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  • Jul. 5th, 2009 at 4:09 PM
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I leave Washington DC in just 10 days to relocate to Portland, OR.
I'm starting to get choked up, thinking about all of my friends here, all of the people I love. My stomping grounds, my watering holes, my sacred places.

Breathing heavy, heart pounding.
These moments are amplified as I watch the sand drop through the hourglass.

I'm taking myself, everything I've built, everything I've become, and planting it somewhere new in the hopes that I will continue to grow stronger and be nurtured.

I want to wrap my arms around DC and kiss it on the forehead.
I'll breathe my last goodbyes into the Chesapeake air over the next week.
Then it is time to be delivered into this brave new world I've chosen
and bloom brightly.

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[info]mlerules wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2009 10:26 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I remember when I left Santa Monica/SoCal for PDX. 'Twas sad...and oh-so-exciting. I signed the papers for renting the house in PDX on 1/24/09 and didn't move 'til late March, so I had/took a long time saying my farewells. Besides visiting a mess of people (and mixing together a mess of groups of friends and fambily at a going away BBQ), I made a point of seeing the sun set into the Pacific a lot, hiking my fave hikes, visiting my fave restaurants, walking my trad'l routes, &c. Good memories and touchstones that I revisit when I return...

Happy travels/leavings/new beginnings!
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:35 pm (UTC)
Thanks, I've definitely got a lot of great memories of DC! Looking forward to making new ones in PDX.
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[info]coronalrain wrote:
Jul. 5th, 2009 11:36 pm (UTC)
Good luck!
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:35 pm (UTC)
thanks, and best to you too!
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[info]virgoqueen7 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 03:27 am (UTC)
I know you'll miss DC, but Portland is the greatest place I've ever lived. The food, the beer/wine, the music, culture, outdoors, etc, etc. It's amazing here. I've also met the greatest group of friends in my life, who have all moved here from other places in the country. Guess that's why it's called the "Portal-land."
Good luck with the move out. <3
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:36 pm (UTC)
i can't wait to get there and start living my new PDX life. There's so much I look forward to getting involved in.

Hope we can meet and hang out when I arrive!

can't believe its just a few days away...
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[info]virgoqueen7 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:40 pm (UTC)
Yes definitely let me know when you get into town and settled in a couple weeks. I'd be more than willing/happy to show you around and introduce you to lots of great people. Also, if you haven't already, join
"damnportlanders" LJ community. It's pretty essential for living in PDX and being on LJ. Also gives you lots of weird advice and funny things that kill time while working. Haha.
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:42 pm (UTC)
yep, that community has been super helpful. Even the snark. :)

I arrive late wednesday night on the 15th, so should be ready to socialize starting thursday night the 16th.

thanks, i'm psyched to meet another creative virgo woman too! ;)
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[info]virgoqueen7 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:44 pm (UTC)
Yay good!

Well my friends and I have lots of little get togethers and things here. On Aug 1st my friend Emmy (a Leo..which my Virgo friend Tara likes to call "VIRGO-LIGHT") is having a bday party. If you don't have plans I'd love to bring you as my guest. :D
We're a very strange mix of Virgos/Leo's and Taurus's. Sorta strange how that happens.
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:46 pm (UTC)
nice!! I'd love to join you on Aug 1st.

if you're on facebook, i'd love to connect there as well.

www.facebook.com/beatnikbetty

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[info]virgoqueen7 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:46 pm (UTC)
Awesome I will add you now. :D
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:47 pm (UTC)
oh also, although a lot of my time will be spent job-hunting, my friend Mitchell who lives in the house I'll be moving into, is going on tour from Jul 19 - Aug 8, so I'm kind of "alone" in the house for 3 weeks shortly after arriving into town, so I'll be super eager to socialize with all of the pdx-peeps i've been connecting with these last few weeks.
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[info]virgoqueen7 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:54 pm (UTC)
Well you should definitely come meet all my friends then. We'll get you out of the house. :)
It's lots of strong women (mostly weird and unique) who are super fun (and a few awesome guys too).
They're all on LJ as well, and they're awesome. Here are there usernames/names.

Typsie = Kat
saofoir = Lacey
prenomenal = Tara
bellybalt = Don
herince_emyn = Emmy
bloodred87 = Brie
twilite_embrace = Gloria
skeets = Sara
_dilate_= April
dark_knightly = Shads (Sara)
Katlyn = Niveita
Marykae = Marykae


Ok...I know its a lot of friends. I'm sure you'll meet them all though. And they'll surely add you if you look any of them up on LJ. :)
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[info]enlightened77 wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 07:58 pm (UTC)
you are a most excellent virgo woman!! thank you!
I will add everyone soon. thats so nice of you.
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[info]drivelikejehn wrote:
Jul. 6th, 2009 09:25 pm (UTC)
I hated the East coast the entire time I lived there, but still fashion a passing desire and bout of nostalgia to live in DC. Of all the seaboard, that's the spot to be.

It's quite the change. Even after time, that aloof shell and demand of competency and decorum still rears its ugly head. Some of that may never fully disappear, as I've learned.

How are you heading Westward? I do hope you have the opportunity to drive across the country. It's the best way to make the transition (and subsequent decompression).
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[info]benevolntgoddes wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2009 04:03 pm (UTC)
Hey, welcome to Stumptown! Enjoy your journey to a really awesome city.
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[info]frater_heilige wrote:
Jul. 8th, 2009 02:09 pm (UTC)
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Hope the move goes well for you!

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