Announcement

[debetesse]

I'd been debating whether to do this after Thanksgiving, but I think I should do it now.

I am for sure leaving LA. In early/mid December.

This is not a reflection on any of the LA-istas, many of whom I have become quite fond of. It's a whole other personal and personal-as-relates-to-professional thing.

I think the phrase is "Gotta find my corner of the sky". And this isn't it.

It's a bit premature to say I'll miss you all, but it's true. I'm not upset about this decision, except that, yeah, I'll miss you guys. Especially Ollie.

Comments

[ocvictor.livejournal.com]

So where are you headed back too. New York? NEw England? Someplace new?

And why th heck are you leaving a mere month before Lea and I are going to be out there? We were hoping to see you! ):

[debetesse.livejournal.com]

Indiana, for the moment. I'm looking at teacher training programs, with a pretty broad geographic spread, and then, not-a-city.

As to why now, my lease is up in January, but my mom wants to help me move, and this is when she can come out (I decline to comment on the extent to which I am looking forward to that drive).

I promise to come visit MA/New England, as soon and often as I can.

[mearagrrl.livejournal.com]

OK, I grok leaving LA, but...dude? Indiana??? Come ON, man...

If you end up in Indianapolis, my sis and BIL are both there, and supercool.

[debetesse.livejournal.com]

See, Indiana (Southern Indiana) is where my family is, so I can stay with my parents (or grandparents or whatever) rent-free while I regroup and re-deploy (Wow have I been watching too much Farscape).

So, not a destination so much as a rest-stop.

[fatoudust.livejournal.com]

Yup, I've got Indianapolis family, too, so we're there pretty frequently. If you've got family, you've got a support core, but just so you know!

[la-perkins.livejournal.com]

We'll miss having you out here, but it sounds like you made the best decision for you. Let me know if I can do anything to make your move easier.

[debetesse.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Probably not, but I will let you know.

Good luck with your stuff, too.

[aimeejmc.livejournal.com]

But....but.....but....

Fine, do that whole best thing for you thing. I'm gonna be selfish and wish you didn't feel like that, though.

understanding, but selfish pouting

[debetesse.livejournal.com]

Pout away. I wish there was a way to be close enough to the LA-istas to actually see you on a regular basis without living in LA.

[noisedesign.livejournal.com]

Sorry to see you go, but I do understand the need to find a place where you feel happy with where you live.

[flyingtapes.livejournal.com]

I was wondering how you were doing out there. But I hope you find what works best for you.

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

You know that if you were closer I would totally offer my pickup for the move, right?

I'm sorry it didn't work out like you hoped.

[debetesse.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm planning to ship most stuff, and then take some in the Matrix, which, if not super-loaded-down (can I just say how much fun unloading part of the back to get at the spare tire was on the highway outside St Louis?), is a pretty good vehicle for the drive.

But when I'm trying to figure out what to do with the futon, I may well be cursing the lack of a vehicle designed for hauling.

[seankozma.livejournal.com]

Yeah, color me out of touch (and not reading LJ regularly lately), but I just heard about this, and, like Aims, am selfishly sad you're leaving. Terribly fond of you, and will miss you bunches.