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Originally Posted by sirkingwilliam
Thanks for the kind words Matt. We'll miss you.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you moving to SF?
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i don't mind you asking at all.
being raised in SA (bulverde & new braunfels as well) for most of my life and living in other parts of texas (houston & austin), i really appreciate the friendliness that is shown. when i lived in NYC i could see the stark contrast of how texans are much more welcoming than i had known before.
when i first went to visit california last year i was surprised as to how laid back and friendly the people were there as well. i know that LA has a rep for being pretentious (which DALLAS tries so hard to be like it's annoying as hell), but after my first visit in july to san diego, i went back to california 4 more times before the years end. 5 times in one year, well, that's quite a bunch for someone who previously had never been.
i loved san diego quite a bit... it is beautiful, and LA, well it is crazy being up in the hills and having a view of mountains and an amazing skyline that looking out you almost feel you could touch it.
san fran... that is just a totally different place. it has so much beauty; from the crystal ocean, to the rugged land dotted with developments that are a characteristic that only that city is known for, to the sky that sparkles above it all. those things make it a precious place, but the ultimate thing to me is the fact that in san francisco**** UNLIKE TEXAS****you are considered equal, whether you are homeless, gay, straight, rich, poor, black, white, chinese, skinny, tall, fat or whatever/whoever/however you might be.
i am gay, and i am not trying to make this into a gay right or civil rights speech. i will say this though, when someone has lived in a place where they were told they were wrong for being mexican, or white, or black, or blonde, or brunette, or pale, or short, or tall, and then that person went and visited another place where they not only thought you weren't wrong for being any of those things, but embraced you and made you feel like you were more than those things; such as nice, caring, loving, insightful, special, and most of all EQUAL!!! now with that said, i know i couldn't let myself be subjected to the treatment of not being myself, when i know i can be myself and people can receive the love in my heart that is hindered here in what i will always call home (just now my second one) san antonio.
sorry for such a soapbox post... but i know that i am not the only one in this forum who feels like the government (rick the bastard perry in particular) in texas has made it quite clear that not everyone in this state really counts.
I'M DONE.... but i will be posting a few more pics in a few minutes that were finished last night.
thanks,
matt