after being turned down again for the DI position due to lack of OOP experience, i have decided that perhaps a different direction is more worthy at this point. i have decided to look more seriously at architecture firms (that is what my degree is in after all!) in nyc for potential positions. however, i still refuse to settle for a firm just for the sake of it being a job. maybe it’s the fact that i have actually been able to sit down, examine my options and think about things more. so much i am always trying to rush into things (for good reason most of the time since time is never on our side), that more serious decisions oftentimes are not well thought out. this time, i will not let it happen again.
for one, financially i am not ready for such a major move. once i sat down to figure out how much i would like to have in my hands, i realized i am far from that point… wanting at least $5K in order to avoid financial issues upon getting to nyc. additionally, i don’t even have a job yet and at first i was thinking i would just go for it and do the move regardless of my job status. that was my other self talking lol… the one who really, really wants to move out of texas (perhaps my illogical side). but things became clearer once my logical self kicked in and hit me over the head (ya know… those outback commercials with the boomerang… something like that 
). i just think the hyperactive lifestyle of nyc has already entered my soul and has affected my ability to just calm down.
so now that i know i will not be making my move to nyc as soon as expected, i know have another decision to make considering my lease here in austin ends in…um… 5 days! so what do i do after the 15th? there are several options available… maybe rent a spare room at a friend’s place as needed? stay with my sister and bruce in seattle for a little while until i am ready for my move to nyc? or lee has offered his spare room in his house in atlanta as well? the last two would get me out of texas, which is appealing. however, they require more moving to an intermediate location… the inbetween. the positives: austin… all of my friends are here and it would not be a major move like seattle or atlanta; seattle… rent-free, spend time with sister and bruce (which from last year was always fun!) and get some nice, true mountain biking and hiking in; atlanta… rent-free again and partying all the time in mid-town atlanta would be really fun (as witnessed the weekend i was there in june… which could also mean trouble lol).
now to decide….