Hello blog reader. You may have gotten here because you google searched 'funky sock exchange' or 'homemade calzone' or 'smartest people at bard' but regardless of how you got here I encourage you to participate in my "What Should I Do" poll.
I will quickly give you one to two reasons why each of these options are on my poll. I hope that you will give me your opinion...but don't cheat, no double voting.
1) I am already in Bloomington, it is cheap and not without a modicum of charm.
2) Atlanta is in the south, relatively warm and not so far away from my parents.
3) Philadelphia is a city with relatively reasonable rent rates and I have a friend or three there.
4) The Mid-Hudson Valley region is exceptionally pretty and close enough to NYC that I could see many a friend on the occasional weekend.
5) My parents live in a small town and would not make me pay rent.
6) Holes are dark and cold. Shivering could be good for one's constitution.
Keep in mind that I would need to find work. I have given up, a bit, on finding meaningful/hip employment, but I would still need to find a job that paid a decent salary quickly.
So vote away and any additional notes you might have please leave them in comments form. Thanks for being the temporary boss of my destiny!
10 comments:
Hmm. Well since you are in bloomington you might as well just get a little job there, just retail or a coffee shop or bartending or whatever, while you hatch a plan. Just apply for jobs in all those cities, and whichever one you get first, go there. But I were to choose, I'd say Atlanta or Philadelphia. Probably Philly. Friends will make the transition much easier. Also, before you go to bed tonight, pour yourself a glass of water. When in bed, summon the spirits and powers that be and ask for them to bring guidance in the night as to what your next step should be. Then drink half a glass of the water and give thanks. When you wake up drink the second half of the glass and give thanks. Maybe you will dream something, but if you don't remember your dream just remain calm and trusting and the answer will come.
Of the places you mention, I've only been to (*not* lived in) Atlanta and Philly (both only for a few days), and in my mind there is no question as to which of these I'd personally prefer: Philly by a huge margin, and not just because of the cheese steak. It's a city I feel very comfortable walking around, there seems to be plenty of entertainment, certainly a job or two, and it's reasonable close to NYC; plus there's a river there. But that's just me.
Oh, and I think you should finish the novel you recently mentioned. I want to read it.
Rebecca: So I did a little of your water voodoo...and had the saddest dream ever...then woke up and drank the other half of the water. Seriously, I'm still reeling from the sad dream vibe. What gives? How's that supposed to help me figure out my life?
Huckleberry:
I've never had a Philly Cheese Steak, in high school-nearby Philly-the concept of the dish never appealed to me...and it still kind of doesn't. But voters certainly are leaning towards teh city of of brotherly love. I like the fact that there are trees around the city...like Chicago...not like NYC. I'm glad somebody wants to read my novel. Do I know you in real people land?
No -- I just stumbled upon your blog a while ago and just kept coming back. I actually live across the pond.
Philly because that is where you originally wanted to go some years ago. Still go with your first impulses.
Second choice: Atlanta because it is plenty big, close-ish to the coast, close-ish to us, close definitely to the parents, and it has long summers. Short winters.
No choice: Returning to the Hudson Valley. That would be going backwards I think. Or the S-trip, no life there until you are old, way much older than you are now,and even then, not so much.
Those are my votes!
Oh yeah, we (though I currently reside in Brooklyn) do have trees in Philly.
It makes a huge difference if you ask me.
Huckleberry: Well thank you kindly for continuing to read. I try to make this a blog that would be interesting to strangers and I'm glad that I've had a modicum of success.
NC Catherine:
It is true, I was on the verge of moving to Philly four or five years ago. I think living in Chicago has proven to me that I am quite a capable city person. I'd love to move back to the Mid-Hudson area but it would be difficult to get a good job. Though I have learned these last two months that it's pretty hard to get a good job anywhere. Long summers do sound so good.
Josh:
We are in agreement, trees=goodness/higher levels of sanity....I especially liked Fairmount Park the two times I visited it. Where would you live in Philly if you were me? I have friends who live nearby Manayunk, I liked that area but don't know much else about where the kids are congregating.
Manayunk is a very cool neighborhood, though a bit far from center city, I'd suspect the subway and train would make that a not big deal.
Northern Liberties is supposed to be very nice, lots of great bars and restaurants there, hip.
But Manayunk is much prettier for sure.
I also hear good things about Queen Village
Hi! I'm a friend of Ted's. I voted for returning to the Hudson Valley because I'm nostalgic for a road trip that took me through there 5 years ago. Also, one of my friend lives in Philadelphia and complains that it's expensive to live in a "safe" neighborhood. Don't know if that's true. Good luck with life.
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