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11 years ago
📼 𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐌𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐗 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐒 📼
📼 𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐌𝐒𝐅𝐎𝐗 𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎𝐒 📼
𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐃𝐈𝐎 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄
I suppose its time to bring this up. It's been going through my mind for a while now.
I've lost so much here in Orange County and I get the feeling I was never intended to stay here. In my desperate attempt to stay here I've lost my family home, my grandmother's home, my income, my car, then my classes and finally when I started renting rooms I moved every 4 months because none of the homes were stable.
Now I'm living with my grandparents again. My mom has left my dad and is in much the same kind of room rental situation I was in. My father, depressed and just trying to get by lives here too and daily we witness my grandmother and grandfather go at it, both victims of PTSD they refuse to acknowledge.
Nothing is here for me anymore, and while this sounds to be a journal of "woe is me" it isn't.
Last year I went to the first Arizona Furcon on a whim. There a vision of prosperity emerged. A city of growth and renewal. One that was witnessing as much of a transformation as I was, and with a Furry community there on the verge of growing to meet its potential.
As I stood outside the con hotel and looked across the parking lot I asked a local Furry "How much are those apartments over there?" And he said "About 500$ a month." And since then that has stuck in my head.
I have returned to phoenix for a second time and seen nothing but promise. The convention is the best run convention I have ever seen, and the Furries there are so friendly.
Its hard to believe I am typing this... it almost doesn't feel real, but I'm getting an apartment out there and will be moving by January if it all works out.
This PS will by my last regular PS for a while. I intend to return to California every 4 to 6 months and of course will be going to Califur, but my new home will be Phoenix.
I love the desert. All good things start from the desert.
I've lost so much here in Orange County and I get the feeling I was never intended to stay here. In my desperate attempt to stay here I've lost my family home, my grandmother's home, my income, my car, then my classes and finally when I started renting rooms I moved every 4 months because none of the homes were stable.
Now I'm living with my grandparents again. My mom has left my dad and is in much the same kind of room rental situation I was in. My father, depressed and just trying to get by lives here too and daily we witness my grandmother and grandfather go at it, both victims of PTSD they refuse to acknowledge.
Nothing is here for me anymore, and while this sounds to be a journal of "woe is me" it isn't.
Last year I went to the first Arizona Furcon on a whim. There a vision of prosperity emerged. A city of growth and renewal. One that was witnessing as much of a transformation as I was, and with a Furry community there on the verge of growing to meet its potential.
As I stood outside the con hotel and looked across the parking lot I asked a local Furry "How much are those apartments over there?" And he said "About 500$ a month." And since then that has stuck in my head.
I have returned to phoenix for a second time and seen nothing but promise. The convention is the best run convention I have ever seen, and the Furries there are so friendly.
Its hard to believe I am typing this... it almost doesn't feel real, but I'm getting an apartment out there and will be moving by January if it all works out.
This PS will by my last regular PS for a while. I intend to return to California every 4 to 6 months and of course will be going to Califur, but my new home will be Phoenix.
I love the desert. All good things start from the desert.
NPR even did this study which found that wages are actually LOWER in the LA area than in Phoenix but the cost of living is much more. See for yourself: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2014.....356-u-s-cities
And yeah, I know me moving to phoenix doesn't make much sense politically, but you know its not as gun-totin' faggot hat'n as people think, and I was surprised at how liberal it was. And I can adapt pretty well.
I think I'll be happier too, and a lot less stressful, so I won't be as edgy and feeling like I'm under attack all the time. Living here makes me feel like I'm under attack all the time from everyone's judgement
Everything you just said is 100% correct and I am SO GLAD you see that too.
I've been impressed with everything that Phoenix is, and hopefully I can go there and build for myself what my parents never built for me, and from there, build my dream for this Fandom.
I think a change of scenery will do you good. I personally don't like Phoenix (too many people, too hot, too desert, too not-enough-mountains) lol, but I'm a mountain person and always have been. Phoenix as big as it is will still probably feel like a small town compared to LA.
Lucky for me I love the desert. I can deal with the heat, and I'm actually excited to experience dust storms.
Denver is on my lift though. I'll move there if I get bored of phoenix. I also think I'll move to Seattle eventually. I love rain and cold weather coats! <3
This is about starting my life and I am so excited!
I'm planning on FC and BLFC.
I'd move to seattle right now, except all I have is my scooter. Its not exactly rain-friendly.
gotten to know you more, you are a wonderful person and a
very smart guy. I am glad I got to see you a lot at the PS and
other meets etc. You will always be a good friend to me. I wish
you the best and I give you my blessings for your new journey
and life. Be safe and take care out there ok hon? *hugs* I hope
we can possibly keep in touch. I will hope to see at some conventions
or something
PS. LA/So Cal is pretty expensive these days, I wish the economy got better.
But due some of our government not doing certain things right that may be
causing money issues, then yeah no good. Jobs are difficult to find and living
situations are really tough in LA as well. It's to crowed with people in so-cal >_<
If it was better here, then it would be okay to still be in LA.
Arizona is a the state I may have to move to in the near future. Everyone who has made the move to Arizona have nothing but good things to say about the state. And even though you are moving you still will not be to far away from us, only a quick 5 hour drive or less.
Southern California might be a fun state to live in but like you said its has become just far to expensive to survive here.
Its better to Thrive then to survive, and arizona is thriving state.
And I love the desert.