These last... what... 16 or 17 days have been busy. I've moved to my permanent abode - cleaned and satisfied my animalistic cravings to nest up the place within my first two days. In between working shifts at the restaurant and sitting on my butt watching the rain pour from every direction, I've been meaning to update the blog. Heck. Everything is worthy of a post. My whole world is new. My city is big and full of details to record over the Internet. My energy and drive to do so however, seems at a record low. Time spent actually chatting with those I care for and miss intensely overshadows me trying to capture a coffee shop (the one I'm in is close to my work and lovely and I frequent it a lot) or a walk around my neighborhood.
I miss people more than I miss blogging. So I think the latter loses out. But I am resolved to make sure that doesn't keep being overshadowed by Google Chat or readings of Bike Love and wistful sighs. This incubation has to end sometime. Right? I can't hole up on the couch all the time. History shows I eventually stop drinking hot cocoa (now coffee) and venture to explore my city and make real true friends. It took a good month or so when I was 19 and moved to Minneapolis. My brother was probably excited when I wasn't perpetually inside his then basement apartment. Kid sis must have been annoying.
So then. With many subjects to cover where to start? How to tie that neat little bow around it all? Thanks to Wendy Waitress' suggestion, I'll just run down a comparison of my two cities. Today marks the month long anniversary since I moved here. Seems as good a time as any. Here we go:
Seattle: It just rained for 3 days straight - hard. It was a near record rainfall.
Minneapolis: It's snowy and way colder and a pain to ride around in sometimes.
Seattle: Here you just have to make sure you look more aggressively to see if cars are coming. However, cars are way more cautious at red lights and pedestrians rarely jay-walk. True. There are, however, massive hills that make riding feel like more of a chore than ever before.
Seattle: With no snow coming, fallen leaves are left to rot and decay all over. They are washed to bottoms of hills and sit there brown and squishy to walk over.
Seattle: It's still green and grass and moss grows out of every crevice: stone retaining walls, sidewalks. Tree's bark glows lime green with minute patches of moss on them.
Seattle: When the clouds clear - you see the ocean. And the mountains.
Seattle: The industrial loading docks are fascinating.
Minneapolis: The quaintness of downtown all done up for Christmas is something to be sure to catch.
Minneapolis: The walks around uptown/Wedge/Caffetto and the Lakes in the dead of winter.
Seattle: The buses are cheaper.
Minneapolis: The bus system is easier with less rules and longer transfers.
Minneapolis: More Brownstone buildings to add romance to the city.
Minneapolis: Small, independent and cheap places I know I like to go to to shop.
Seattle: 8.8% Sales Tax.
Minneapolis: No Tax on groceries or clothes.
Seattle: Sunsets.
Minneapolis: More houses decorated for Christmas.
Minneapolis: Savers.
Seattle: Nutcracker statues scattered around downtown with various decorations. I guess all the big cities are doing this.
Minneapolis: Macy's 8th Floor Show.
Seattle: Cupcake Royale.
I'm sure there's more. I'll post a new quicker version on each month anniversary. Be especially looking out for February when I go back to the motherland to race/sit out the Stuporbowl.
Special love to Pops for helping me get settled last week. And to all you who put up with me taking 80% of your workdays to talk to me, or say up 2 hours later to talk to me. You have made all the difference. I'm enjoying this journey and full of complete and utter cluelessness on how it will all turn out. So far things have been flowing my way. I'll take you along with me... promise.
Another post Friday. Guaranteed or your money back.
Wishing you nothing but Pros wherever you are...
Love love love,
K.
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