lately i've been thinking about what it would be like to get away. to drop everything i'm doing and just move to the other side of the country.

this has become a very real possibility for me. i feel as though i don't really have anything tying me to michigan, the place where i was born and lived for nearly two decades. none of my friendships are very close, none of my romantic encounters seem to go anywhere and i'm not making any progress in my hobbies.

would a 'fresh' start help at all? would i be any less jaded by having a whole new group of people around me? it seems that people are the same no matter where you go and that problems will still be problems.

this last week will be the final testing ground to see if i will be allowed to stay tucked away in my dorm room, not quite into the 'real' world. to be honest, i don't think there's much of a chance for me staying. maybe i've already given up.

goodbye kalamazoo, it's been a blast.