Double-Parked In Paradise

[haoleifyouhear]

"Don't get stuck here, Kit," my almost-friend told me.  "If you stay here too long, you'll never be able to leave.  Do yourself a favor and get out quickly."

He'd lived here his whole life, and hated it, but of course, he hated a lot of things.  I always laughed when he started talking like that.

My hometown was a glistening slab of suburbia close

Comments

[theevilseed]

Oddly enough, I too am originally from a suburb of Cleveland (known as Columbia Station.. ever heard of it?). I hated it more than life itself (though it was my life.. hmm..) and managed to escape, but somehow ended up in Oklahoma. Blah. We're hoping to be able to move to Seattle sometime within the next few months, which I have heard is wonderful.

Never move to Oklahoma.

[haoleifyouhear]

Hello, Columbia Station! I'm Mentor. :P

I have a few friends in the Seattle area, they say it's amazing. But then, as my friends above have mentioned, home is where you make it in your mind and soul.

[haoleifyouhear]

Really good observations. You're very right, suburbia is fascinating and strange. I guess after so long, I'd rather observe it from a distance. I wonder about those people who always stick close to their hometowns... folks whose kids go to the same school they went to and all that. Are they curious about the outside world, or happy right where they are, or do they even care?

[johnblipovich]

I'm such a pot-smoking football player its not even funny.

[haoleifyouhear]

Aw, British, you know I didn't mean you. There are always exceptions to a rule, and you and I both know you're brilliant. :)