Difference between Seattle and NY, No. 12231

Relative to the size of the populace, there seems to be a much larger number of people with tattoos in Seattle than in New York, especially striking considering that Seattle is full of white people and white people were the second least likely group to have tattoos in NY other than Asians. The difference, however, is that I'm a bit scared of the people with tattoos in New York and the tattoos here somehow makes everyone seem punier. Suddenly, I'm tempted to go and get that Little Mermaid tattoo after all. On second thought, I'd better not.

it's fun time all the time!

Somehow, my internal clock has adjusted right over to Pacific Time with no hiccups. I'm going to sleep, as I always do, around 3am and waking up around 11am. I ought to test the limits of this by going to China and seeing how I fare.

swift movement.

Packing light is always a revelation. You realize just how mobile you really are. Other than my books, I doubt there's much I'm gonna think about or miss (until it gets cold and I'm lacking my winter clothing, anyway.) The things I'll really miss, of course, are the intangible things - friends, places, etc. It occurs to me that we gather excessive physical belongings at least partly because it anchors us down to where we are so we can't just pick up and leave, a somewhat subconscious desire to settle down somewhere.

I do not plan on buying too many things in Seattle perhaps because it's hard for me to fathom staying there an especially long time. It also helps that I can't really afford to buy many things.

At any rate: Watch out, Seattle. Here I come.