Wanderlust...
it's spring time. this is good.
this means i can finally listen to warm-weather music. the rushmore soundtrack. punk rock. reggae. ska. yeah. motown. techno. etc.
right now? weezer.
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there's something about living in the city that is simultaneously the coolest thing ever and the most confining thing ever.
it occured to me today that 95% of the time i operate within a five mile radius. seriously. this is where i go. five miles around.
this is cool because it means that, now that things are warm again, most stuff is walking distance. it means that as much as i complain about atlanta not being a real city, it's still true that you can live a couple blocks from someone for years and never meet them, just like in a real city. it means that you are a part of your neighborhood.
this is confining because it feels like you never actually do anything. that your neighborhood is oppressive. that live work play means routine to the grave. that you don't have daily adventures anymore...
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like i said, the blue album is in my car right now. i'm listening to it. and it makes me think of that time we all went to the beach on spring break. and we got there just in time to see the sunrise. and we hated those damn shorter kids right away. and we did our thing. and we played stupid bonding games. and jerry got drunk in the restaurant on the way home. and adam drove like a maniac. and jen pope went to the beach for the first time. and gretchen slept in the boys room. and jef got naked in my car. and barrie and i were stereo fools and sang along to everything. and all i did was laugh.
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...hyphens - the easiest transition....
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i don't know. i think i'm just itchy for places to go. that's something that i really liked and hated (i'm eve, all i do is contradict myself) about the country, and the beach too. you had to journey to do things. it felt like you had to accomplish something to accomplish something. i don't know...i liked it. until i kept having to fill up my car with gas. bleagh.
spraken sie...i've mentioned this a couple of times, and i mention it again now: i am indeed making a spring break for myself. i'm kind of making 2. in a couple weeks i'm going to take two days off...for Stuff. and then at the end of april, once life has gotten less hectic work-wise (i.e. dies again), i'll be taking a Real vacation. and, dammit, i'm going somewhere. where? i haven't yet decided.
let's have a mini-poll - where's a good place for eve to go on vacation?
1. chicago - not only do i get to hang out with one of my bff's, but i also get to see my real old grandparents and my awesome aunt. so it's obligatory fun, no?
2. the beach - like, gulf coast awesome beach. not PC. not destin. not seaside, i'm not rich. but that area. why the beach? cause i love it, that's why.
3. the mountains - think the asheville area. you been up in the blue ridge? man is it amazing up there. Man.
4. somewhere else - the wild card! st louis? nyc? americus, ga? alaska? mexico? yeah.
help me. i don't know what i'm doing.
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by the way: my name is jonas has to be one of my all-time favorite songs ever. today, anyway...