Hello Seattle

If you haven't heard - I'm moving to Seattle. It's a big deal.


Here it is:



I've only really lived in two places my entire life, Visalia (you're probably thinking "where the #$%^ is Visalia?") and Pomona (I know, now it's "where the %^*& is Pomona??"), I GET IT.

Now I'm moving to Seattle, roughly a 16-hour drive to the Northwest, and I'm ready for it. Living back home for the past eight months has been cool - I've met some good people and had some good experiences, but I'm moving to Seattle! I was there this past weekend and I'm convinced it's the most beautiful city in the United States, I don't have to see any others, because it's my freakin' blog and I'm always right in my blog.

This whole moving thing has made me think though - What are the five things I'll miss most about living in Visalia? So here are the top five, and one extra.

5. Free parking. Sounds stupid right? But to park in Seattle, in a public, ghetto parking garage where homeless people find homes, is at least $150 a month. It's a joke. I can't tell you how many apartment complexes I've found that appear to be perfect, everything I need for the right price - and then they throw on $180 more to park my truck. Good thing I hear the public transportation is outstanding.

4. My dogs. Literally, not figuratively. I don't mean my homies, or my boys... none of that. I mean my DOGS. Everyone seems to be searching for unconditional love, well guess what? DOGS GIVE IT.

3. Those little Mexican lolly pops. The ones that are covered in chile and really gross, you know? I dig 'em. You can buy them at like 75% of gas stations here, and I would imagine it'll be significantly tougher to do so in Seattle. Damn!

2. The comfort of home. There's something to be said for it, no matter where you're from, it's home and it's comfortable. I'm stoked to move to a city and experience new things, but despite all the terrible things you can come up with about Visalia and the Central Valley as a whole (and I've heard them all), it's home.

1. All of my friends, all of my family, all of my Miners (especially McGlassons and Sorbers classes). It's been a good stay in the V, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. The move to Seattle is especially tough since I don't know anyone there, so I hope you come to visit. I've already had two friends bail on me (Elliot, Grayson... you bastards), and I hope I don't have any more.

1a. The reliable wireless internet at my house. Sounds a little ridic, I know, but this wireless internet has allowed me to stream EVERY SINGLE non-nationally televised Cleveland Cavaliers game on my laptop, and I can only hope Seattle's internet treats me as kindly.



Song of the Week - The Australians didn't fare too well at the Vancouver Olympics - earning two golds and one silver. Sucks right? Well good news mates, the SOTW goes to "The Return" by Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods. After the Aussie's read this I would imagine the Vancouver 2010 games will be a thing of the past. In fact, I just got off the phone with Australia's President, or Prime Minister, or Mayor... whatever they have - needless to say, he's stoked.