sorry, Team Boston

[swan_tower]

Despite the best efforts of our east-coast friends (and they *were* good efforts, believe me), the decision is done: kniedzw and I will be heading west. He's accepted a job offer from Akamai's San Mateo office.

Timetable is still fuzzy. His work starts June 16th, but I won't be following until (probably) August, along with all our stuff. Yes, this means moving in the middle of writing a book. On the bright side, Akamai is helping out with moving expenses, which means that for the first time in my life I can pay somebody else to do the heavy lifting. This makes me happier than I can say.

And I'm going to live in California! I confess that one thing which swung me toward the west coast was looking at the area in the satellite view of Google Maps; seeing San Mateo nestled between the blue of the water and the thick green belt of the hills made my heart sing. Nature! A bike ride away! kurayami_hime has been waxing poetic about the eucalyptus forests, and I'll get to see them for myself. And redwoods! I adores me some redwoods.

It'll be a new experience for us both. We won't necessarily stay there forever, but I'm glad we'll be staying there for a while.

Comments

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

We will definitely miss people.

But we will also come back for visits! (Especially since there's a guy at IU researching something likely to be VERY relevant to the novel I write next year.)

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

It's the Bay Area, just a bit south on the peninsula from San Francisco. And while gas prices may suck, my husband won't be driving an hour each way for work, so it might just balance out.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

We've always known that we would eventually be leaving, but the suddenness of it is making it a tad harder.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah. But still: nature! Yay!

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Well, we don't want it to tip over!

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

It was a tough decision, believe me. We've got a lot of friends and family in Boston.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Oh, we will!

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Hey, Dallas!

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

It's entirely possible. But we're trying to look only one move ahead at a time. ^_^

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

You're listing many of the reasons we wanted to move there. ^_^

[danielmc.livejournal.com]

exactly!
i wants to pick your dallas brain since i will be there (or in texas) for about a week.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I'm unlikely to do a sightseeing trip, alas, and you're a bit south of where I'd be likely to pass. But I'll keep it in mind!

[milbrcrsan.livejournal.com]

We're (my boyfriend and I) are still pretty close? :p We live in Lake County, which is about two hours away from Sacramento and Oakland.

And that's good. Commuting sucks, I can only imagine. Well, here's to hoping for good luck with the move and being able to finish off that book meanwhile. ;) :p

[sapphohestia.livejournal.com]

Yay for job, sad for moving so far away. I have a friend out there, she might be able to direct you to fun, arty events.

*hugs*

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

San Mateo County Parks site

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

Yeah . . . moving while writing a book. <shudder> Good thing I'll officially be a full-time writer during that span . . . I won't have energy for anything else.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

The picture on the homepage alone melted me.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I'll do what I can! But I know Texas the way a native knows it, which is not always useful for a visitor.

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

But it means that you have people to visit, if you come out there!

[kateelliott.livejournal.com]

it's a gorgeous photo--some beautiful country up in the hills

also, the baylands/nature reserves along the SF Bay have really been expanded and regularized in the last two decades--tons of bay side trails.

[zellandyne.livejournal.com]

Glad to confirm those reasons are true :)

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

This might be the first time I've ever had romantic notions of what my life will be like as a writer. <g>

[tltrent.livejournal.com]

Congrats! Wonderful news!

[difrancis.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's him. I adore him. What the email said was that before you leave academia, you should consider stocking up on any computer items you might need and software, since you get a good discount as a student.

Di