Purple-state bound

The scionness’s mom got her visa. Soon we’ll be crash-landing in the far western end of your nearest favorite purple state and I’ll have to change my profile description.

We’re headed into the teeth of the storm and couldn’t feel better about it.

Endless Emendation

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7 Responses to “Purple-state bound”

  1. OneCrazyMama Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 10:57

    Good luck to you and your family.

    Don’t forget, the center of a cyclone is its calmest point. (Well, until the eye starts to move away, in which case one would be blown apart from two directions…)

    I guess what I’m trying to say is, good luck, and there are probably many worse places to be at this point in history.

    :)

  2. Brad Green Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 13:44

    Cool. How come you don’t write more about your surroundings over there? I mean to you they’re your surroundings and you see them everyday, but to me it’s all fancy and new, like concrete roads and all that.

  3. t.e. Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 15:43

    Congratulations on the visa. And good luck. Since I grew up west of where you’re headed (in a recently declared purple state), I’m looking forward to what you’ll have to say about making the leap back.

  4. Court Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 19:17

    OCM, thanks. No doubt there are far worse places (although I have a work colleague who seems to think there could hardly be worse places than Nebraska …)

    Brad, you know, I used to write about Thailand / Japan / Asia a lot. This was back before I was blogging. What I’ve found is that the amount of background explanation required detracts mightily from the attempts to plot / create scenes. It’s been pulled off by others but – in general it’s a whole lot more work than I’m willing to put into blog posts. In time I hope to write some more about my experiences over here via stories.

    T.e., oh, I’ll have plenty to say. I just hope most of it doesn’t take the form of swear words.

    Thanks for stopping by.

  5. Billy Sims Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 19:31

    BOOMER SOONER BOOMER SOONER!!!

    Like I’ve said before, selfishly I’m sad to see you go. For your own sanity and for getting out from under the thumb of the loan sharking bastard that lives next door, I say CONGRATULATIONS!
    I hope to someday eat boiled turnips or raw wheat stalks or whatever it is you call delicacies up there in them midwest hills and watch our daughters play tackle football together.

  6. san juan boy Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 20:48

    well, if you’re heading into a storm with a smile on your face, it must mean you’re living in a foggy swamp now. good change is good. congratulations!

  7. Court Says:
    Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 at 22:57

    Thanks, Billy, although really it is hard to see those Boomer-related words upon this blog.

    SJB, I wouldn’t call where we’re at, existentially or physically, a swamp, exactly, but I’m looking to clearer horizons, that’s for sure.

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