Summer is gone again. Actually, I don't think it ever really came to San Diego. How can that be you may think if you don't live here. Well, in summer we always get some really hot weather. For those of us who live near the water this is nice because the beach warms up a bit for a swim and when you get out you aren't cold. This summer, was just kind of lame. It felt like fall every day. That's OK though. I am really liking San Diego lately in a weird kind of way. It has never felt like the kind of place that I could establish roots. Everything seemed very shallow like a real life could not take hold here. I'm not sure why. I have made some fantastic friends here, my job is great and keeps me busy, yet when I look at myself in the future I just can't seem to find contentment here. Yet, I have finally come to terms with the fact that even if I am not going to stay here forever that doesn't mean I should be trying to get out now. I am enjoying every bit of San Diego as I think I only probably have about 2 more years of living here. One of my best friends and his wife just started surfing. Maybe I will take that up again. Why not? I got a good 2 years by the ocean and then who knows? I would like to sail, that would be pretty cool.
So my eternal question is where will I go? What is my perfect place. I made a list of course.
1. Small town but not too small. If too small must be near bigger city. population 20,000-100,000 is about right.
2. College town or tourist town. If you live in a small town you need to have some culture this can be brought in by college or by tourists. I would probably prefer a college town.
3. Mountains
4. Decent pay for my job.
5. not crazy expensive like aspen, telluride, jackson.
So I am making my list of places to check out, I've actually been to all of these places except burlington but now I am looking at them more critically. Maybe put down some real routes.
Top of the list:
1. Bend, Or
2. Laramie, Wy
3. Jackson, Wy
4. Missoula, Mt
5. Burlington, VT
6. Portland, ME
7. Tahoe, NV
8. Park City, UT
9. Durango, Co
All of them have good and bad. We are going to check most of them out again this year. We will see where we end up. As a child is most likely in the near future, I also want a good place to raise a kid.
Right now my baby Lander is cracking me up. He is running around like a crazy dog back and forth with his bone in his mouth. I love that dog.
Well I think I am off to nap for a bit.
