...and, I've realized how much the midwestern lifestyle simply doesn't suit me. All of the superficial, consumption-focused, lazy-drive-everywhere-park-as-close-as-you-can, think of nothing but yourself, your job, the new purse you want... it's just not for me. It'd be so easy to get consumed with the bubble of a life you can create out here, I can understand how people do, but I prefer where I'm at. Even if it means all ramen all the time, termite-eaten walls, and no new clothes for at least a year at a time. It suits me.