Added 2:20 am 10/2/12
So yes, this is my first time blogging - even just hearing/saying that phrase “blogging” makes me queasy. I’m convinced that 90% of blogs are stupid anecdotes from stupid people talking about stupid things that no one cares about. So I guess I should join them. People keep on telling me “You should really write about this” so to placate them and to have some documentation of this, I guess we will call it an adventure, I’m going to post some stuff that happens and hopefully it will be readable if not mildly entertaining.
The title of this blog is “Follow Da Son” this is part me trying to be funny/witty - but really because all the normal spellings for that phrase already have Tumblr addresses. I guess the idea of following the sun is a very, very unoriginal idea.
So I have had this thought for quite sometime - I thought it would be amazing to have 4 houses, apartments, what have you - in four awesome cities and never get crushed by the cold. So the original idea was, New York City in Spring, Chicago in Summer, Austin in Fall, & San Diego in Winter. It has always seemed weird to me that people put up with terrible cold, windy, shitty weather. New York City & Chicago are two of my most favorite places on Earth however, in my opinion, NYC sucks in Summer & Winter, and Chicago is almost unbearable in Winter & Fall. I spent a couple months in LA, San Diego, and a little bit in Hawaii and what people say is absolutely true. It is nice every fucking day - every day you can wear sunglasses and flip flops and be comfortable. Unbelievable.
There has come a point in my life where there was nothing really holding me anywhere or to anything. No company, no career, no girlfriend, no lease/mortgage, no real major belongings, etc. Now this might sound completely pathetic and pitiful, and for most people they would be on the brink of suicide or something - but for whatever reasons I am the most content with my life right now than I have been in a long long time. While me and the ex were going through the pains of a break up while living together we ended up selling everything we owned, and then split the cash down the middle. I ended up donating all of my clothes that were either old or weren’t even close to fitting anymore (except for the 9 button downs that Plato’s Closet accepted and I got $42 for…Score). And believe me when I say there is something VERY liberating about getting rid of all your shit. Not to get too Confucius on you, but when you get of rid of all your shit, you realize it is exactly that, shit. Stupid stuff that you truly don’t need, and should never worry about owning. Even my most beloved possession, scratch that, my two most beloved possessions, my PS3 and my projector, I got rid of. The PS3 was dropped while moving stuff, and I let my sister and her husband have the projector while I am away. Essentially everything I own now are in two suitcases and a carry on, and it feels freaking awesome. It’s like trimming all the fat in your life, and just being left the core. It’s weird to explain, and people are probably calling complete bullshit, but its true, you feel like you can go anywhere and do anything.
ANYWAYS - after I decided to leave NYC for at least a year, I wanted to give my 4 city idea a shot. But then when I gave it some more thought I came to the conclusion that it would be really awesome to live in 12 cities for a month. And after using the Google machine I found out two awesome things. 1) That with Airbnb (www.airbnb.com) it was possible to set up housing in all of these cities and 2) you could pretty much “follow the sun” and have a pleasant temperature all 12 months. So here is the tentative schedule/location that I’ve decided on and the corresponding average high for that month:
I’m tired of writing and this has turned into a bit of a novel for a first post - time for bed. I will leave with this, I will be posting about things that interest me (craft beer, bars, restaurants, the service industry, visiting different sports venues, trying to have my website succeed, etc) and funny stories/occurrences. Hopefully some people will get a kick out of it.
So yes, this is my first time blogging - even just hearing/saying that phrase “blogging” makes me queasy. I’m convinced that 90% of blogs are stupid anecdotes from stupid people talking about stupid things that no one cares about. So I guess I should join them. People keep on telling me “You should really write about this” so to placate them and to have some documentation of this, I guess we will call it an adventure, I’m going to post some stuff that happens and hopefully it will be readable if not mildly entertaining.
The title of this blog is “Follow Da Son” this is part me trying to be funny/witty - but really because all the normal spellings for that phrase already have Tumblr addresses. I guess the idea of following the sun is a very, very unoriginal idea.
So I have had this thought for quite sometime - I thought it would be amazing to have 4 houses, apartments, what have you - in four awesome cities and never get crushed by the cold. So the original idea was, New York City in Spring, Chicago in Summer, Austin in Fall, & San Diego in Winter. It has always seemed weird to me that people put up with terrible cold, windy, shitty weather. New York City & Chicago are two of my most favorite places on Earth however, in my opinion, NYC sucks in Summer & Winter, and Chicago is almost unbearable in Winter & Fall. I spent a couple months in LA, San Diego, and a little bit in Hawaii and what people say is absolutely true. It is nice every fucking day - every day you can wear sunglasses and flip flops and be comfortable. Unbelievable.
There has come a point in my life where there was nothing really holding me anywhere or to anything. No company, no career, no girlfriend, no lease/mortgage, no real major belongings, etc. Now this might sound completely pathetic and pitiful, and for most people they would be on the brink of suicide or something - but for whatever reasons I am the most content with my life right now than I have been in a long long time. While me and the ex were going through the pains of a break up while living together we ended up selling everything we owned, and then split the cash down the middle. I ended up donating all of my clothes that were either old or weren’t even close to fitting anymore (except for the 9 button downs that Plato’s Closet accepted and I got $42 for…Score). And believe me when I say there is something VERY liberating about getting rid of all your shit. Not to get too Confucius on you, but when you get of rid of all your shit, you realize it is exactly that, shit. Stupid stuff that you truly don’t need, and should never worry about owning. Even my most beloved possession, scratch that, my two most beloved possessions, my PS3 and my projector, I got rid of. The PS3 was dropped while moving stuff, and I let my sister and her husband have the projector while I am away. Essentially everything I own now are in two suitcases and a carry on, and it feels freaking awesome. It’s like trimming all the fat in your life, and just being left the core. It’s weird to explain, and people are probably calling complete bullshit, but its true, you feel like you can go anywhere and do anything.
ANYWAYS - after I decided to leave NYC for at least a year, I wanted to give my 4 city idea a shot. But then when I gave it some more thought I came to the conclusion that it would be really awesome to live in 12 cities for a month. And after using the Google machine I found out two awesome things. 1) That with Airbnb (www.airbnb.com) it was possible to set up housing in all of these cities and 2) you could pretty much “follow the sun” and have a pleasant temperature all 12 months. So here is the tentative schedule/location that I’ve decided on and the corresponding average high for that month:
- October - Miami Beach 80
- November - New Orleans 71
- December - Austin 63
- January - Scottsdale 65
- February - Las Vegas 63
- March - San Diego 66
- April - Honolulu 83
- May - San Francisco 65
- June - Seattle 70
- July - Denver 88
- August - Chicago 82
- September - Philadelphia 78
I’m tired of writing and this has turned into a bit of a novel for a first post - time for bed. I will leave with this, I will be posting about things that interest me (craft beer, bars, restaurants, the service industry, visiting different sports venues, trying to have my website succeed, etc) and funny stories/occurrences. Hopefully some people will get a kick out of it.
