Personal 30 Dec 2005 10:51 am
City Life
I spent a wonderful day in the city (San Francisco) yesterday. I hung out with a new friend, we had brunch (which is, apparently, a city thing,) went shopping for leather jackets in very interesting places, and just wandered around.
I remembered how I’d been talking with friends back home (Western Massachusetts) about how I didn’t like the city aspect of the Bay Area - that was my one complaint. I’ve gotten very used to the semi-rural life of Western Mass. Watching the corn grow, week after week, driving by cows, parking a block or two away from a destination when things are very busy, running into people I knew everywhere, "rush minute" on the bridge. It all seems so mild now.
I’ve been stuck in traffic for 30 minutes plus at least twice (and I don’t drive much,) parking is a pain (like Cambridge.) I haven’t seen a corn field at all, and the last time I saw a cow, I was in Marin county. I have to lock everything, all the time. Almost everywhere is crowded. It’s a city.
But, yesterday I realized that I am in the Bay Area. I have three years to enjoy the mecca that this area is. I get to experience the plethora of good places to eat, tons of theatres that show independent movies, eclectic lesbian culture, fascinating people, and lots of interesting events.
And I’m also remembering how different urban culture is, particularly queer urban culture. I got a taste of that yesterday, and I’m not sure exactly what I think of it, but I feel like exploring it is a good thing. We’ll see how much I like it after a while.
So I’m setting aside my urban dislike for a while, and try to just enjoy being here.
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