October 27th, 2003

i’m seri­ously think­ing about moving to NYC next fall.

i don’t exactly hate atlanta - it’s a nice place in some respects. but, i’m ready for some­thing new. whether or not i stay there 1 year or 10 is another story. i’m just ready to expe­ri­ence, and be chal­lenged by, a new place. some­thing that offers a bit more … dare we say … cul­ture than this town. i’ve only been to NYC a few times, but there’s so much more to DO up there versus dreary old atlanta. more­over, i’m sure i’d have a much better shot at a design-​related job up that way. a chance to advance my career wouldn’t hurt, either. the way i see it, i have the rest of my life to ’settle down’, find a nice ful­fill­ing office job, and get mar­ried and have 2 kids in sub­ur­bia with a white picket fence. why not get out there while i can and expe­ri­ence some­thing new, while i have noth­ing hold­ing me back? i’m almost out of school. i’m single. finan­cially, all i have is stu­dent loans as far as debts go (and they’re pretty min­i­mal). if i sell my car when (if) i move up there, that’s like 6+ month’s rent right there, so i wouldn’t have to worry too much about money. what­ever, i just think i should take some ‘chances’ with my life while i still can.

it’s a hard deci­sion because i’d be leav­ing a lot behind at the expense of trying some­thing new. but, i wouldn’t be gone for­ever, and worst case sce­nario, i’d come home with my tail between my legs after a year. obvi­ously, a lot of ques­tions come up as well: could i go a year (or more) with­out a car, after living in the car-​dependent atlanta for so long? could i handle being essen­tially alone when i move up there? could i handle all of those ass­hole stereo­typ­i­cal yankee and jets fans? more­over, would i become one of them, much like kids who go to UGA hating the typ­i­cal frat boy, only to become one within a year? also, i’m more of a warm weather guy - so the win­ters up there could suck.

at this point, i think the plusses out­weigh the minuses, but a LOT can happen between now and when i make up my mind.

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2 Responses to “New York”

1. fruity says:
   October 27th, 2003 at 8:29 pm

   http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/131183p-117111c.html

   you sure about that?
2. DOUBLE YOU TEE says:
   October 28th, 2003 at 12:24 pm

   yea, i just won’t live with that crazy fuck.