a drifter.

this morning while reading one of the many blogs that i frequent, i read something about how this girl classifies herself as downtown. the word 'downtown' was linked to a quiz that makes the distinction. i took it and found out that i myself am downtown as well. which i'd say was accurate. i like to be in the mix of things. the energy excites me....but off to the side was another quiz that was meant to determine what area of new york you should live in. that is a question that i have pondered for years because i have a life long obsession with new york. i was bored at work so i took it and the results indicated that i am best suited for the village. then that led to 3 hours of reading about different neighborhoods in new york on wikipedia...and now i find myself overwhelmed with the need to move...again. but here lies my problem. no money and no idea where i should go if i did. i feel like i could flourish in SO many places and that's exciting to me. but i wonder if this means i don't know myself as well i thought i did. or maybe it just means that i have a versatile personality. here is a list of places i think it would be cool to live in and why i think i could live there.

i adore the south. it's where my heart is. i love the heat. i love the hospitality. i love the food. i love the people. and i love the soul.

nashville:
music and art and a lovely downtown.
but the outskirts are just as small town as i'm used to.
the best of both worlds.

charleston:
the old south on the beach.
why and how you could not love charleston?

savannah:

i think savannah is about as southern as it gets.
classy, artsy, and if it were a boy you could bring him home to momma.
a gem if you ask me.

jacksonville:
the largest city in the country according to land mass but not overly crowded.
this city is so gorgeous and clean and right on the water.

the east coast is loaded with pretty places. there's so much history there and it seems to have quaint little places scattered everywhere. i'm a sucker for old artsy neighborhoods.

dc:
i have a thing for historic areas.
it doesn't get much more historic than the capitol.

philadelphia:
another historic city with lots to do.
the neighborhood streets have some of the prettiest townhouses i ever did see.

new york:
my heart will always hold a special place for this one whether i live there or not. i love the neighborhoods that are hidden in the streets of nyc. each with it's own personality. and even in the middle of one of the world's largest concrete jungles, you can still find your quiet place in the woods.

the west coast is laid back and so am i. when i think of the west coast, i think of another world. one that i want to be a part of.

los angeles:
hollywood baby!
it's got so much life in it...young and fun life.
but leave it to me to find the old victorian houses in la.

seattle:
the pretty and clean pacific northwest.
cool houses on the water and a city close to the woods.
i love exploring...
but no matter what, my heart seems to always come back to the south.
specifically...

new orleans:
my favorite city of all cities.
modern architecture doesn't appeal to me.
gothic architecture however.....
new orleans has more soul, more history, and more love in it's little pinky than any other city in the world...not that i've been to every city in the world. but you don't have to to know that new orleans is the greatest place in the world. the prettiest houses. the prettiest streets. the prettiest music and food and people. filled with a whole lotta love.

so basically, i love old houses, pretty architecture, the city, the country, and history. and i think i could find it all in any one of these pretty little places. i've said before that i lie somewhere between a city girl and country girl. i love the city, but i'm in search of the soul of a city. it has to have a feeling and it has to have roots. i should be sitting on a porch somewhere close to downtown listening to blues while the neon lights of the city shine down in my yard. i want to have my cake and eat it too. now....somebody wanna give me some money to move somewhere to find that?