Year two in Kansas.
And I still want to get out of here.
Now, before the Kansan Purists start shaking their fists at me, I suppose I should clarify: Kansas just isn't for me. I used to say that I wanted a slower way of life, with friendly people & less noise but the truth is that I really preferred that in-between balance that was the western burbs of Chicago. It was slightly slower & quieter than the city but had just enough from each category, being a bedroom community, to make it worthwhile.
Is it odd that I miss paying more in taxes on everything from gas to groceries to cigarettes and everything in between? Is it odd that I miss cramming myself onto a crowded Metra train in the morning just to head downtown & cram myself onto a crowded street just to do some mild shopping?
(thought I was going to work, didn't you? It's ok...I made that mistake once also)
This will be my final year of grad school (fingers crossed) and I can't wait to sit down to a $100 seafood meal at Ron of Japan again. Where will I acquire this $100? I was hoping someone else had that answer for me...
Don't get me wrong: I still think this is a lovely town and some of the people I've met & friends I've made have been wonderful but I do feel out of place. I miss Team Rahm & Blago's hair & North Halstead & the White Sox & Old Navy Jesus Man & the CTA & complaining about Marshal Fields becoming Macy's & Adler/Sullivan & Burnham/Root & above all, my family.
I can't wait. I'm coming home, guys.
And I still want to get out of here.
Now, before the Kansan Purists start shaking their fists at me, I suppose I should clarify: Kansas just isn't for me. I used to say that I wanted a slower way of life, with friendly people & less noise but the truth is that I really preferred that in-between balance that was the western burbs of Chicago. It was slightly slower & quieter than the city but had just enough from each category, being a bedroom community, to make it worthwhile.
Is it odd that I miss paying more in taxes on everything from gas to groceries to cigarettes and everything in between? Is it odd that I miss cramming myself onto a crowded Metra train in the morning just to head downtown & cram myself onto a crowded street just to do some mild shopping?
(thought I was going to work, didn't you? It's ok...I made that mistake once also)
This will be my final year of grad school (fingers crossed) and I can't wait to sit down to a $100 seafood meal at Ron of Japan again. Where will I acquire this $100? I was hoping someone else had that answer for me...
Don't get me wrong: I still think this is a lovely town and some of the people I've met & friends I've made have been wonderful but I do feel out of place. I miss Team Rahm & Blago's hair & North Halstead & the White Sox & Old Navy Jesus Man & the CTA & complaining about Marshal Fields becoming Macy's & Adler/Sullivan & Burnham/Root & above all, my family.
I can't wait. I'm coming home, guys.
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