deep thoughts
Today I left the Training Academy behind, said my goodbye, ate sushi at my favorite restaurant, beat Rhapsody, and, yeah. There's a story in there somewhere, right?
I have mixed feelings about leaving Albany. GOOD mixed feelings, mostly about leaving nature behind for the bustle of the big city. To me, being around a forest is like second nature...the opportunity to lose myself and take a walk has always been there for me. It's not that I'm a treehugger or a Shintoist or anything, it's just how I was raised.
Today I was on the second half of my bi-weekly run, when I turned my head to see an empty field filled with birds between two large houses. That, I thought, is what I want. Maybe it's just a passing thought motivated by fear of change, but I've been getting the feeling about what's really comforting, and the forest is one of those things. What I'm really psyched about is that I can (after NYC) live in any city and not really feel like I'm living in a city. Whereever we wind up, I think there has to be a forest nearby. A forest I can run with my dog.
I have mixed feelings about leaving Albany. GOOD mixed feelings, mostly about leaving nature behind for the bustle of the big city. To me, being around a forest is like second nature...the opportunity to lose myself and take a walk has always been there for me. It's not that I'm a treehugger or a Shintoist or anything, it's just how I was raised.
Today I was on the second half of my bi-weekly run, when I turned my head to see an empty field filled with birds between two large houses. That, I thought, is what I want. Maybe it's just a passing thought motivated by fear of change, but I've been getting the feeling about what's really comforting, and the forest is one of those things. What I'm really psyched about is that I can (after NYC) live in any city and not really feel like I'm living in a city. Whereever we wind up, I think there has to be a forest nearby. A forest I can run with my dog.
posted by Jumpmen Podcast at 3:50 PM
4 Comments:
Yeah I kinda miss that even in Seattle. The disconnect from nature in NY is huge! But everywhere you go, you have to compromise on something. Nature rocks but jobs rock harder!
true dat.
hey man, your feelings are natural. when I lived in Boston, some days the city just drove me crazy! buildings on top of each other, people packed on the subway, narrow roads, too many cars, and NO trees. some weekends I had to drive half an hour just to go to a park and clear my head.
On the other hand, being a rural person my whole life, I enjoyed my 4 years in Boston. It was refreshing to live in a totally different environment. after 4 years, however, I had to go back to being able to walk on grass again.
Grass doesn't get enough respect. Also, dogs eat grass when they need to throw up. So really, grass is the "go to guy" when you're a dog and need to vomit.
so far NYC is the shit. I've been so busy that there's no time to think about being depressed over the lack of green! Also: right outside my window is a large, leafy tree. There are dogs everywhere and I'm really getting to know the streets in Manhattan and Queens (screw Brooklyn, it makes NO SENSE). Driving everywhere as a PA is expanding my love of the city every day!
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