I've always found moving to a new place exciting. I don't just mean a new apartment.. but a new city... and new state.. I would think moving to a new country would be pretty amazing.  And I don't mean the packing and unpacking part.. I think everyone hates that.. but the discovery of a new place.  As much as I love to travel, I've always felt that the way to really discover the soul of a place is to live there...

Maybe for me it's because I spent so much time in one place growing up.  We never moved.. and even when I left home I stayed in Michigan way too long.  So maybe that's why I get excited going to a new place....

So why does that excitement wear off so soon?  I was walking through downtown Sacramento this weekend, heading to the bicycle shop, and thought, "Wow, this place isn't that exciting."  Don't get me wrong, it's an OK town.. and part of it may be because it was never high on my list of places to live.. but I was a little excited about coming here.  Just seems that wore off even faster this time than it has before...

I was incredibly excited about moving to Anchorage.. a bit of a dream for me.. but even that wore off pretty soon...

So I ask myself.. does this say something about the places?  Or about me?  Would there be a place that keeps its excitement for me?

As I walked along the river tonight, it made me think that this might be part of why I love to write.  My characters are always changing.  They move from situation to situation and from place to place.. never staying in one too long.   I wondered what a story would be like if there were no quick changes.. would the story drag?  Would it be too much like... life? 

Maybe that's why we write.. because we're people that desire change and dreams.. and when we can't live the life of a wander in the real world.. well.. then we have to do it through our stories...

I think sailing will be like that.. spending long enough in a place to get to know it.. but not so long it loses its excitement.. maybe it'll be the best of both worlds.. and if I write along the way.. even better...

I guess it is about the journey.. and not just the destination...