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Thu. November 2, 2006, 07:13am PST
Don't like living in Tacoma?
Well then, take off, eh. That according to a somewhat pointed but right on post I found while browsing the Tacoma LiveJournal group. Snip:
make your own fun. invent and create yourself. you dont need trendy establishments to have fun. you dont need a bigger crowd of people *just like you* to get along with.
Harsh but true. To me this screams of the disconnect between everything north of Hwy 16 and I-5 and everything south. Heck, when I was a student out at PLU I had zero sense of identity with anything Tacoma. I wonder how that gap can be bridged so we're all just Tacomans?
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11/2/2006 @ 9:36am
I have mixed feelings. That post both annoyed me and spoke to me. I've lived in Tacoma all my life and I can't stand when people complain - I mean, come on, if you really knew Tacoma you'd know how much it has to offer. It's a neat place. On the other hand, I've been here so long that I'm dying to go somewhere new. I'm probably just sick of Parkland. Yeah.
by Roxy
11/2/2006 @ 9:57am
I know what you mean. Being in Parkland just for school and work was a bit too much for me. I felt totally disconnected from anything truly "Tacoma" out there. Moving into town and changing to a job downtown really lended to my sense of belonging and even ownership of this town.
by KevinFreitas
11/3/2006 @ 2:21am
Every place has something nice to give to everybody. There must be something strange or beautiful there that worth to be reminded. I was borne in a very small town, but it is so strange because I hate it for offering me nothing and I still miss it a lot. I simply can’t take off my mind out of there. After all I lived there lots of years.
by Flower shop delivery
11/4/2006 @ 8:55am
I agree to the post to some degree...but something of great value doesn't come easy- I think Tacoma is on the throes of becoming a great city- we wont be here discussing TACOMA if we don't care about this city- I liken it to the "growing pains" - so I am excited to see what happens next- I mean, there's always something happening here. It's not a dead town . It's alive..breathing new life.
Luv its history- and it is making history once again. I would stick around and be proud and be a part of it. I am watching. Participating in my own small way. I can complain about the lack of retails downtown , high end stores, good architectural design, 5-star hotels, etc- but the vision is there. It is gonna happen. Let's be aptient. Everything is a process. I have faith in the government of this town. I can't wait to see how Tacoma sculps its own IDENTITY. It' beginning- but it takes careful planning.
PS: Congrats to KFNet and Exit133 as catalysts to this transformation. Kudos!
by tacluvr
11/4/2006 @ 9:02am
byt he way, I am very proud to be a TACOMAN. I plan to be and will ever be a Tacoman. Although, can I really say that even if I have only been here two years?( from Chicago)
by tacluvr