If I could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Right now? Right here in LA. This is where everything is for me, my friends, my work, the weather I like, my house…honestly, I love living in LA. But in the spirit of the question, or perhaps even to take it a step further: if I could move all of that anywhere? Hmm…
Maui comes to mind. It’s goddamn paradise, truly. The most beautiful place I’ve ever visited in the world. It is an island, though. Might be too confining.
Back home, in the redwoods, comes to mind. The redwoods are my spiritual home, and I really hate using a term like that because its sooooooo hippy dippy, but it’s the only phrase I can think of right now. Like, when I picture in my mind the place in which I feel most at peace, the happiest, and the place in my memory when I visit is the most vivid. I can feel the warm summer air, and smell the trees, hear the leaves and duff under my feet, hear the creek nearby, and see the trees towering over me. I’ve always wanted to go back to the woods. Build a tree house. My creative center is there, which is odd given that I live so far from it…but it’s always close in my mind.
If I could move everything, family, friends, industry to Paris? That is an option. Portland, because my brother is there, and I do love it. I think those are just for visiting, though. All of the above. I think LA is the place for me.
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I’m wiped. Not hardly any napping this week because I been buuusssyyy…but it was another solid outlining day today. Did both my sessions. Almost got all my shakespeare reading done; behind just a little. Henry VI Part 2 is a wildly different play from Shrew. I’m enjoying that difference, though. And understanding the style and form is getting a little better. I still miss so much, but it’s making more sense than even reading through the last one. Netflix work was a waiting game today, so much so that I ran a trip to fill my car up and get it washed, and took the opportunity to pick up a bottle of wine I saw they had at Costco that I wanted. That was satisfying to put into the wine fridge. Keep it for a special something.
Now…sleep. A little reading, then sleep. Night night.