Closer to Free

I've decided to change my outlook on the whole no roommate situation. This weekend I had to take charge and find somewhere to live. That's right, I signed my first apartment after college lease. It's a single in North Dallas. Am I excited about it? My immediate reaction was fear. Fear of commitment. There I said it. I have a fear of commitment. I have enough trouble choosing a weekly cereal. As I was signing my name, I had to pause after my first name and sort of force myself to write my second name. I felt like Ariel in the Little Mermaid when she signs away her fish tale to Ursula. I've got my legs and I'm going to hit the ground running. Oh, but I did go there. Eight months. For at least eight months will I be flying solo. It's a new chapter to my life. The almost grown up chapter...a baby step in the direction of financial independence. Very weird. After the initial fear I began to get excited. I mean it's really cute and cozy (nice word for small) which is good because I'm not at all claustrophobic and I don't have a lot of furniture. Besides, a big empty apartment just feels empty and who wants that? Also the complex is like this little community. They schedule events and have monthly wine and cheese, a factor which made me chuckle. Like a genuine chuckle, not just on the inside. It's like my own little Melrose Place, nix the cat fights and sleeping around. Anyway, as with most major events in my life, this one warrants a theme song. I admit it, I have been watching WAY too much Party of Five Season 2. I'm just going to pretend to be Charlie Salinger bounding up the stairs to this very peppy, very inspirational, long-lost favorite by the Bodeans, Closer to Free. Feel free to sing along and remember the not-so-good old days of adolescence, flannel shirts, and stirrup pants...Join Char, Bai, Jules, Claud, and Owen for Closer to Free...

Everybody wants to live, How they wanna live
And everybody wants to love, Like they wanna love
And everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Everybody wants respect, Just a little bit
And everybody needs a chance, Once in a while
Everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Everybody one Everybody two Everybody free

Everybody needs to touch, You know now and then
And everybody wants a good good friend
Everybody wants to be Closer to Free

Everybody wants to live, How they want to live
And everybody wants to love, Who they want to love
And everybody wants to be Closer to Free