A surprising thing happened this morning, I woke up with this morning happy. Actually happy. It's like this big weight has been lifted off of my shoulders and I have things to look forward to again. I can look into the future and see hope. There are a lot of reasons for this, reasons so personal I'd prefer not to blog about them. But it's hard to believe that things are finally going my way.
Tears are welling up in my eyes. What is wrong with me?
ANYWAY. In the spirit of my love for top ten lists, I will begin listing things as the time inches closer to my move back to the city.
Top Ten Things That Freaked Me Out When I Moved to SD:
1. Blinking signs up and down the main streets of Sioux Falls advertising good and services. Even antique shops try to tempt with witty slogans. What is that?
2. Casinos, money for car titles and short-term loan shops next door in the same strip malls.
3. Unlocked bikes as of these people don't understand the concept of getting your bike lifted (my first bike, when I was seven (that'd be in 1977 folks) was stolen off of my back step in my back yard when I ran inside to pee, it was like they were bike-stalking me, it was traumatic).
4. People keep their cars running, keys in ignition, not locked, when they get groceries, gas, etc.
5. The employees at the big grocery store chain walk up to you and ask you if you need help, as if you were at a clothing store.
6. People say hi to you on the street. Complete strangers.
7. When I got carded for alcohol (!) and showed my NYC license everyone always commented (which was horribly annoying) "God, why did you move here?" Um, none of your business sir.
8. Endless road kill.
9. Anything with wheels and an engine is street legal.
10. Five words: All You Can Eat Buffet (for every meal). These people are serious about their buffets.
Top Five Weirdest Road Kill I Saw:
1. Pig
2. Chicken
3. Fox
4. Wild Turkey
5. Something that was turned inside-out
Top Ten things I am Looking Forward to When I Return to NYC:
1. Picking the apartment that I want
2. Having local friends again
3. Volunteer opportunities
4. Art
5. Music
6. Food, oh glorious and tasty morsels
7. NO MORE EVIL COMMUTE
8. Happiness
9. Walking outside, for hours and not realizing.
10. What the hell, it's NYC, isn't that enough?
1 comment:
Danielle, I know how you feel. Once we made the decision to move back to Charlotte it did wonders to my morale.
Wonders of SF: There is all the strange stuff people do driving, even though the speed limit is 30. It would get you killed in a big city, but here it is in slow motion. Then there are the people that drive around at 15. I also marvel at the people that walk out into traffic on busy streets(for here) without even looking in either direction.
Road Kill: There is lots of it here. A few days ago I saw a big deer wreck a car on Southeastern Blvd. But I am used to crazy road kill. I once hit an alligator outside of Savannah, Ga.
Things I look forward to. Friends...friends are a big deal. I know that you know what I mean.
Jim
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