February 2011
12 posts
NPR interviewed a man in Grand Central Station. He said, “living in a city is rough and tumble . you gotta keep moving or you’ll die.”
He was misquoted, he was actually talking about the advertising agency I work for.
I use to be barefoot at work, now I wear stilettos.
I use to wear a bathing suit at minimum, regardless of the weather 3 days a week. Now, I have’nt been in a bathing suit in over 2 weeks.
I use to sail regardless if the weather at least 3 days a week. Now I’ve sailed 3 times in the last 10 months.
I use to do yoga, read cookbooks, watch sunsets and write snail mail. Now, I commute at least an hour and fifteen minutes a day.
I use to travel nonstop, always had a next destination in mind. Now, I have no big adventures on the horizon.
My life is very odd, very different and I need a new perspective to crank through this stage. I just had to get it out, the plain and simple, working for the man is a drag.
Now, I need to figure out how long this stage will last.
Listening to NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert of Iron and Wine hit a strong nostalgic cord in me. In between conference calls, activating jobs and brand defending, I dreamed of traveling and my old life on the water…
A copywriter even said my gypsy blood was running today, that I was underpaid and needed an out… I like the way this is heading.