Sometimes life, throws you a curve ball....

When plans don't quite go the way you envisioned them-you have to just suck it up and go with the flow.

I tend to plan out my life the way I want it to go. The way I think it should go. I know when I'm going to graduate, when and where I'm going to start looking for jobs, when I want to get married, when I want to have kids, even when I want to die. When things don't go according to the way I planned it, I get shaken up a bit. Not because I didn't get what I wanted, but because I'm afraid it will mess up future plans, plans down the road. I've been in graduate school for a year and a half now and each quarter, Chicago tops my list of 'places I want to go to while in the program'. I agreed to take any internship there. Just to get to the city I secretly love (even though I've never been). To have my Darrius Lovehall poetically serenade me in our favorite jazz spot. Hmmm. That plan didn't quite go as well as I thought it would. The internship and moving to the city, my city, fell through. So now I'm stuck with creating a whole new plan around this little obstacle in my path. Plan B-finish my book next quarter and graduate early. It's not like I'm graduating a whole year early. Only 3 months early. A challenge I'd gladly accept with the added perk of "I get to stop paying the man" (translation: no tuition). Where do I sign up? The only choice left is where? Miami, Minneapolis, or San Francisco. I've never been to San Fran, much less the west coast, so that would bring a whole new experience as well as new challenges (no place to live, school starts April 3rd (is that London all over again?), becoming familiar with a whole new city-which could bring distractions) But, then again maybe not. Who knows? I'm familiar with Miami and Minneapolis. Miami is practically my 3rd home behind Charlotte and Atlanta, but again, could the warm weather and beach which conveniently is only 7 blocks away tempt me? Can I deal with Miami during SPRING BREAK TIME for a 3rd time? Minneapolis, surprisingly turned out to be a lot better than I thought it would (translation: where did all these black people come from?). There's also an added perk to being in the Mid-west. A 5-hour drive can do wonders. Only I've been there before. I'd feel cheated, like I didn't use every opportunity Miami Ad School gave me with the whole "Quarter Away Program". Like I didn't use "the man" the way he's used me. So I'm taking a poll. A poll I'd like everyone who reads this blog to participate in. Keep in mind I see you little fuckers (translation: I have a site meter). If you don't want me to know who you are, just post anonymously. But, seriously I'd appreciate an answer. Ultimately, I have the last word, but I'd still like to know the opinion of others. Soooooooo......If you had the choice between Miami, Minneapolis, or San Francisco. Where would you go?