tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post8681250447842438045..comments2023-10-24T09:17:31.613-04:00Comments on the cupcake tent: SmalltownRedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10730026366995714619noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-52646643988181440302007-10-07T10:48:00.000-04:002007-10-07T10:48:00.000-04:00I'm a Mainah...born and raised there. But I recen...I'm a Mainah...born and raised there. But I recently just moved to New Jersey. What the hell was I thinking! <BR/><BR/>I used to work for a company in Maine and they closed their offices there and integrated them with their offices in NYC and New Jersey. They asked me to move at the time and I said no. Then three years later they had an opening again as asked if I would consider coming down and I said yes. I figure if I hate it...I'll come home. So far I'm still just getting settled and getting used to everything. We'll see how long I last. Because I really do love Maine. I love the smell of the ocean and the fact that I was never more than 20 minutes from a beach. The smell of Newark when I drive through it at the end of the day...just isn't the same...Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02339042831438148158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-2663568847440080032007-10-04T18:16:00.000-04:002007-10-04T18:16:00.000-04:00I definitely feel a connection to where I'm from (...I definitely feel a connection to where I'm from (Indianapolis) and HAVE many connections there (almost everyone I grew up w/ is still there--no one ever leaves!) but for whatever reason, I don't think I'll ever move back there. Winter sucks.<BR/><BR/>PS I LOVE BOSTON. One of the most fun cities I've ever been to. Although I did date a guy from South Boston for a while who was a total jackass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-26281045300828312882007-10-04T14:39:00.000-04:002007-10-04T14:39:00.000-04:00I live in Austin--have for 14 years. I love it an...I live in Austin--have for 14 years. I love it and feel a real connection. I've considered moving, but I've never had that real NEED to get out. Boston and Vancouver, BC are two other cities I could see myself in, though. I'm from a very small town in East Texas (think The South), and I think that contributes a large part of my identity. I'm within driving distance (300 mi) of my family, but it's nice to live in a more progressive place. Along with, I might add, quite a few other people from my hometown.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06313596655404773990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-78573850184861876692007-10-04T14:28:00.000-04:002007-10-04T14:28:00.000-04:00I lived in five different states before I went to ...I lived in five different states before I went to college. Then I moved to a different state for college. After college, I moved to another state for law school. And after law school, I moved to Minnesota. I do kind of feel a connection to the state where I lived from 6th grade through high school (which is also the state where my mom still lives). When I meet people from that state, it makes me happy, but I don't want to move back there. I do kind of feel a connection to Minnesota, but I think it might be less about MN and more that I am tired of trying to make new friends every few years.-R-https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106445268257079599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-90533738119979414652007-10-04T12:37:00.000-04:002007-10-04T12:37:00.000-04:00Boston and Red go together like a horse and cabbag...Boston and Red go together like a horse and cabbage. Wait..what?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-45691864999778759512007-10-04T10:52:00.000-04:002007-10-04T10:52:00.000-04:00Boston and vicinity rules! Totally proving your fr...Boston and vicinity rules! Totally proving your friend's point, of course. I'd like to add that most real Bostonians live outside the city. The majority of people I've known who live within city limits (no, Brighton does not count!) are college transplants or other interlopers. Agree?Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07983415895867626256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-19754569679657285402007-10-04T10:51:00.000-04:002007-10-04T10:51:00.000-04:00I didn't feel a connection to where I'm from until...I didn't feel a connection to where I'm from until I left. While I love the East Coast and don't regret living there at all, I couldn't help but compare everything to San Francisco, and everything else always came up short. The sourdough bread was lousy, the Washington Capitals are not the San Jose Sharks, no street is steeper than the ones in San Francisco, no bridge is as pretty as the Golden Gate (although the Brooklyn Bridge is a close second)...Now I take pride in where I'm from and wonder why the hell I ever left California in the first place!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-34321446074098221092007-10-04T10:48:00.000-04:002007-10-04T10:48:00.000-04:00I seem to be unable to move away from my home town...I seem to be unable to move away from my home town... grew up by the beach in San Diego, have lived in Hawaii, Boulder and the SF Bay area, and keep coming back!<BR/>nancyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-13300905981657078652007-10-04T10:18:00.000-04:002007-10-04T10:18:00.000-04:00I'll delurk today, too;> I'm a fairly new reader.M...I'll delurk today, too;> I'm a fairly new reader.<BR/><BR/>My "home" state, Virginia, where I was born and spent about half my childhood and all my high school years, doesn't have a connection for me other than that. I moved to central Florida right after high school and only came back to Virginia because I went through a time where I desperately needed the support of my family, all still in Virginia. Now that everything has settled over the past couple years, I want out. I have much more of a connection to Florida as far as places I miss living. I married into the Navy earlier this year and will be able to leave Virginia next year some time, most likely all the way across the country and north to Washington. I'm excited.Celebrate Woo-Woohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707970217013836008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-24901390718185809422007-10-04T09:32:00.000-04:002007-10-04T09:32:00.000-04:00I've started to feel more of a connection to Minne...I've started to feel more of a connection to Minneapolis and St. Paul, but I wasn't raised here, so I'm not sure that counts. There's definitely a vibe here of "people from here never leave" and of all the natives thinking it's the best place in the world and the only place they'd ever live. And it routinely gets below zero here in the winter, so I think that says a lot.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128238432671375399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-54884322353166125672007-10-04T09:15:00.000-04:002007-10-04T09:15:00.000-04:00Well, first things first...GO SOX!!No, I don't hav...Well, first things first...GO SOX!!<BR/><BR/>No, I don't have any connection to where I live WHATSOEVER...dying to move actually!! I was born and raised in Maine...lived in the same house until I graduated high school, and after moving numerous times throughout the last 10 years, I am back in Maine. The things that are holding me here are doing so less and less each day. Here's to hoping that I won the lottery last night (haven't checked my tickets yet) so that I can PEACE OUT of this state!She's a big starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385405097113766641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-70527763661759289702007-10-04T09:06:00.000-04:002007-10-04T09:06:00.000-04:00I feel a bit of a connection to North Carolina, wh...I feel a bit of a connection to North Carolina, where I grew up, insofar as when people mention it, I always have this moment of "That's MY home state." But not a strong one. I'm hoping to raise my kids in one place so they'll have that kind of feeling of connection.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9812932.post-67414804282321678382007-10-04T08:56:00.000-04:002007-10-04T08:56:00.000-04:00I felt no connection to my hometown as a place. I ...I felt no connection to my hometown as a place. I moved out of state after my first semester of college. I've lived in several states. I've been here for 12 years. I feel a connection here...But I could leave. If I had my son and husband with me, I could go anywhere, and it would be home.3carnationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942247215569463561noreply@blogger.com