24th Jun 2005
West, Man. West.
Consolidation.
We are going to head back to California in August. I do love NYC. It is expensive though, and that’s something made much more apparent when you’re spread amongst two places and two coasts. In a Walnut-shell, we’re in a tiny place in the UWS (5 of us, counting two cats), and if we wanted something decent-sized, we’d have to rent/sell our house in California (which would be a pretty big project), and use that money to rent in NYC. It works on paper, but I don’t live in origami. It’s not the right chapter, right now, to take on that project.
I won’t detail the next two months here. Suffice to say it’ll involve studying, driving, packing, taking lots of photos, and more driving! I’ve never driven across the country, so I’m really looking forward to that. If anyone has a good lead on how to rent a mini-van for a one way trip NYC -> SF, let me know. I’m well aware of how to do that for $1000 … $500 would be better though :-)
I’ve been mostly in NYC since October 2003, and California has been my escape – the place where I could spread out a bit. The experience has made me appreciate many things about my native state, and my West Coast DNA. I have some experience with the people who live on the Island Off The Coast Of Europe. There really is a New York State of Mind – It’s not just a song. I’ll miss it.
Yahoo! I don’t have a solution to the van delimma, but I have a place for you to stay on the way. You’ll save a good $60 in hotel fees, unless you’re used to staying at good hotels.
Thanks much Andrea, we might just hit Denver on the way! We’re also contemplating the Route 66 journey.