Where Are You From

**MadMan** · 07-13-2009, 06:50 AM

This crappy thread was inspired by the fact that I had no idea trans was from New Zealand. So just post where you're from, and stuff. God this thread sucks. I wish I was drunk. But here I am. Sober. No weed, either.

And I'm from Iowa. Some crappy state in the Midwestern USA. If you can't find it on a map, I don't really blame you.

**BuffaloWilder** · 07-13-2009, 07:00 AM

Arlington, Texas.

(my old apartment complex, and the old pool)

I miss Arlington. :sad:

**ContinentalOp** · 07-13-2009, 07:07 AM

I too wish I was drunk or high right now, although I do have a little Grand Marnier somewhere around here. I'm from Portland, Oregon (Or-i-gen) and I still live here. I wish, I wish that I were in a more exciting, easy to point out state/city.
Here's a picture of a local strip club.

**Spinal** · 07-13-2009, 07:20 AM

I live in Portland as well. In the St. John's neighborhood. Cross this bridge and you're just a couple minutes away.

Portland is a fantastic place to live. I love it. I will never move.

**trotchky** · 07-13-2009, 07:21 AM

I'll third the desire to be drunk or stoned.

I was born in New York, lived in New Jersey for most of my life, and then moved back to New York for college. Right now I'm in New Jersey but I'm a half-hour car ride/forty-five minute train ride away from the city so I go there kind of a lot. I'll be in New York again when school starts in September.

Here's a photo I found on Google of downtown where I live:

Exciting!

**ContinentalOp** · 07-13-2009, 07:36 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

I live in Portland as well. In the St. John's neighborhood. Cross this bridge and you're just a couple minutes away.

Portland is a fantastic place to live. I love it. I will never move.

Are you a transplant? I haven't met a transplant that didn't love this place. Portland and I just need some space, I think. Or maybe I've lived in the SE Hawthorne area for too long.

**Acapelli** · 07-13-2009, 07:43 AM

Quoting trotchky (view post)

I'll third the desire to be drunk or stoned.

I was born in New York, lived in New Jersey for most of my life, and then moved back to New York for college. Right now I'm in New Jersey but I'm a half-hour car ride/forty-five minute train ride away from the city so I go there kind of a lot. I'll be in New York again when school starts in September.

Here's a photo I found on Google of downtown where I live:

i have a somewhat similar situation to you. except that i was born and raised in new jersey, and go to college in newark (a path train ride away from manhattan), although i do currently intern in manhattan at an architecture firm for the summer, and last summer i interned at an art gallery, as well as visiting as often as possible. and to follow trotchky's example, here's a picture of my downtown found on google, which is much more, how do you say, "urban" than trotchky's

**Barty** · 07-13-2009, 07:43 AM

Brea, California

**soitgoes...** · 07-13-2009, 07:52 AM

I'm from Orange County, CA, but have lived in Eugene, Oregon for the past two years. I love the NW, but not necessarily Eugene. Hopefully soon I too can consider myself a Portlander.

**Spinal** · 07-13-2009, 07:52 AM

Quoting ContinentalOp (view post)

Are you a transplant? I haven't met a transplant that didn't love this place. Portland and I just need some space, I think. Or maybe I've lived in the SE Hawthorne area for too long.

Nope. Born here. However, I didn't really live in Portland for most of my 20s, so I've had time to appreciate what it offers.

**ContinentalOp** · 07-13-2009, 08:06 AM

Quoting Spinal (view post)

Nope. Born here. However, I didn't really live in Portland for most of my 20s, so I've had time to appreciate what it offers.

It ain't bad. I feel with a little distance from the place for a time, I'd like it more. Get tired of the hipsters but I like the variety of night spots (bars, nightclubs, concert venues), the movie theaters and the fact that I hardly ever feel unsafe while out and about.

