vlad2o

So this is going to sound entirely dorktastic of me. Over the last week or so I've been kinda out of it. I've been dealing with the death of a dear mentor of mine who helped me find my career path in an indirect way. But I'm doing okay so you probably don't want to hear too much about that, so in other news I've started watching the show Northern Exposure which has been an eye opener.

If you've never seen it, NE is a show from the early 90's about a Jewish doctor from New York whose med school was paid for by the government of Alaska in exchange for two years of service. He thinks he'll be posted in Anchorage, but instead is sent to a backwater little town in the middle of the vast Alaskan wilderness. The reason this show has been such an experience for me is I've been going through the opposite chain of events moving from small town life into a major metropolitan city. It's nice to know that the same cultural clash occurs on that end as well. I've never really identified myself as "rural" but I find myself longing for a quieter existence away from noise.

I don't make trips into the city much these days since the charm of it all has worn off (and since most of my city friends are off traveling over the summer). I can't wait to move into a different living situation. I really do like the people I'm living with now, but they party a bit more than I'm used to (which is none at all) and I need my sleep. I'm hoping to move somewhere with my own room. Is that really too much to ask? Well, I guess that's good for now. I can't wait to fall asleep tonight. I'm tired.