May 13, 2008 18:12
Why do I want to live in the city so badly? Because I hate this feeling of entrapment that comes with the suburbs. Living in Columbia for the past 9 months has been great because I can WALK to do things. I'm at my own mercy. I don't have to depend on a car. Things are right at my fingertips. I was my own person. I was free to do what I wanted, when I wanted it. It's like last summer when I roadtripped to SC by myself. It was so strange because every thing I did like eat, take a detour, change the radio station, was because I wanted to. I made every decision. It was weird then, but it's so commonplace now. Except now I'm back home, and can't do that anymore. Anyhow, I don't think it's the city so much that matters, but the convenience that I like. That I can hop on a metro, or walk a few blocks, and do whatever I want. Sounds like perfection. Someday, maybe?
Last night I had a little taste of that life. Drove to senior showcase, got in for free since I offered to serve desserts at intermission (a piece of cake- pun intended). Saw tons of people that I've missed and love. It was almost like a girls night, too, at our table. I felt beloved and hot because of all my guy friends that I miss so much. It was just fab. Then SJ and I went to Starbucks, had some great conversation. Then Kruyne texted me and we hung out until like 2:30, just driving around the county, investigating sinkholes and the Wendy's drivethru, then watching Bourne Supremacy. It felt like a college night...but better because it was a Monday. Haha.