ready to go

I am so excited that today is the...
last day of my life living in Richmond!!!
With the exception of some fantastic friends, I am happy to leave Richmond and its strip malls, lack of sidewalks, insane drivers, nasty weather (in the summer at least), and oddly unpredictable crime in the dust. Even more, I am freakin' out about getting out of this crappy apartment (I can go the rest of my life without having to hear a neighbor pee through the wall), the Sudanese DJ who randomly rocks out in the middle of the day, the police checks for criminals or illegal immigrants, the "yard" of cigarette butts and satellite cables...and on and on with the weird things I lived with here! It would be so awesome if this event could be crowned with me lighting the match that would torch this place. I would take a family picture in front of the massive blaze with super cheese smiles and send it out for our Christmas card!

Instead, I'll work on a theme song to belt at the top of my lungs as I drive away.