Sharing the love for my adopted hometown

[vanillafluffy]

This month marks 34 years that I've lived in Florida. (In this very same house, which may help explain why I'm always qvelling about what a MESS this place is!) So, in honor of the anniversary, here's a wee tribute to the Space Coast corner of the Sunshine State.



Florida is not just oranges
We have our share of history
And pop culture references
And the technology of tomorrow

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[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

I landed here at 13 3/4, a few days after my 8th grade graduation, and LOATHED it. Compared to Staten Island, where I grew up, Cocoa was the humid armpit of the South, and I was a total fish out of water. I'd say, "God, I miss bagels!" only to hear, "What's a bagel?" In those days, they didn't even have FROZEN bagels, and none of the locals had a clue. I'd say, "It's shaped like a donut, but instead of cake, it's made of bread." and they'd go, "Huh? What?" (And they still don't know squat from cannolis, despite those things in the bakery case at Publix.) I made elaborate run-away-from-home plans that never materialized, but these days, I can't imagine living anywhere else, ESPECIALLY Staten Island.