I love LA. Krav is a huge part of that, but I loved it before krav. I'd visited a few times, and hated it, and the last time I came out I was standing on Colin's driveway waiting for...msbelle, IIRC, to pick me up, and I heard kids and dogs and birds, and it occurred to me that I had no idea about the place. Suddenly it felt people-friendly in a way that Michigan never had.
Different strokes for different folks, obviously. LA felt like a place I could find my people, and I have in a compelling way.
And, very importantly, I can get ignored here. It's also why I tried to move to New Orleans. Being un-notable. Very important to me.
I heard kids and dogs and birds, and it occurred to me that I had no idea about the place. Suddenly it felt people-friendly in a way that Michigan never had.
Different strokes for different folks, obviously. LA felt like a place I could find my people, and I have in a compelling way.
Oh ita, yes. This is me too.
I've definitely found my people here. For that matter, I found myself here in a way that I never would have been able to in Michigan. I never ever thought I'd want to leave, but with Em, that feeling changes every time we go back there. Makes me realize how much she's missing being in LA.
And, we'll never be able to afford a house out here, and we'll never be able to afford the private schools.
Hi, all! Home from work again today, which is a good thing because I slept 13 hours last night. 13. Dear me.
we'll never be able to afford a house out here
I keep going back and forth as to whether or not I'll be able to. I strongly suspect no, but I'm going to look into it in a couple of years.
we'll never be able to afford a house out here, and we'll never be able to afford the private schools.
I startled myself by realising I'd made peace with the former, and startled myself even more by realising I didn't want to need the latter, that I had no intention of being a mother.
I'm not sure I really care about owning anymore.
Of course, with an HOA it doesn't exactly feel like "The freedom of home ownership"
If Joe and I had choosen to remain childless, I could totally see us remaining out here and not caring about owning something. We probably would have moved to SF at some point.
Are you in Manhattan or an outer borough, Gris?
I'm in Manhattan. 87th and Amsterdam. It's a STEAL for the neighborhood.
(Psst, Jessica, I remember that you didn't like Sweeney Todd very much, but you really should see Company before it goes away. The instrument schtick works 800,000 times better with this show, and it's so nicely character-driven. It was one of the best things I've seen in years, a definite theatrical highlight of my life.)
Oh wow! I completely forgot you were living in Pasadena now, Kristin. I'm actually coming out for a visit from tomorrow until Thursday. Tomorrow and Sunday I'm pretty booked, but if you guys want to get dinner or something, I'm free as a bird from Mon-Wed. Heh. Now I'm having memories of Roscoe's with ND and Debet. Mmm. Roscoe's.
Hate to interrupt the LA talk (I really hope to see it someday). My sister, who's been slogging it out at Kohl's for the past 3 months or so in Las Vegas while applying for her dream jobs, finally got one.
She'll be working for Cirque de Soliel- Ka.
(This is the youngest one. The other one is the actress in Austin).
