The Comfy Chair

Next week, we are biting the bullet and moving out of the city. The commute is a pain. I end up having to work extra hard to attend all the events at school. And finally, the long hours means we’re not able to do much in the city anyways.

For people who don’t know, I have been doing the commute from San Francisco to Palo Alto for about 3 years now, and haven’t regretted the decision to do so once. But when you combine that with 8am classes and late night club events, and intersperse a few free hours in between where all you want to do is hit the sack but cannot head home and be back in time, one starts questioning the reasonableness of the commute. This has been particularly bad since the exclusive academic period (EAP; everything at business school has an acronym. Don’t ask why) ended, and all the club and recruiting activities started.

Still, we are pretty scared at the option of moving out of our current apartment. It’s nice to have some of the best bars and restaurants within walking distance from our bedroom. It’s nice to be able to go meet friends and play in the park without worrying about getting back home in time. It’s especially nice to not have to look at the time of day (or night) before deciding to go out somewhere and eat. And it’s wonderful to be in a neighborhood and city that has a character and vibe unlike any other.

Menlo Park, here we come. Not too happily, but let’s try and get along.