Seven Year Itch
This past weekend marked the 7th anniversary of my move to NY. I love the fact that I followed my dream 800 miles from home and that I can say I made it here. I love the restaurants, theatre, culture and all of that jazz. However, lately I've been feeling a real need to get as far away as possible (even though I know that is at least 2 years down the road). Here are my current angsts:
1) Riots among commuters - The subways were flooded on Tuesday morning b/c of the hurricane backlash so one of the entrances was closed off. You would have thought someone was shot because all of the people screaming back at this poor woman announcing this minor inconvenience(who probably makes $6 an hour) that they are tax payers and why is this happening now vs. during the RNC? Why is it that when NYers are hassled even a little bit they lash out at their fellow neighbors?
2) Timing is everything - Picking up lunch each day can end up being quite an experience. I once trailed through a long line of hungry NYers at the speed of light and when I got up to the counter the guy in front of me was complaining that the line moved too slow.
3) The commute - I'm exhausted spending 1 1/2 hours a day on some sort of train, crunched between a hundred people who either are coughing on me, smell, are talking on their cell phones in my ear, or are staring me up and down. I miss cars.
4) The cost - Do you know how much I love going to Michigan, Connecticut, Maine (anywhere) and not having to spend $11.50 for hamburger or $9 for a small salad? Normund and I have calculated the fact that when we move into a larger pad, buy a car and have a child that we will be spending at least $7k a month for just the basic necessities. And if one more person says "Well you make more money, so things balance out" I will scream.
5) The land of the workaholics - Working in NY is a totally different experience. Everyone works a million hours a week and it's made out to be something to brag about. You worked 60 hours last week, well I worked 70. Like this is a good thing? During the week I get home and have just enough time to eat a cold meal (b/c who has time to cook?), watch an hour of TV, give T.S. two kisses and then fall asleep.
Now ask me if I would miss it if I left? Of course there are tons of things I would miss, but I believe I would have some sort of sanity back. HELP!
1) Riots among commuters - The subways were flooded on Tuesday morning b/c of the hurricane backlash so one of the entrances was closed off. You would have thought someone was shot because all of the people screaming back at this poor woman announcing this minor inconvenience(who probably makes $6 an hour) that they are tax payers and why is this happening now vs. during the RNC? Why is it that when NYers are hassled even a little bit they lash out at their fellow neighbors?
2) Timing is everything - Picking up lunch each day can end up being quite an experience. I once trailed through a long line of hungry NYers at the speed of light and when I got up to the counter the guy in front of me was complaining that the line moved too slow.
3) The commute - I'm exhausted spending 1 1/2 hours a day on some sort of train, crunched between a hundred people who either are coughing on me, smell, are talking on their cell phones in my ear, or are staring me up and down. I miss cars.
4) The cost - Do you know how much I love going to Michigan, Connecticut, Maine (anywhere) and not having to spend $11.50 for hamburger or $9 for a small salad? Normund and I have calculated the fact that when we move into a larger pad, buy a car and have a child that we will be spending at least $7k a month for just the basic necessities. And if one more person says "Well you make more money, so things balance out" I will scream.
5) The land of the workaholics - Working in NY is a totally different experience. Everyone works a million hours a week and it's made out to be something to brag about. You worked 60 hours last week, well I worked 70. Like this is a good thing? During the week I get home and have just enough time to eat a cold meal (b/c who has time to cook?), watch an hour of TV, give T.S. two kisses and then fall asleep.
Now ask me if I would miss it if I left? Of course there are tons of things I would miss, but I believe I would have some sort of sanity back. HELP!