I have discovered I have a new "disease". I have Post New York Syndrom. It is kind of like post traumatic stress syndrom, but not traumatic or stressful.
I have noticed that some times, when my mind starts to wonder, or really when I am just doing a monotonous task (like what I do almost every day at work), my mind will suddenly flash to someplace in New York or Connecticut. Or it flashes to a memory from an activity while I was living back east.
These are always totally random thoughts- it has been five years since I have moved back to Utah, but these flashes always happen.
Like today for example, I flashed to this place in New Rochelle- I think. It is by a Costco. I remember one time I went to this little restruant for lunch with Meghann.(as often was the case- most of my flashes have Meghann in them, or are somewhere I went with Meghann...)
The other day I flashed to this Starbucks that I would get hot chocolate from, that was by this movie theatre...
When these flashes happen I try to remember where I flashed to, and what was in the area, and how to get around there. I am findind it harder to navigate my way around ( in my mind) This is sad to me. I spent so many hours driving around and exploring. Especially when I first got there. That is one of the most exciting things for me. And one of the proudest facts about my living back east. I felt like I had mastered it. I knew the area better then my employers did- I was awesome.
And now it is fading- which is hard. I need to go back- I think I could still find my way from the airport to my house in New Canaan.
2 comments:
I am sorry to pop your bubble, but the road has changed to the airport!! (I'd show you how to get there, though!!)
so...i think i may suffer from this same syndrome. but, all of my flashbacks are memories of things i did with you. every time i see nyc in a show or a picture or someone mentions skin (ie. dermatology) i have a flashback to our wonderful, adventurous year. i want to go back.
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