green acres, redux
Tim and I were going through jobn listings for him, looking at what’s available or what will be available to him after he graduates in December.
Most of the jobs he’s interested in are in the Southeastern United States, mostly because that’s his concentration.
This is unfortunate, mostly because even North Carolina is further south than I ever expected I’d live, mostly because of the weather. 100 percent humidity? Ick. More than 85* weather? Yucky. No winter? BOO.
Shockingly, as a Canadian (and someone who spent a decade in New Jersey), I like cold weather. I like having distinction between the seasons. I like the first warm day in spring, when the sun’s a bit warmer and you can put away the bulky winter jacket. I like leaves that change colour because of the season, not because of drought. I really like snow.
After talking about this (as we have many, many, MANY times before), Tim said we’re having a bit of a “Green Acres” dilemma. I guess that’s kind of true, except instead of city and country, it’s North (or further North) versus South (or further South).
Location — and whose job/ career takes precedence — these are pretty weighty issues that need to be worked out. I can easily see how they could lead to resentment if one person constantly got what they wanted, while the other person had to live in a place they hated and work in a job that was subpar. One of the many things we’ll have to figure out, like plenty of other married couples before us.
But, like I told Tim, what Oliver Douglas (Eddie Albert) tells Lisa Douglas (Eva Gabor) in the theme song is NOT going to work on me. (See if you can find what I’m talking about. Hint: He yanks her into Green Acres after he says it.)
And, for your viewing pleasure, the opening theme to “Green Acres”:
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On the iPod:
Metric: Succexy
Robert Plant & Allison Kraus: Nothin’
Tom Petty: This Old Town
Damien Rice: Volcano
Elvis Costello: Beyond Belief
