So far, very good. I’m pretty damn lucky that I dated Christopher back in the day. He’s an extremely sweet and social guy who seems to know everyone I’d be interested in knowing in this town. He works at NC State in media and distance learning. He’s a bass player and a DJ and is involved in all sorts of musical and creative projects. We met artists and musicians wherever we went, and we ran into people he knew on the street, in coffee shops, just everywhere. I haven’t had any time to research Raleigh further since decided it seemed like a place I might want to live, but he’s been thinking about it, which is working really well for me. He’s a bit of a civic booster, actually. I’d forgotten he grew up here before moving up to Connecticut in high school, so he’s a long-termer in this town. The people we’ve met have been genuine, intelligent, creative types who I would definitely love to spend more time around. And people here can’t say enough nice things about the place. I even got the pitch from the woman I sat next to on the plane whose family had moved down from Brooklyn (picked the place off the map based on research much like I’m doing) after her husband evacuated Tower One of World Trade on 9/11/2001 then stayed for a few years keeping that business afloat. They wanted a better place to raise their son and a calmer life.
I could do this thing. Boston has been so wonderful in so many ways, but the three bad things about it (cost of living, navigation/traffic/roads, and mostly, the WEATHER) make it a place I really can’t see staying for the long-term. But you know I’ll visit. And you know I’ll stay connected all over the internet.
This making a life for myself isn’t easy. Not that I thought it would be. I guess I thought it would come together without so much effort, but I’m getting there… slowly but surely.
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