State of emergency

Not really, just seemed like a good title.

So I was talking to Dave last night about how I want to move to New York, and he let me know that he most likely is not renewing the lease come June 1st. So I better figure out what the hell I'm doing. No, I'm not staying in Worcester. I really need to live in a bigger city, plain and simple. My options as far as I can tell, are New York, Chicago, and possibly Long Beach. I'm throwing Long Beach in there because I'm visiting in February, and there is always the chance that I will love it. Do I really wanna move that far away? I'm not sure. Phoenix has been kicked right out the equation. From what I hear, it's pretty boring there. As much as I love the southwest, it's pretty damn far away, and I'm not sure they're ready for me

New York is ideally where I want to go, but that thought is pretty damn intimidating. I'm not sure I'm ready to live somewhere that I could pretty much never leave. As much as I love New York, I love travelling. I'm also not sure I wanna spend all my damn money on rent. It would be pretty easy to move there initially because I could sell my car and have plenty of money in the bank. There are a lot of positives and negatives. I have to figure out if the positives outweight the negatives or not.

Chicago is damn affordable. I can get a HUGE apartment in Logan Square for under $700 a month. Laundry in the building, pet friendly. My only hesitation with that is I fucking hate winter. That's the only one. I'd have to deal with winter in NY, too. I really wish I could pick Chicago up and move it somewhere warm. Wait the other problem, is it isn't New York.

Long Beach. Man I might love it there. I might not. I'm just keeping it as an option. I have no opinion either way.

So, time to save even more. Possibly work more hours. The point is, I'll be the hell outta Worcester by June 1st.