Oh lordie. Looks like my big San Francisco news has spawned some questions from readers:
Q: Look here, missy. You can't just unload and say you're moving without any warning like that. Have you been planning this thing secretly for months and just not telling your loyal readers?
A: For the sake of my sanity, I wish I HAD been planning it for months, but the fact is that I just found out about this opportunity a couple of weeks ago. Seriously. No plans to move before then. No desire to uproot and leave Seattle, really. Left field, meet the World of Beth.
Q: Um, you don't sound very excited about this move. You sound kind of freaked out.
A: I am excited, believe me. When does one get a chance like this handed to them on a platter? I love Seattle like a BFF, but it's been 11 years since I came here and maybe the time's come to think about making a change. Why move now and to San Francisco? Why the hell NOT? The whole thing is actually quite serendipitous if you think about it. I have always thought of San Francisco has Seattle's older, more sophisticated sister city and the fact that I will call it home is....exciting and amazing.
But, let's be clear, I'm also pretty freaked out.
Q: (Cringing) Did you actually just use the word serendipitous?
A: Clearly I'm already feeling the California energy, man. In all seriousness though, sometimes when you're struggling to make a decision or a life change, the universe comes around and makes it for you.
Q: But....where will you live? What will you do? How will you get down there? How will Mrs. Puff adapt? It's only three weeks away and you don't even have an apartment lined up.
A: First of all, that's not even a question. That's a trap to get me into the fetal position. I'm getting more coffee and sitting out on my patio now to get my mind off of you. Good day, sir.
Q: But...you didn't answer my questions....
A: I SAID GOOD DAY.
1 comment:
Wow, that's big news all right! Congrats, I know how much you love SF. There's a pretty big HEC community there as well, so there's a slight chance I could find myself there too one of these days...wouldn't that be something? Best of luck with the move, and I really am going to write you a real e-mail sometime soon! I'm just extremely busy right now (ten hours of classes today, including two presentations...July can't come soon enough!)
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