Back to the City

So, the rest of my New England went well. I was sorta sad to leave all of those happy little towns. Before going to the airport, we tried to stop at a farm, but we couldn't find it and then we ran out of time. I really wanted to pick apples and do farmy stuff. Oh well. Maybe next time. We drove by a gorge! It was awesome. A river ran through it. Nature can be quite stunning. In Chicago, the leaves have barely changed. It's just not the same, here.

Anyway, I'm back to my regular routine. I started a temp job yesterday way out in the 'burbs. Luckily I live close to the Metra and luckily the job is right off my stop. Plus I get to take the train with the boyfriend. The only thing is, Metra is expensive. I'm spending over $8 a day roundtrip. Sucks. This job isn't paying me enough for that. It's only for a couple of weeks, though. The job is very tedious data entry and I have to bring my own laptop, but everyone seems nice and it's money. I have to remind myself sometimes I have to suck it up and do things I don't necessarily want to do so then I can later do things that I do want to do.

I've been frustrated with certain things not working. The internet in my apt isn't working. My air mattress deflated. My computer has been acting up. It's the little things that piss me off. Why can't things just work? I really need to invest in a real mattress. Working full-time makes it hard for me to get things done. I can't even get to my P.O box because it closes before I'm off work. I really hope my mail is in there. I've been having mail issues, too.

The rest of the week I'm working, writing, going to a couple of shows and hopefully catching up with some people. With my long commute, I have to get up even earlier, so I'm extra tired this week. I haven't even begun to think about Halloween next week. I have been thinking that I'd like to move to the east coast. It's somewhere I've always wanted to live. I could never survive in a small town and I don't necessarily want to live in NY or Boston, but I like the places I've visited. Everything is so close by. I mean, Forbes did name Chicago as the most stressful city in the US. No wonder why I can't relax here. I've conquered the West coast and spent most of my life in the boring Midwest, so I think the next step is eastbound. When I was in Essex, NY, I wondered how these people afforded to live on such nice houses on the lake. I want that life...to wake up everyday and just read and write and not have to go to a real job and enjoy the scenery. Maybe someday. Sigh.