Writer's Block: Places to Lay Your Head
I have lived in at least 24 different houses and apartments. I have lived in 9 cities. It depends on what you call "living" somewhere and what you call "staying" somewhere because you have nowhere else to live.
It's hard to peg a favorite, since they are all so wrapped up with that particular part of my life. There were times I loved Fresno, but most of those times were when I wasn't living there. San Diego was great, but I was in college and totally free from so much responsibility. Monterey was beautiful and it was so great to live with Sue there, but we weren't making a lot of money and got ourselves into debt that still haunts us terribly every day. Waco was culturally boring, but a beautiful place and an exciting time of life (thinking specifically of the second time I lived in Waco). Austin was the best city, but again, there was so much trouble in our lives.
I can say a least favorite: the apartment my family lived in in Atwater, California when I was little. The place was terribly small for us and my dad wasn't working. We had almost no furniture. I don't think I have any really pleasant memories from there.
It's hard to peg a favorite, since they are all so wrapped up with that particular part of my life. There were times I loved Fresno, but most of those times were when I wasn't living there. San Diego was great, but I was in college and totally free from so much responsibility. Monterey was beautiful and it was so great to live with Sue there, but we weren't making a lot of money and got ourselves into debt that still haunts us terribly every day. Waco was culturally boring, but a beautiful place and an exciting time of life (thinking specifically of the second time I lived in Waco). Austin was the best city, but again, there was so much trouble in our lives.
I can say a least favorite: the apartment my family lived in in Atwater, California when I was little. The place was terribly small for us and my dad wasn't working. We had almost no furniture. I don't think I have any really pleasant memories from there.