I used to live in New York but when I go back I have absolutely no desire to live there.
A friend, a well known screenwriter, who had been there five or six years ago, sent an email stating, "Don't let me discourage you [but] I assure you I would never go back unless I absolutely had to for work or something, and even then..."...
If you have anything more than your computer on your desk, you are fundamentally taking your job too seriously you should be able, ideally, to walk away from your job at lunchtime and never go back, and lose absolutely nothing in the collateral damage and for that reason, having a desk pile is an absolute flex of power.
"Here's a validation of dance that will definitely, absolutely go back out into the community".
"But there are also people who wouldn't want to go back on chemo unless they absolutely have to".
The culture shock arrived on day two, while I walked the streets of North Michigan Avenue like a jet lagged zombie and someone heckled, "Hey you, go back to India!" I was absolutely sure that it was a hallucination, considering how I had fallen asleep with a Starbucks cup in my hand just two minutes prior.
K. A.: Could you go back to the second part, why absolutely not?
But I would have to go back to the notebook to make absolutely sure that I'm giving you the correct answer on that.
We've come a long way as a club since then, so it has been absolutely fantastic to go back again and spend time with him.
