I was kinda surprised to find LA being home for me. I grew up in San Diego and had a feeling I'd go back there. Then things shifted and I realized it was New York or LA for my career. I ended up in LA and figured it would be okay, but never the place for me. A few years later I realized that this city has felt more like home than anyplace I've lived.

Hmmm.... falls -- Sunday, a friend of mine was stepping over a 30" - the leg on the ground twisted - and broke in three places. Really she wasn't doing anything- and well, being in the neighborhood I am - there were all kinds of people around to see her being driven away in the ambulance. Of course it doesn't help that about three years ago she had a dramatic bicycle accident that broke her foot.

I'll settle from bringing down the crockery if I fall ( but no knife rack please)

I'm not sure about Seattle, still, whether I"ll stay here long-term, whether I"ll end up back in DC, whether I"ll move somewhere else, or the WHY of each of those things (convenience, a partner, a job, a sense of rightness, whatever), but I suspect I could fit in pretty easily wherever I decided to move. Make friends, etc. OK, maybe not a small town with no gays and no liberals, but...

my trick is falling up the stairs

New York City is home and was before I ever got here. There are other places I'd like to live for a while, but I think I'd always want to come back to New York.

OK, maybe not a small town with no gays and no liberals, but...

NOT. HOME.

Yeah, I couldn't live someplace without gays and liberals and artists (I said that last one already, didn't I?). Or any place too white, without a lot of exposure to other people, languages and cultures.

This link will self destruct in a while, but I had to share. Got the kiddos on video tonight. This is quite possibly my favorite: [link]

And every time I've visited LA in the past decade or so, I've gotten a strong "Yeah, maybe not my first choice but I could definitely live here and be content" vibe

t hugs JZ tight It seems to be really fashionable to hate LA or to say it’s a terrible place to live, so it’s really nice to hear someone not from here say it could be home, even if it isn’t your first choice.

LA feels so much like home to me, I think if I had to move away for whatever reason, I just wouldn't feel right any more. I suppose we all get used to whatever eventually, but this is my city. I belong here.

On the other hand, if this friends-moving-away trend were to continue, eventually I would start to feel pretty bereft, and my "home" would start to feel pretty empty.

Exactly this. Southern California has become home for me in a way New England never was. Don’t get me wrong, New England will also always be home—30 years in SE CT lays pretty deep tracks—but I feel so much happier here. The weather has a lot to do with that, but it’s something more, too. It’s quirky and bizarre and stupid sometimes, but it’s home.

Congrats to Joe, Stephanie. That's great!

askye, my sympathies to you and yours. Especially his mother.

Laga, I hope the roommate mess is resolved soon.

Oh Erin, I'm so sorry. That really sucks that the surgery didn't help to alleviate any of the issues you were having prior to surgery.

Hey Suz, lots of Good News ~ma to you. You still need it, yes?

Home... hmm. I moved back and forth from CA to CO three different times before CO really stuck with me. Basically I chose having four seasons over having one. Sure, two of the seasons here only last about a week each, but they do exist.

It seems to be really fashionable to hate LA or to say it’s a terrible place to live, so it’s really nice to hear someone not from here say it could be home, even if it isn’t your first choice.

Well, now that I've seen bungalow heaven, my opinion may have changed.