About a month ago, I got it in my head that I'm spending too much time and energy commuting (usually 2 1/2 to 3 hours a day) and it's not the driving so much as the sitting on the freeway listening to crickets chirp on the median that got to me. Also there's the constant threat of being rear-ended. After running through some different options, I have decided to move in with Chris & Laura in Sterling. For those living elsewhere or not familiar with the area, Sterling is in Loudoun County, VA solidly outside the beltway (aka bum-fuck no-where).
To demonstrate my point, at Christmas time, I found myself at the Tractor Supply Store in Leesburg (perhaps 15 minutes from my new home and if you must know, I was buying a cowbell for Karriem). There was a very cute high school girl working the register and I asked her for directions back to DC to which she wide-eyedly replied "Gosh, I ain't ne'er been to DC". No shit. The guy in line behind me informed me that I take the first exit off the highway right in front of the store and follow it back home ('bout an hour and a half).
So that's where I'm moving, to the boonies. On the upside, the significantly shorter commute will allow me to partake in more bike riding and other activities (some of which I forgot I had enjoyed in the past). I came to a terrifying realization one day when someone asked me what I did for fun and I couldn't actually remember. Ouch. So now we'll have plenty of quality Georgi-time, just in time for surfing season.
Other interesting points in May; I finally got my BBA, graduating summa cum laude and I've had what is most likely a food borne illness since Tuesday.
Posted by Georgi at May 13, 2007 02:36 AM