Taking the Valley out of the Boy

You know what's weird... everyone always assumes I live in San Francisco. I get that a lot. Co-workers figure I must live in the city... as If I resonate 'city-ness.'

However, I've also got the opposite. Like the super observant Kenji, for example, said a few months ago, 'You have to live in the South Bay... you're too practical [i.e. anal] to live in SF.'

I do go to SF a lot. On average, once a week, usually on Saturday. I like hanging out with friends or even going to random places. But I think I've concluded that I just like suburbia. It's comforting, safe, practical, and pretty. I like hanging out at Santana Row in SJ or eating at the Cheesecake Factory in Palo Alto just as much as I like visiting Fisherman's Wharf. Yes, the artsy stuff and culture is usually missing in Suburbia. As long as it's liberal suburbia, we'll get along well and be friends. That doesn't mean I don't like shopping in Union Square, but I can get the trick done at Valley Fair or Stanford Shopping center just as well. Plus the parking is [semi] plentiful and free.

I mean, the San Fernando Valley and the Silicon Valley are very similar; just switch porn and technology. I really only spent 3 months of my life in a truly Urban area [DC].

So as it stands, I'm staying in Suburbia until (1) I get a job in SF or (2) Still single by 25.

I guess you really can't take the Valley out of the boy...