[Kilala Mikal]

I miss living in the "country". I moved to the outskirts of a small town about two hours away from Atlanta when I was 17 or so to finish out high school. I was so used to living in the metro area, that at first I hated it. It was entirely too quiet. XD There was a cow pasture across the road, and omg, they'd put chicken litter on it... The first time I smelled it I was like, WTF is that horrible smell?!?!?! Dude on the bus (we were on our way to school) looked at me, took a deep breath and said, "THAT is the smell of money." I thought he was nuts until I found out that chicken farms were the biggest source of revenue for the county. >.< There were 18 chicken houses on my road alone. But chicken poo aside, I was in the foot hills of the Appalachian Mountains. It was gorgeous! Now I'm back down in the Metro area, and while this neighborhood is quiet compared to where I was prior to 17, I still hear sirens at least once a day (usually ambulance and firetrucks), and there's the occasional booming bass that goes down the street. But I am happier here. <3