I remember it being the middle of fucking nowhere. And that was the best part. It was 18 months, maybe 2 years of my formative life. The key word being formative. Nothing after my desert has ever made me care to return.
Nothing after my desert has ever made me care to return.
Trust me. I get that. El Monte doesn't look anything like it did when I left, but even with my memories of it, I would never want to return. No part of the San Gabriel Valley looks like it used to, honestly. I prefer to keep my memories locked in that frozen moment. Much like my memories of Portland/Vancouver now. I hate what it has become, and prefer to remember it for the period when I first got there when it was still green and wet and nice.
Portland/Vancouver
I remember visiting my stepdad's family in Eugene. Totally different kind of beauty. If I could put all of the world in my head I think I might write a line that might incline Him to nod.