Back to Work
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
And now I'm back in this dark, crowded, rainy city
It makes you wonder why people live in such places, yet I know many people that absolutely love it. In fact, I met a couple that were uncomfortable with all the open space out here. I guess I can relate in the inverse--I'd go nuts with skyscrapers surrounding me. Marc
I love the convenience of having everything within walking distance (Or maybe a few stops on the subway), but it's just so depressing... Even when I'm not at work, it feels like work... Maybe if I was raised here, I'd like it more, but I grew up in the suburbs, where we had these things called "trees" and "grass" :)
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I just spent the last week in Florida... Catching some rays, relaxing in the pool, fishing on the gulf, cruising down the canal... Even got a bit of a tan! And now I'm back in this dark, crowded, rainy city... Was kept up a half hour last night because of a car alarm that just wouldn't shut off... Maybe it was a store alarm... Don't know... So annoying though... Ugh, I need a vacation.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
And now I'm back in this dark, crowded, rainy city
It makes you wonder why people live in such places, yet I know many people that absolutely love it. In fact, I met a couple that were uncomfortable with all the open space out here. I guess I can relate in the inverse--I'd go nuts with skyscrapers surrounding me. Marc
Agreed. I'd only live in a big city due to inability to find any work elsewhere; in a city as big as NYC living somewhere with space and commuting by car is insane; which would make living in the city more or less mandatory. X|
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
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I love the convenience of having everything within walking distance (Or maybe a few stops on the subway), but it's just so depressing... Even when I'm not at work, it feels like work... Maybe if I was raised here, I'd like it more, but I grew up in the suburbs, where we had these things called "trees" and "grass" :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
I love the convenience of having everything within walking distance
Yeah, I'm always amazed, taking long walks or looking out the window of a Metro train ride, how NYC has hundreds (thousands?) of little microcosms--housing, stores, gas stations, food, entertainment. I realized one could live in probably a 2 or 3 square block area and never, in one's entire life, step outside of that area, even for work.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
but it's just so depressing... Even when I'm not at work, it feels like work...
For me, when I did 5 months at Citigroup last year, the reason it always felt like work is because everyone around me is always "at work." The city never stops, and yeah, there are people bustling about going to a show or getting wasted or whatever, but there's always street vendors, always stores open, always people moving about to get to their job at whatever time of day or night. It never stops. There's no "breathing" of work, relax, work, relax. It's pretty crazy. Marc
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
I love the convenience of having everything within walking distance
Yeah, I'm always amazed, taking long walks or looking out the window of a Metro train ride, how NYC has hundreds (thousands?) of little microcosms--housing, stores, gas stations, food, entertainment. I realized one could live in probably a 2 or 3 square block area and never, in one's entire life, step outside of that area, even for work.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
but it's just so depressing... Even when I'm not at work, it feels like work...
For me, when I did 5 months at Citigroup last year, the reason it always felt like work is because everyone around me is always "at work." The city never stops, and yeah, there are people bustling about going to a show or getting wasted or whatever, but there's always street vendors, always stores open, always people moving about to get to their job at whatever time of day or night. It never stops. There's no "breathing" of work, relax, work, relax. It's pretty crazy. Marc
Exactly... No matter where you go, you just can't, as they say, "get away from it all." The city is always at work.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
Agreed. I'd only live in a big city due to inability to find any work elsewhere; in a city as big as NYC living somewhere with space and commuting by car is insane; which would make living in the city more or less mandatory. X|
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18
That's exactly why I'm here... For a short while, I was actually commuting two hours by bus from the suburbs... But that was just idiotic, so I moved here.
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The city is where the best jobs are, unfortunately.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels) -
I love the convenience of having everything within walking distance (Or maybe a few stops on the subway), but it's just so depressing... Even when I'm not at work, it feels like work... Maybe if I was raised here, I'd like it more, but I grew up in the suburbs, where we had these things called "trees" and "grass" :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Ian Shlasko wrote:
where we had these things called "trees" and "grass"
"Mommy, what did trees look like?"
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Exactly... No matter where you go, you just can't, as they say, "get away from it all." The city is always at work.
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)Take it from someone in a small town: Some days the allergic reaction to the pollen is bad enough that even a full dose of the good stuff only makes the migraine a dull roar.
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Ian Shlasko wrote:
And now I'm back in this dark, crowded, rainy city
It makes you wonder why people live in such places, yet I know many people that absolutely love it. In fact, I met a couple that were uncomfortable with all the open space out here. I guess I can relate in the inverse--I'd go nuts with skyscrapers surrounding me. Marc
Marc Clifton wrote:
I met a couple that were uncomfortable with all the open space out here
My brother is a police officer in LA. Several years ago they had a massive power outage. Soon after the power had gone out the phones lit up. People wanted to know what was going on with the nighttime sky. Many had never seen stars before. I kid you not.
-Sean ---- Fire Nuts
