[betenoire]

good thread, little man. now if only people could resist the temptation to act silly and derail it.

What if I had never moved to Vancouver? (in 2001)

I would probably still be working the job in Toronto that I had, which would be nice because it was a great job (although I do love the job I have now - my current job is the only job I've LOVED since I left the agency I worked for in 2001).

I would be in a better place financially. Up and quitting and moving across the country on the fly really screwed things up for me in that arena. I -still- haven't recovered from that set-back. I was young and stupid then, and had no idea how difficult it would be to find another secure and full-time position.

However: I also would not have met a nice transguy who lived in Seattle (I tried to pick him up at a Mexican restaurant by passing him a note about how much I liked his shoes) from whom I learned a whole hell of a lot about myself. Although, I probably would have figured that shit out on my own or through someone else eventually - and saved myself a little bit of heartache along the way.

Since this guy introduced me to livejournal (among a zillion other things) I would not have met a shy Femme in Toronto upon my moving back to the GTA. This livejournaling Femme introduced me to the funnest group of people on the planet, some of whom I've lost touch with, some of whom continue to mean the universe to me.

Since this guy also introduced me to "the dash site" I would not have met my spouse, Nick. Me and Nick met on the dash site.

Had I not met my spouse, I probably never would have moved to the town I live in now. That would be good and also bad.

I do not love this town, and I get lonely for my life in Toronto. However, being in this town has gifted me with the only job that I've cared about in 9 years. And, of course, it's where me and my spouse have been making our home.