OH YEAH BABY, I'M BACK!
I live in the real world now and sometimes it sucks. I got bills. The bills never stop. My metabolism slowed down. I sometimes get fat. I hate taxes. So sometimes, I root for Republicans. I get excited that every Monday is Chick-Fil-A lunch day at work. My life isn't exciting all the time.
But not everything sucks. I can afford good toilet paper, Charmin. I can eat cookies for dinner, no one is going to yell at me. Oh and I get a 401K match, so hopefully I don't die before I turn 59.
The real world isn't as scary as it may have seemed two years ago. The world still turns and I still shit.
A lot.
I moved to Upstate New York a few days after I graduated college for my job. I knew exactly 0 people. Majority of people I encountered before moving were from in or around the NYC Metropolitan Area. I lived in a city environment my whole life. So moving to Upstate New York was a huge difference. What do you mean there's no deli on the corner of the block? What do you mean your definition of a fun Friday is attending the local high school football game, you know...the same school that has 150 kids. Where is the DIVERSITY?!?!
Fast forward a year, I move to the Washington D.C Area. I have family in the area but once again, no real friends to start out with. What do you mean your metro costs depends on how far you go? What the hell is a metro, it's a subway. Why is last call at 2 AM? I'm usually getting to the place at 2AM. WHY IS THERE TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE?
Yeah, I've come to the conclusion there's no better place to live than NYC. But I lied to you all in the beginning of this post. I learned something else other than droppin' a deuce after the cleaning lady leaves the bathroom. I learned that people are awesome. I actually always thought that but moving around and meeting new people proved to me that my belief was true. Living in rural Upstate NY was one of the best things I ever did. I met some of the nicest, most genuine people you could ever think of. I know for a fact I made friends that will last me a lifetime. The same goes for the D.C area. Once again, I met some genuine people who truly prove me to that no matter where you go, people are just amazing. Everyone brings a unique background that helps you grow as a person.
I was motivated to write this entry after spending the past weekend in NYC with 4 people that were complete strangers to me a year or two ago. One is from God knows where in Colorado, another from Arrogant, Massachusetts and the other two are from the exciting suburbs of Northern VA. Their upbringings, their life stories all different from mine but yet there we were having a blast.
I read my previous post from two years ago, "Reminisce", and can remember how nervous I was about moving and how sad I was to be leaving. But in those two years, I've grown more than in any other time period of my life and grew appreciative of the ones I love and people in general. I don't have any life altering advice in this post but just wanted to write and let you know that despite what you think, people ARE AWESOME. I'm thankful for all the people I've met, the new friendships I've made the last two years and the ability to buy Charmin.
And as Lebron James said in an essay about a year ago, "I'm Coming Home".
Whas Guc.
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