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Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics). Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:  "The Soundtrackers Group"  "Blog Harbor" "Blogging Circle of Friends " "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" "JAFBG" "Take up Your Cross Blog Forum" Thanks for stopping by! 
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 Prompt #67: If you couldn't live in the state, country, etc. that you currently live in, where would you want to live instead? With the caveat that I absolute love living in California and really don't see myself living anywhere else, I do often think about where else I would possibly want to live as an alternative. Given that it's a California we're talking about, affordability is far more likely to be the driving factor than anything else. Which is a bummer, but at least I'm not in a situation where I might have to move based on the political activism of my state or anything along those lines. If I did have to live somewhere else in the United States, my top three regions would be: 1. Pacific Northwest 2. Colorado 3. New England I like colder weather and I have a feeling I wouldn't want to constantly fight against a regressive or overly-conservative state government, so looking at relatively blue (or at least purple) states, I think Washington and Oregon would be the top choices. I've been to the Pacific Northwest multiple times and I love it every single time. I've never been to Colorado but it looks gorgeous and living nestled up against the Rocky Mountains would be a nice change of pace for someone that's lived a couple hours (or minutes!) away from the beach most of his life. And I've always loved the New England area, although I'm not sure exactly what area. After a lifetime of living in a massive state with a huge economy, I kind of like the idea of living in a smaller, quaint little state like maybe Rhode Island or Connecticut... and I might be convinced to move as far south as Maryland. The idea of a seaside town on the Eastern Seaboard is appealing to me because I do really love the ocean. If I had to live somewhere outside the United States, I'd probably want to choose somewhere with cultural similarities and an entertainment industry that I could work in, which means I'd probably be looking at: 1. Canada 2. United Kingdom 3. Australia Canada would probably be the easiest transition, especially if I just hopped over the border to Vancouver. Australia would probably feel the most similar as there's a thriving entertainment industry in certain urban centers, and it would be interesting to spend a little time in the Southern Hemisphere for an extended period of time. But the one that I think would be the most intriguing would be the United Kingdom, not just for where I'd be living, but for the proximity to the rest of Europe. I could see myself using it as a launching pad to check out a lot of neighboring countries and cities that I've always wanted to visit. Part of me thinks it would be fun to live somewhere absolutely unexpected and off-the-beaten path. Maybe not for a lifetime, but for a few years anyway. I suppose if I were to choose places along those lines, a few of the places at the top of that list would be: 1. Singapore 2. New Zealand 3. Switzerland 4. South Africa 5. Japan With the exception of #5, almost all of these follow the same process as states I chose for the experience of being smaller after spending so long in California. If I had to leave the United States, I think it'd be interesting to be a part of a smaller country (both geographically and from a population standpoint) that still has a decent diversity of people and influences. I haven't been to any of these places so I can't say for sure whether they'd be a good fit, but I'd definitely consider them if I suddenly had to get out of the United States and had to randomly choose another spot to lay down roots. |
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