I have just arrived in Fort Collins and will be here for a few days to look for a place before I move in August. The trip from the Denver airport to Fort Collins caused a little bit of anxiety, due to the massive doses of suburbia that we traversed. Now, though, I am in the heart of the Old Town, precisely at the Bean Cycle coffee shop, which also houses the independent Matter bookstore run by Wolverine Farm Publishing and promotes a variety of initiatives revolving around bicycling.
Also, my suburbia angst started to fade as soon as I got to my colleague's apartment, which is here in the Old Town and is filled with art and books and pictures of loved ones. This colleague is also a painter, and the apartment is covered in portraits of male nudes...and for some reason, this too makes me feel better :-).
On my stroll out of the apartment and into the Old Town, I also stopped by the cute food co-op that is only 3-5 minutes away and ran right into the huge Brewfest that is taking place this weekend. Tons of beer-tipsy and downright drunk people roaming around downtown, lots of shirtless guys, but everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun.
So here I am, sitting in the public space of my near-future home. I am truly hoping for the best. Some of my favorite songs by the Cure are playing on the coffee shop's speakers. It brings back high school memories and adds some familiarity to this strange, new place.
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Congrats again on the new job! I'm sure you're going to have a great time finding all the alternative culture CO has to offer (which is quite a bit, once you get past the crazytown Christian right-wingers in Colorado Springs).
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