Surreal..

I've talked about moving for years.. anyone who's known me for any length of time knows this. It became so commonplace that people would tell me to shush it when I even mentioned it.. and not without good reason. I'm still here aren't I? Still in Shithole, AL. I mean, sure, I might've picked up an Apartment Guide to Raleigh and asked people about Boston.. and it's been so long since I even talked about Miami.. but no matter what the flavor of the month was, I always came back to New Orleans.

This past Monday I spent the day exploring the city.. getting an idea of where to avoid and where to look for potential housing at. Pretty much all of New Orleans East.. is not gonna happen. That's the rough area ya drive through on the way to the Quarter, for anyone who's gone there. No, that area is definitely off limits but I looked around Carrolton and Mid-City.. skipped the Quarter since ya know that shit's expensive. Metairie is always an option.. and then there's the Faubourg Marigny that I really, really like. It's mostly goin' to come down to.. where I'll be workin' at. There's pharmacy work in every part of the city so it shouldn't be a problem gettin' an apartment close to work. It'd be nice if I could actually walk to work.. maybe take the street car, heh. Then I could sell that damn Civic and be done with it.

This is the first time I've ever talked about a move and then made an effort to actually move.. it's kinda, well, surreal. Came to the conclusion that I'll be leaving most of the people I know behind and startin' anew there. New people, new places to explore, new trouble to get into. New women to meet.. hopefully by then I'll by over the whole shyness thing. I actually thought I was til earlier.. such a useless holdover.

So I can't wait.. I want to start visiting over there twice monthly to get a feel for the area and browse the job market. It might cost me a little but I will have the needed money to get where I need to be. That pretty much means I'll be workin' my ass off every day of the week, soon as I find a part time job. It's ridiculous around here.. in 3 weeks of trying, I haven't gotten shit. My sister's landed 4 jobs in 2 weeks! Couldn't find shit in Mississippi then she looks in New Orleans and bam. Can't wait to get my own ass over there and indulge in the employment boom.