Downtown -- I've found myself there a lot recently. Wandering around through the alleys and communing with the bricks and broken glass and taking pictures of the patterns there. Watching concerts and sunsets. Just exploring through dusk and shaky feelings. It feels like a different place on foot; there's so much more detail you don't notice when you're driving through. I like it, but it's rather small. There are enough nooks and crannies to keep me occupied for a while, but the opportunities for discovery are limited. And it's impossible to get lost here. Totally impossible. What fun is exploring if you can't get lost? I feel like someday I may need something larger. There are a lot of larger cities within 4 hours of me. Chicago is at the top of the list in prominence. But everyone does Chicago. I don't like being like everyone else. I should very much like to visit Chicago and become familiar with it, but any type of permanence there doesn't appeal to me much. I was in Louisville around this time last year and I have to say, I felt a sort of awakening there. I felt alive surrounded by hills. It was glorious. It's been haunting my memory and my heart ever since.
Ah well, who knows. I'm just looking forward to new and exciting opportunities in the future once I've gotten my life tidied up.
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