small towns and live(ish) music

So I was just saying this to dave….

My job is sufficient. It pays the bills (what bills I have…) it gets me through. In that respect I like it.
Not only am I in the slowest branch of the CU, (there are only 4) but I don’t know about the people I work with. Yeah, they are nice and I get along with them. (you should always get along with coworkers….you spend most of your time with them. You should be able to tolerate them and vice versa) I just don’t click with them. I’m the loner of the branch. There just isn’t enough in common to carry on a conversation with them. They are out in the middle of nowhere small town (like 850 – 1000 people total…) everyone knows everyone, there are 2 bars on the main strip which is 2 blocks long, and all there is to do around here is go snowmobiling and drinking. One of the girls hasn’t even driven east of Rt 47, which means, she’s never driven to/through/around/near Chicago or the surrounding suburbs. (Hinckley/Big Rock are suburbs technically, but its 50 miles away...Aurora/Naperville is 30-35…)
I’m definitely NOT small town. My graduating class was 750+… I like going places. Downtown Naperville has 6 bars on one block…(granted they are constantly busy…) I like to be around people. I like to be social. I like not having to drive for 30 min to go somewhere to eat. I like having a mcdonalds, burger king, and a wendys within a mile from me. (there are none within 5 miles of where I work…) I like being busy at work…not just sitting at my desk and getting up for the 10 people who walk through our doors a day.

Don’t get me wrong, I love to stay home. I like sitting on my couch or in my rocker and watch game shows and reality tv (wow do I sound old!) But I need more than that. At least every now and then. To go out and be with other people who are around my age and have a bigger view of the world than the 10 mile bubble that surrounds them.
I mean come on. I travel farther than that to get to work…

Maybe I’m just one of those snobs.
Wait.
No I’m not. I’m not a snob at all! I could not live in a small town. I could not live in a big city. I like being near both, but I like the suburbs. Its just my pace.


on a side note, i like the live version of landslide. you know. the one from fleetwood mac. it's simple and beautiful.
there are other songs that i can only hear a certain way. like some of the songs that i hear at karaoke. i dont even like the original versions of the songs anymore. like these:
jeremy - walking in memphis, this is how we do it
meghann - i wanna go out tonight
charma - strawberry wine, hit me with your best shot
denise - anything aretha.
mike (ok, he's not karaoke, but it works for him too) - volcano, stars, if you could only see, shimmer, stacy's mom.....list goes on and on...

:)