Man, its been a long time...how has everyone been? *crickets*
...Errr...ok then, I guess I'll start off by apologizing for the long wait. I know you guys have been DYING to see new content here, but the site got shoved under the rug while I was trying to...you know, survive in a completely new environment.
It's been six months since I left my hometown of Cleveland and journeyed out west. There have been ups, there have been downs, and there have even been some very scary situations...
This hasn't been easy, and I doubt it ever will be. Leaving behind a place you've called home for the past 25 years never is. There have been times where I've said 'good riddance', and times where all I wanted to do was go back home. As difficult as the past six months have been, I think I made the right choice. While I'm still finding my way around and have yet to make any real friends out here, I feel comfortable. While six months is a long time, it's just a blink of an eye in getting used to a new place – I'd say it will take at least two whole years before I feel fully integrated with the area...and I may not even be here by then.
I've been spending this time mainly getting used to the neighborhood, the city, and meeting people. It helps having a friend out here that I've known since high school who already knows a fair amount of people. As a result, I kind of skipped the whole 'awkward by myself' phase and moved immediately into the 'getting out and about' phase. There have been periods of time where I would always be out and about somewhere for weeks at a time, and there were also times where I became a complete and total hermit. I'm still trying to find that sacred 'middle ground' when it comes to that.
League Pass has been one of my best friends while I've been out here. It allows me to keep up with my favorite team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and has also allowed me to catch some NBA games that I wouldn't see otherwise.
So what exactly have I been doing? Well, besides the obvious (working), here's a rundown of some of the things that I've done over the past six months with some numbers:
- Went hiking – Once (and it was really, really hard!)
- Saw a concert – Three times
- Tried new food – Seven/Eight times...some of it very good, and some not
- Met new people – Too many times to count...
- New games bought/played – Six (Does not include FFXIII)
- Anime series watched/finished – About seven, might be more but I can't remember
- Fixed the car – Once (The battery died...first time I ever replaced one before – I'm a regular Mr. Handyman!)
- Times I've complained about the weather – NONE
- Trips I've been on – Three (One road trip, one business trip, and one visit home)
- Basketball games I've been to – Two :-(
