I went to a cmu alumni presentation on maglev, which I half paid attention to while browsing the web. (God I love wireless =) It was interesting. It’s down to pittsburgh and baltimore for this, and the company bidding for it for pittsburgh sounds fairly confident that we’ll get it; can I get anyone a salt shaker for that? All sorts of details and logistics, mostly for the construction, very little of the underlying physics was mentioned. I was hoping for more on that angle, but I guess I should have paid more attention in E&M, for that 😉
Signed up for my summer and fall courses (spanish I, and creative writing over the summer, intro civ e and intermediate microeconomics in the fall, on the waitlists for the fall courses =P)
I’m finding myself thinking that pittsburgh really isn’t so bad. It’s good to get out on a regular basis, go to chicago, or dc, or even sf occasionally. And maybe I could stick around for awhile. We have some nice neighborhoods, a few great schools, good parks, a public transportation system that isn’t much worse than any other mostly rail-less town, some resources for me as a vegetarian, a dating pool that has its moments, and roots.
And the roots grow with every day.
Back to work.
roots
I’ve lived in the DC area for 10 years now, so I suppose I have roots … but I don’t think of it as having “roots” … I think about how I’m free to live anywhere in the world, but that I choose to live right here right now because of the following reasons: [etc.]
I don’t feel a commitment to DC, though. I guess I don’t *believe* in putting down roots. I think of myself as a rootless nomad who will follow his needs regardless of place … it’s just that this place has been meeting my needs for 10 years in a row, for reasons that have changed over time.
If I don’t move before I retire, I’ll definitely move when I retire. No way I’d stay in DC if employment weren’t a factor.
Re: roots
See, the problem is, I do want to put down roots. I just want to put them down in “the right place”. And pittsburgh doesn’t feel like the right place. Now there’s a question of finding the right place v making the right place, and I guess that’s where I’m rather stuck.
Re: roots
Well … you may want to put down roots, but are you ready to put down roots? Maybe you are still a seed, blowing about upon the wind. Finding a niche that nourishes you may require that you keep blowing about for a while, as you learn more about your needs.
Once you are ready, you can draw up a list of characteristics for the environment that will sustain you, and then look for places that match your requirements.
Finding the right place will be far easier than making it. But perhaps far easier is too easy for you, and you require a challenge.
roots…
so.. what’s the latest on relocating?
is this to happen? or are ya staying put?
Re: roots…
Not happening this year. Maybe next year. Grad school applications will go out again.
Re: ruuuts…
…and just because I simply can’t possibly give you enough shit about playing hopscotch whilst with us here in Chicago, I’ll just say I’m mighty impressed. ;-P
jk
Re: ruuuts…
Wait and see if I actually do it before you pat me on the back too hard 😉
Hey, who’s teaching your creative writing course?
Anthony Butts.