So something happened..... and I got a job in new york city...
...which in turn, defeated the whole purpose of this blog I never wrote on anyways.
So I am going to take this in a totally new direction and focus my attention on living in New York (when I actually live in New Jersey.shhhh)
The logic behind this is very simple... why live in the armpit of america when you can live in the city that never sleeps?
The Sopranos vs Sex in the City
Meatheads vs Intellectuals
Hair gel vs Knit Hats
Garden State Parkway vs Brooklyn Bridge
.... this is enough convincing considering I am the only one who reads this.
SOOOOO, How will I keep this lie afloat you ask? Simple... when people ask me where I got a job- I say "NYC" and they say," Oh great where are you living?" and I reply "Right on the Hudson River." The people that know what is good for them or aren't geographically inclined do not ask me what side of the Hudson and I continue thinking that I have succeeded in something- "Ya I coulda seen that plane land right in the water from my window.." I am almost 99.5% in the clear when I distract them with this clever topic of convo... because then we get into the birds and PETA and US Airways and how amazing the pilot was... blah blah blah and the topic has been adverted. According to them I still live in THE CITY, all is well .. phew.
BUT THEN.. you have those people who are just a little too inquisitive... REALLY? Get a life. Google something. Manage your datebook. Discover something new to eat for dinner in your head. "Ohhh where abouts on the Hudson are living?" UGH. Busted.
Do they really care? NO. They just want to hear you say that you don't live anywhere near them or anywhere near their cool, hip, fun friends.
"Oh- so you mean you live in NEW JERSEY then?"
"Well, you know I stay in the city a lot----"
"Uh huh, I bet.. like where?"
" Like the upper east west coast side downtown tribeca sohO." (this is mostly inaudible mumbling because, well, I have no idea what I'm talking about)
"But all your stuff is in NEW JERSEY though."
"I still have some stuff back in Boston too."
"Ya but your bed is in NEW JERSEY."
This conversation proceeds nowhere and I am left with my only defense to being a Jersey Girl is because, well, I don't have to pump my own gas here and doesn't that justify everything nowadays.
True NYC residents- 1
ME&New Jersey- 0
