I Hate Seattle

I was very happy to stumble across this website today. I moved to the North Seattle area in March of 2010. My lease is up on my apartment in about one month, so I am a critical decision point. To renew or not to renew, that is the question. I've lived a majority of my life in the SF Bay Area and Sacramento, CA. Two years prior to moving to Seattle, I lived in rural Nevada, on a ranch East of Reno. I must say that after one month of living in any other location, I had made more friends that I have made after living here for nearly one year. Is it just me or do people avoid making eye-contact as much as possible? I amuse myself by trying to engage people in conversation while shopping at the local QFC, even though it's obvious they do not want to talk to me or anyone else. The weather is dreadful. I'm not sure if I can survive another Fall and Winter. One thing I did not take into consideration, when I decided to relocate here, was that the geographical location. Being further North than I am used to, results in shorter periods of daylight in the cold months. I feel like I am always moving through a dark, damp, bone chilling fog. Well, I probably feel that way because I am. The only relationships I've formed are very superficial ones with co-workers and neighbors. The other day I was not feeling well and a terrible thought occured, "If something happens to me and I need help, besides 911, I have no one here to call. NO ONE". I have never found myself in that position before in my entire life. I am a fun loving lady, with an outgoing personality who always had dozens of friends within shouting distance in any other city. Why not here? Is it because I live in an apartment, drive a gas guzzling car, and do not carry around a $500.00 purse? I can't quite put my finger on why this area, notwithstanding the weather, and I do not mesh. But at least now I know that I am not the only one. I never thought I could feel lonely when I am surrounded by millions of people everyday. But I do.

Okay. It's MAY and it's freakin' cold outside! And yes, I am whining. Fifteen years of Seattle rain and cold....I'm done, stick a fork in me. The house goes on the market in July and we're moving back to Louisiana. We'd rather put up with three months of high heat and humidity than the constant dreariness of Seattle and the rain.

The spineless people here are some of the most depressing people to be around. Everyone's f@cking walks around on egg shells, in hopes of not offending anybody else. Is it a mandatory law for bicyclist to wear spandex underwear/body-suits while biking? If I see one more Pemco ad with the Northwest profiles on the @zz end of a Metro bus, I'm going to SCREAM!!!