....the consumption of this old southern town. Too small to absorb the present, there are places not so far away to travel where I am comfortable and surrounded by like minds, but this town is lost and I am mired in it.
I know it may not be much solace...but it's not just Statesville. Red Wing is a lot like that too. I swear...yogurt has more culture than this place. And for a True Blue State, it's mighty conservative.
Working for change would be so much easier and I would feel so much more validated if I were somewhere that I could just go have a damn drink and happen to meet someone of like mind by looking over and saying hello. Buffalo, Cleveland, Asheville, Toronto....everywhere but Statesville....Despite the dark looming shadow of recession, the IT sector is booming right now. Employers are literally screaming for people. Rob could get a job any damned place he wants
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We're talking about it, moving...don't know if it will happen. The property we have is nice, and we've got an affordable home and got the kids into good charter schools...
I'm trying to come up with some other ways of surviving this place in the meantime. I go through this terrifyingly strong bout of homesickness and irrational loneliness about twice a year now :(
Thanks for being here for me, for letting it be okay and not crazy of me to dwell on imperfection within my pretty damn good life.
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I know it may not be much solace...but it's not just Statesville. Red Wing is a lot like that too. I swear...yogurt has more culture than this place. And for a True Blue State, it's mighty conservative.
Working for change would be so much easier and I would feel so much more validated if I were somewhere that I could just go have a damn drink and happen to meet someone of like mind by looking over and saying hello. Buffalo, Cleveland, Asheville, Toronto....everywhere but Statesville....Despite the dark looming shadow of recession, the IT sector is booming right now. Employers are literally screaming for people. Rob could get a job any damned place he wants ( ... )
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We're talking about it, moving...don't know if it will happen. The property we have is nice, and we've got an affordable home and got the kids into good charter schools...
I'm trying to come up with some other ways of surviving this place in the meantime. I go through this terrifyingly strong bout of homesickness and irrational loneliness about twice a year now :(
Thanks for being here for me, for letting it be okay and not crazy of me to dwell on imperfection within my pretty damn good life.
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