People are always surprised to hear that I haven’t been homesick all year. Although there are lots of things — and certainly lots of people — that I miss, I was really ready to leave the States, and in particular to leave New York. I’m notoriously nomadic and it’s certainly possible that I’ll feel like settling in New York again, but it will be a while.
Last night I heard this LCD Soundsystem song that put its finger on some of what drove me away:
LCD Soundsystem — New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down (buy it)