Sounds like a thread title Wally should heed…
Hey Falcon Honey, How 'bout Boise? I’ll buy you lunch!
Waddya say? wink wink
Pay no attention to the deaf man behind the post count.
DO IT!
Thank you everyone for your thoughts.
cygnis, please don’t apologize for being wordy. Your post made me think about this more than any other.
Athena, “pet guardians” I laughed my ass off when I read that. All I could think of was Bill Maher (in his early Comedy Central days) saying he just found out he shouldn’t call his dog a dog anymore. His dog informed him that he preferred “canine american”.
I do appreciate everyone’s opinions. I really do want to move, but I don’t think it’s going to happen right now. I guess I’m just that type of person who needs to have a job lined up, or a few bucks in the bank to summon the courage.
After thinking about this though, and reading the responses, I think my new goal is to put those dollars in the bank so I don’t have an excuse anymore.
I will be in Denver next spring.
I can certainly agree with this sentiment.
I follwed my brother to Michigan State University, and after the first semester spent partying my parent’s money away, guilt overtook me. I left MSU, determined to go to aviation school (I already had a private pilot license).
I determined my choices as Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa and another school in Greely, Colorado (can’t remember the name now). Obviously, I went to Tulsa. I packed up everything I had in my 1974 hatchback Vega, and went to Oklahoma. The school helped me find a job and an apartment, and I went on to get my Commercial rating and Instrument endorsement.
I didn’t continue in the aviation line, but the move to OK was the best thing I ever did. I no longer was the next brother in line, but I was me, myself, and did things because I wanted to, and not because it was expected of me because I was brother to Jim.
If you have no real responsibilities besides yourself, I can’t believe that you would regret the change.
But now, 25 years later, considering a move 10 miles closer to work is too much for me!!
Gatsby - it’s true. They wanna call pet owners Pet Guardians now. Check it out:
http://www.boulderweekly.com/waynesword.html
Not only do you get this, but you get Prairie Dogs with more rights than children (you should have heard the brouhaha when Celestial Seasonings, which most people like to think of as a good environmentally and politically correct Boulder business, poisoned the prairie dogs that lived on their land), bike paths that are higher priority for snow removal than busy streets, and traffic you wouldn’t believe because the city council’s solution to too much traffic is to bitch because more people don’t ride their bikes or take the bus. They recently put flashing lights and big crosswalks across one of the most busy highways that heads through downtown Boulder and up into the mountains. Sorta like putting a crosswalk across an interstate - everybody STOP because cars are inherently evil and the pedestrians and bicyclists are pure and honest people!
'tis a weird place, Boulder. I’ve taken to calling it Boulderland. As in, “Last night we went to Boulderland for drinks and dinner.” I gotta admit, they have good restaurants, and spending a Friday night on the mall is a good pursuit. But I would no more want to live there than I would want to live on Main St. USA in Disneyworld.
Go for it!
It sounds like fun. I’m only 17 myself and I’ve been planning on moving soon as I can get my diploma and a vehicle that can take me to NS. I’ve always loved visiting there and wanted to live there for ages. Even if its just for university. (I also have relatives there and such so thats a plus grins)
Then who knows where I might go from there. Maybe stick around there or head back to Alberta. Maybe live in BC for a few years where it snows rarely. If it feels right then go ahead and make the move.
Athena,
They don’t call it “The Peoples Republic of Boulder” for nuthin. < giggle > It is a very strange place. Colorado Springs version of Boulder is Manitou Springs. It’s a nice place to visit but I wouldn’t wanna live there < hehe >
I went to college that way and heartily endorse the experience.
I was two years out of high school, had about $400 to my name, and everything that I owned was portable (thought I didn’t even own a car to “port” them). One May afternoon a friend came to town, picked me up, and the rest is “history”.
But you should consider moving east. I’ve seen Aenea’s home page and North Carolina seems to have treasures far above whatever’s in Colorado. 
SouthernStyle