Comments on: Goodbye LA: You Suck and I’ll Miss You

By: Nomadic Chick

Nomadic Chick — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:58:08 +0000

Talk about starting at the beginning. I was enthralled with your description of LA. A film that comes to mind is 500 Days of Summer. It’s truly one of the few flicks to showcase LA as a thriving city, instead of a botox addicted, fame whoring cesspool. Not my words, but friends of friends.

By: Mischa

Mischa — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:22:08 +0000

have a great time colin..and keep us posted on where you are. maybe a visit will be in order.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:11:14 +0000

Congrats on your departure Colin, I can’t wait to read about your adventures
You’re one enormous step further than I am, but I’ll follow you in some way soon, hopefully!

By: colin

colin — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:28:30 +0000

@Zezhino: I’m headed to Argentina first, and after that? You, my wonderful readers, will decide! I’ll be putting the next poll up when I get to Argentina, and I hope you all send me someplace nice!

@Brian: thank you sir. I myself appreciate the cut of your jib.

@jonathan: thanks Jonathan! It was a pleasure getting to know you in Spanish class!

@John: you, sir, are one of the good ones Thanks for the kind words and insight. It’s always great to hear from people who have been around the block and spent time traveling, especially when they have good things to say about the experience! Maybe you should set up a project blog? ‘How I Cleaned Out My Garage in 3 Months’ or something along those lines? I’d read that!

Stay in touch; I’ll still be working from wherever I’m at, and I’d love to keep collaborating with you!

By: John Coulter

John Coulter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:49:58 +0000

• Gotta say, you’re the consummate technical genius, an expert at understanding wireframes. You’ve helped me create 3 websites. It’s been a real learning experience for me.
• You’re also a great designer. Being a designer myself and having created a comfortable niche here in LA, I can say with certainty that your experiences and the conclusions you’ve drawn from them mirror many of mine. You basically start from scratch with next to nothing but a few meager possessions brought from whatever state you immigrate from. These material objects grow into a mountain over the years. You begin moving bits and pieces to the garage, or a storage locker – discarded items which at one point had huge relevance. Superceded by new crap they move to a limboland between the abode and a dumpster. We used to be able to park a large car in our garage. No longer.
• I think the biggest surprise about you Colin, is your highly skilled writing ability. It’s a pleasure to read anything you write. It’s always thoughtful and intelligently executed. You definitely have the whole package dude.
• Like you, I did some rambling when I was younger. It reprograms your mind and refocuses you after an extended stay somewhere. I’ve also found that many sojourns become circle paths leading back to the spot you started out from. You’re a different person but you’re the same person: an irony you live with all your life. I think it’s really cool that you elected to create this site and publish your experiences. I’ll look forward to following your travels…

By: jonathan

jonathan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:43:48 +0000

It was great meeting you and have a great trip!

P.S.
dont let the long hours of spanish go to waste.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:09:25 +0000

I dig the scruff in the picture! more later…

By: Zezinho

Zezinho — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:59:59 +0000

So Colin where are you headed? If you ever come to Rio de Janeiro andup for a interesting adventure, contat me!

Zezinho

By: colin

colin — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:39:45 +0000

@Jane: Yeah, it’s one of those things that you can’t help but think ‘Well at least that stuff is getting a second life!’ while at the same time thinking ‘I with they didn’t have to do that!’

@Kristin: If you play your cards right, everywhere you go is just another beginning Then again, that kind of lifestyle isn’t for everyone.

@James: It’s definitely true that your attitude toward a particular place can tint the experiences you have while there. I myself took a lot of positives away from LA, and wouldn’t give up the time I spent there for anything. At the same time, it definitely gave me a lot to think about, especially regarding what we should be working to change.

@J.D.: I like that! No more goodbyes, just hellos! Thanks for commenting!

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 08:06:31 +0000

I hate long good byes. Hello to your new life.

I like the way you carry your lessons forward.