My Friday Five for March 8, 2002

  1. What makes you homesick?
    Dunno. Can't say I've ever really been homesick. Closest I can recall ever coming was when we moved from Minneapolis to Aitkin and I was bored silly by rural life.

  2. Where is "home" for you? Is it where you are living now, or somewhere else (ie: Mom & Dad's house, particular state/city)?
    Home is typically just where I hang (well, OK, lay) my hat. I'm currently living in Elk River, MN, and that's about as "home" as I get right now, although I don't feel any particularly strong attachment to my current apartment. The lack of attachment probably has something to do with the mindset I moved here with: If, after a year at my current job, it looks like I'll want to stay there for an extended period of time, I'll buy a house up here; if not, I'll be moving back to the Twin Cities when I change jobs. Either way, I've never expected to stay here for overly long.

  3. What makes it home for you? People? Things?
    Like I said above, it's usually just where I live and, as I've lived alone for many years, I guess that makes it things. On the other hand, though, I have occasionally found that the homes of close friends may feel more like home than the place I live, so it would appear that people can override things in the end.

  4. Where is the furthest you've been from home, miles-wise?
    5876 miles. I took a trip down to Buenos Aires in September, 1998 to see the country that tango came from (and, of course, to take a few lessons and do some dancing while I was in town).

  5. What are your plans for this weekend?
    Main plans are to DJ for the Tango Society of Minnesota's monthly milonga, which is looking like it could be somewhat complicated by winter weather. Aside from that, I reinstalled Missionforce: CyberStorm on Thursday and I'm likely to be playing a bit (well, probably too much...) of that over the weekend. I should also be clearing some space on my Tivo's hard drive, since it's filling up again; I'd like to get caught up on some reading; and I really should finish setting up the replacement server that I bought 3 months ago before this one's hard drive fails again.