I was thinking

[Aqualis]

I was thinking of moving to Florida, living with grandma, getting a part time job, and working as a graphic designer. I could sell my truck and use the money to by panniers for my bike and weather-proof gear for myself; use what's left over to pay for the gas to get down there (1400 miles = 7 tanks of gas = $130).

I would be in Ft. Lauderdale. I could learn to surf! Maybe other stuff. How do you meet people?

I could take a couple of weeks and couch surf my way down there! That would be awesome. And I don't need a passport. I could ship my guitar and some books down there. Or just some books and buy a new guitar when I arrive.

Getting my clothes there could be an issue, but I won't need any of the long sleeve shirts. So it would just be t-shirts and jeans, and with the extra storage that panniers would provide I might be able to do it. most of what I own consist of books which I wouldn't bring. The CD half of my music collection is all on the comp.

Wow, I don't own a lot of stuff: books, music, and clothes. My computer and my bike. That's about it. I only ever wear one pair of shoes.

Florida is humid, but it would probably be easy to find a Spanish tutor.

So, do you think I could do it? Good idea, bad idea? The only commitment I have here is YLT, which is for another year, but I could get out of that if approached with a suitably tempting opportunity.

I was thinking ...

[CobyCopper]

And I'll just be living north of Biscayne. ;) And the Grandma part is the worst part of your idea--grandmas either force you to live under strict codes dated back a few decades or embarrass you to no end in front of your friends and (potential) mates.

[The Lady Shael]

Ft. Lauderdale! That's like two hours from me. Well, now. Cause I'll be going back to school in Orlando soon.

[CobyCopper]

Basically Miami-Dade Redwall Con! :D