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Markers and Location
On Thursday I got rid of my remaining unwanted marker stock. I was able to sell the under performing Blick Studio Markers on eBay, while I was able to sell my three Prismacolor markers on Craigslist. Never thought they would sell on Craigslist, but it happened. At first when the buyer wanted to meet at a Walgreens between Trautwein (I kept wanting to call this street TWAT-wayne) and Van Buren, I thought that was waaay outta the way for me to pocket $6. After some thinking I decided why not, haven't been in that area for a good two years. Eh. Nothing has changed from what my last memory of the place was. I didn't feel compelled to cruise around further. After the transaction, my sister and I just ventured into Walgreens for a bit to look around for sales, bought something and left.
Woodcrest/Orange Crest is a nice and quiet suburban area, well minus the less-than-desirable older parts. I don't know when this happened, but I find the thought of living in a newer middle-class suburbanite neighborhood to be...nauseating. I mean it's just bland, boring mundanity full of track-homes with overly landscaped yards located near equally boring suburbanite shopping centers. Now I'm not just saying that because I've never lived in those types of areas, I grew-up in suburbia galore in a nice track-home, with an overly landscaped yard surrounded by boring predicable shopping centers. After living in a decent (not great) urban setting for most of my adult life, I must say I do like the excitement and diversity of life that an urban setting offers. Sure I could do without the traffic, the ghetto idiots and the unpleasant concrete blight that goes with the territory, but I have to admit, it's not terrible.
With that being said, my ideal place would be between an urban and suburban area. Where car traffic is manageable (lots of parking) and cultural diversity is prominent. Where the homes are as diverse as the people who live there and spaced enough out to insure privacy. Does such a place even exists? Perhaps, but right now I have to focus on affordability and location. While the places I've been looking at are not my ideal place, they are affordable and decent. Some actually have an unique charm to them. I'm looking to stay in the Riverside/Arlington area for at least one more year. Considering I'm the only one in my immediate family who has a car and drives, it would be hard for them if I decide to move far away. It would be more convenient for me to move to Long Beach, BUT I don't feel it's the right time right now.
Woodcrest/Orange Crest is a nice and quiet suburban area, well minus the less-than-desirable older parts. I don't know when this happened, but I find the thought of living in a newer middle-class suburbanite neighborhood to be...nauseating. I mean it's just bland, boring mundanity full of track-homes with overly landscaped yards located near equally boring suburbanite shopping centers. Now I'm not just saying that because I've never lived in those types of areas, I grew-up in suburbia galore in a nice track-home, with an overly landscaped yard surrounded by boring predicable shopping centers. After living in a decent (not great) urban setting for most of my adult life, I must say I do like the excitement and diversity of life that an urban setting offers. Sure I could do without the traffic, the ghetto idiots and the unpleasant concrete blight that goes with the territory, but I have to admit, it's not terrible.
With that being said, my ideal place would be between an urban and suburban area. Where car traffic is manageable (lots of parking) and cultural diversity is prominent. Where the homes are as diverse as the people who live there and spaced enough out to insure privacy. Does such a place even exists? Perhaps, but right now I have to focus on affordability and location. While the places I've been looking at are not my ideal place, they are affordable and decent. Some actually have an unique charm to them. I'm looking to stay in the Riverside/Arlington area for at least one more year. Considering I'm the only one in my immediate family who has a car and drives, it would be hard for them if I decide to move far away. It would be more convenient for me to move to Long Beach, BUT I don't feel it's the right time right now.