I spent all of yesterday over in the Detroit area. I was bascially driving around looking at places to live, and have decided that I need to make another trip. I looked a one place in Livonia, two in Royal Oak, one in Madison Heights, and 4 lofts downtown. There was one loft downtown in the Eastern Market area that was absolutely amazing, but I think it’s out of my price range.
I also think that my mind is made up to live in the suburbs. Loft/Apartment living downtown would be fricking schweet, but the costs and hassle of parking, along with driving more than necessary to visit some friends make it a bit less desirable. I’m now going to concentrate on the Livonia, Dearborn, and Royal Oak areas. Found a few more places to visit on this thing called the “Internet.”
My next revelation from the trip is how farking huge that area is. I mean, I always knew Detroit was a big city and all, but I think it really hits you when you move there from a small city like Kalamazoo (which reminds me I should update my info page soon). There are just so many suburbs and different ways of living that it’s a bit overwhelming.
On the way back home last night I was thinking to myself “Can I handle all this?” It’s kinda daunting to consider that I’ll be working a full-time job, studying for the CPA exam, and acclimating myself to a whole new environment. For the past two or three years, all I’ve talked about is getting out of Kalamazoo, and moving to a bigger city. Now it’s here, and the next step is a huge one.
Then again, I’ve handled myself pretty well up until now (at least I think so). I’m a college graduate, and I’ve been through a lot of experiences during the 5 1/2 years spent attaining that designation. If those experiences didn’t prepare me for this, then I don’t know what else could have. Overall, I guess I just feel nervous since this is the first huge change in my life for nearly 5 years.
OK….happier things. I didn’t work today, and I don’t really have to for the remainder of break. I am going to go in tomorrow and Friday to help Ralph with the lab, and then once again after Christmas. Pat and Arrifin (my replacements) need to be “refreshed” on how to image the labs, so we’re going to go over that after Christmas.
Lisa is in Florida for another few days. She gets back on Tuesday, and I still haven’t figured out what I’m going to get her for a Christmas gift. She got me a mug engraved with my name for graduation, which was totally unexpected. And she also told me that she’s got my Christmas gift already. Why do girls have to be so on top of everything? She’s really cool…can’t wait till she gets back.
Speaking of graduation, Phil and I had an awesome party here on Saturday. There was lots of food and beer, so all the guests had a great time. My dad had an especially good time, mostly thanks to the champagne and his friend Johnnie Walker Black Label. I think he really was in his element with my fraternity brothers and all the story-telling that was going on. Good times, good times….
Wow, I’ve been rambling on for quite some time. This writing session has been very therapeutic, allowing me to get my thoughts down. Maybe I should write more often, eh? Ah well, off to maybe get something done. This has been productive, but other matters call to my attention….
