I came, I saw, I fucking left.
Austin isn’t the same as it used to be. It’s no longer the city I fell in love with when I moved here in 2023.
Staying at the Candler in ATL today, then taking the MARTA up to Sandy Springs tomorrow and getting a very painful Uber from the REI there to Amicalola, where I will stay another night before starting the approach on Saturday.
Candler is nice to the point I regret picking it. Bunch of kids in fur coats in the lobby and I’m wearing the (already smelling I’m sure) clothes I’ll be wearing for most of the year.
Kind of wish I had some time to explore more of Atlanta but I cut my stay here to take care of various Austin things I neglected. MARTA kind of owns tho, living in a world where going from the airport to downtown is 20 minutes and 3 dollars is always a treat.
If anyone is reading this that visited me before I left, thank you. I did what I could to make time for as many as possible, but I’m holding onto those connections as long as I can to hopefully maintain some kind of sanity. Austin has been a shit city but the people I’ve been able to be around have all been wonderful.