Monday, February 23, 2004
A plan is forming, I can see clearly where I want to go, and how I’ll arrive. Planning is a strength of mine. Upon getting into grad school, a friend, Karin, remarked that I was the only person she knew who consistently followed through on their plans. Well I wanted to publish this because I want to be held to account on my newest proposal.
First, I can’t stay in Buffalo. Although my life here is comfortable and easy, I was kidding myself to believe that I might be happy someplace so culturally different than New York. Plus, it is too risky to buy property here. If I lost my job, I couldn’t find something comparable. Since it would be stupid to keep renting, I can’t stay here. There are very few places in the country where I can consistently be assured work, New York and Northern California, top the list. Plus it is much cheaper to live in NYC than in California. So I am moving home, and when I do I will buy a condo. Most likely that condo will be in Jersey City or Hoboken, which still have best deals in the train accessible parts of Gotham. Plus, I was always happiest living in Jersey City, even before Josh moved in, it was a great place to live. I want that feeling again, everything being walking distance. A clean, safe, and convenient subway station blocks from the house. And clean air, something Brooklyn couldn’t offer.
So how long do I stay in this winter hell called Buffalo? Well I am saving money, and it will be a while before I can afford a down payment on a condo. Plus leaving this job too soon would look bad on my resume. Lastly, I will need to find another job. That means re-doing my resume and my website, and starting to search all over again, something to which I’m not looking forward. All in all it looks like any departure before November would be unlikely. However, it’s even more unlikely that I will be spending another winter digging my car out of lake effect snow. Cheers!
