9.18.07

i've been thinking about boston lately. three months ago, i had five very close friends living in portland. now only danielle and emily remain, and for indeterminant, hyper-scheduled periods of time. in boston, on the other hand, exist hordes of people i'd be excited to see any time at all. tea-filled sunday afternoons with maggie. exploring things with niki. shows with eli. beer with kevin. breakfasts with alex.

from september 1st through october 5th, at least three (if not four) of six weekends will be spent in boston. i was on four colors of the t this past round. it feels like a familiar place now, one i can reasonably walk around without a map. sort of. getting there.

on saturday, talking with eli in the fall wind up on prospect hill, it crystallized why living in somerville is so unappealing. the buildings all look like they should have straight lines, but none of them do. i'd get depressed every time i walked out my front door, so i'd walk out less. it'd be the opposite of what happened living at claudia's. the only places i can see myself living happily in boston are not achievable within the next five years (as far as i can tell, anyway).

in the meantime, i love my job. i've never loved a job before. each day i feel lucky.

now, if only alex would call me.