**Duncan** · 07-13-2009, 08:24 AM

Born in Toronto, then moved to Victoria, BC for 5 years, then to rural Ontario, then to Cleveland for a year of high school, then to NYC for 4 years of uni, now living by myself on an island in northern Ontario.

**B-side** · 07-13-2009, 08:36 AM

Born and lived in Ionia, MI my whole life. Exciting stuff.

**lovejuice** · 07-13-2009, 08:49 AM

born in bangkok, thailand.

lived in LA for more than a decade.

now either moving back to thailand or doing a short stay in hamburg, germany.

**Mara** · 07-13-2009, 12:24 PM

I have lived in:

Provo, UT
Salt Lake City, UT
Rochester, NY
Bloomington, IN
East Lansing, MI (this was the longest-- ten years)
(Back to Provo for college)
Saratoga Springs, UT
Lake Forest, CA
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Portola Hills, CA
Mission Viejo, CA

And now I live in Greenbelt, MD. It's not far from DC, and has an interesting history. Beware, Barty, it's kinda socialist. Okay, totally socialist. Eleanor Roosevelt FTW!

**Ezee E** · 07-13-2009, 12:32 PM

Ten minutes from Denver. Fifteen from Boulder.

Ideal.

**chrisnu** · 07-13-2009, 12:43 PM

San Pedro, CA

One of the advantages of living in a peninsula: harbor on one side, coastline on another.

**Justin** · 07-13-2009, 12:50 PM

I am from the booming metropolis that is Denver, NC.

But now I live in Charlotte, and pretty much just tell everyone that is where I am from because it is a lot easier.

**EyesWideOpen** · 07-13-2009, 01:53 PM

I was born in Salinas, CA lived in either Salinas, Marina, Monterey, Santa Cruz for most of my life until 23 and I moved to Arizona which is where I still live. Gilbert, AZ represent.

**Skitch** · 07-13-2009, 01:59 PM

Geez, where my east side peeps at?

Ohio, almost square between Cleveland and Columbus. I can be in either city in just over an hour. Sweeeet.

**Kurosawa Fan** · 07-13-2009, 02:04 PM

Quoting EyesWideOpen (view post)

I was born in Salinas, CA.

Steinbeck FTW!

Pictures of my beautiful hometown coming up soon.

**Eleven** · 07-13-2009, 02:09 PM

Quoting Skitch (view post)

Geez, where my east side peeps at?

Ohio, almost square between Cleveland and Columbus. I can be in either city in just over an hour. Sweeeet.

Born in Boston, but I've pretty much always lived in Dayton, halfway between Columbus and Cincinnati. Buckeyes know excitement, don't we, skitch?

**Kurosawa Fan** · 07-13-2009, 02:30 PM

Screw it. I was going to post pics of my town, but I've ragged on it enough in my time on this board. For those of you that don't know, I was born and have lived every day of my life in Saginaw, MI. The only picture that really matters when it comes to Saginaw is this one:

In case you can't tell, I'm not fond of my hometown, and will be leaving as soon as possible, destination unknown as of yet.

**Sven** · 07-13-2009, 02:42 PM

This is a weird picture of the city in which i was born, in a country for which i feel a strong affinity and to which I still align myself despite having not lived there for over 24 years. Karlstad, Sweden. Dual citizenship! Boo yah.

Now I live in Brooklyn. This is just a block away from my house:

The clock tower is not scaffolded, and is rather striking despite looking like a giant erection.

However, "HOME" is what I call Provo/Orem Utah. The two cities are interchangeable for me.

**Ezee E** · 07-13-2009, 02:44 PM

Quoting Kurosawa Fan (view post)

Screw it. I was going to post pics of my town, but I've ragged on it enough in my time on this board. For those of you that don't know, I was born and have lived every day of my life in Saginaw, MI. The only picture that really matters when it comes to Saginaw is this one:

In case you can't tell, I'm not fond of my hometown, and will be leaving as soon as possible, destination unknown as of yet.

Still going for Oregon/Washington?

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