life and Seattle was starting to wear thin. Like I said before, I really love it here, but it's time for a change of scenery.
Last, but not least, there is a girl waiting there for me. Of course there's a girl! You all know me too well. She didn't fully come into the picture until after I made my decision, but she is there nonetheless. I'll spare you the boring sappy details on this, or at least reserve them for a future entry.
Being vegan is going to be a challenge.
I'm going to miss all the little quirks about Seattle that make me love it.
I'm going to miss what few friends I have that still live in Seattle
I miss blazing hot weather
(I'm not really sure on this one but I think it has more to do with missing air conditioning than hot weather. It's nice that it doesn't get that hot here, but it's not so nice that it's always as hot inside as it is outside.)Oh, and all that crap I always talked about Tennessee? It's not really that bad there. Don't get me wrong, it's pretty bad there, but the things I'm moving back for outweigh the bad stuff. Plus I might have exaggerated just a little to convince myself that I didn't miss my friends. Here's to not lying to myself. I'll be back out to this coast eventually.
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i'm lucky i have such nice, um, sponsors to help with housing. otherwise, i'd never be able to afford living here. and owning my own residence? fahgeddaboudit. unless it's in tracy or somesuchplace.