r u really even living?

places i've lived, yet not really lived... i was thinking the other day, though i have spent a significant amount of time in a place, can i say i really lived there if my world didn't barely touch the fringes of that place? i mean, i grew up in portland, but i was never allowed downtown. my world was my parent's house in the suburbs... little community destinations, the parks and gresham skate world, the mall, mcdonalds on mclaughlin blvd, places like that. it wasn't until i entered college that i began to branch out and explore the city i grew up in. then i left for university... and austin became, "home" to me... i explored a little... and there are places that became familiar to me, but still... my world was my education and a church life... (there was a price to pay for that... but w/ no regrets!). of course there will always be places that you don't get to when you are exploring... there's always something to do that u haven't done before in a place that you've lived (unless, of course, you're from pullman... sorry guys, but you'd have to admit, it's probably true).

...uhm i've got to head to bed... to be continued...