I'm moving to Seattle. To work for a big company. On a 6-month contract.
There's a diaspora underway: Andrew & Jamie moved out to San Jose last month. Drew got a sweet job at Specialized, the bike company. Long-time friend & class.com colleague Thao just moved out to Washington, D.C., where she will join her Chinese fiancee & work for a defense contractor. Nick W. left for the peace corps and will soon be in Nicaragua.
And now me, I'm finally getting the hell out of the Midwest, for a while at least. As recently as 6 months ago, I was still in "I hate Lincoln" mode. Then suddenly I became ok with it (complacent? stagnant?) because I realized how many friends I have here. Being in norm4eva has definitely connected me to a lot of local music cats & I've started to be a part of "the scene" here, I think. But there's also really great friends like Jake & Joe & Mark & Henry & Ann & Wes & Luke & Heather...
So ultimately the decision to leave was a lot tougher than I ever thought it would be. I was torn & it was sleepless night. I called a lot of people for advice, which is quite unusual for me, as those of you who know me can attest to. As with all good advice it simply revealed what I had already decided inside: that I needed to move on regardless of how painful it would be.
I leave in less than a week in a rental car to make the insanely long haul up to Seattle. Only taking my instruments, computers, and a few books. Everything else--including my current car--is going to be given away or storaged. Less is more. Kent taught me that when I helped move him in Phoenix...the dude divested himself of at least half of his material possessions in one night.
The night before I leave, everyone I know & love will converge on our place for what I'm betting is one of the best Lincoln house parties ever.
Posted by Alan at May 14, 2005 05:40 PM