I’ve been so remiss, I know. The internet comes to our house on Friday, after which point I’ll be around more (and posting more, including the backlogged half-written trip-log posts). I’m on borrowed neighborhood internet at the moment, which might disappear at any moment, so I’ll be quick.
We have an apartment! Which we are moved into, more or less. Everything is in boxes and we have nowhere to sit, but it’s a start. We’re in Brooklyn, about a block from the Bedford L station, in a slightly quirky but generally wonderful apartment. Our new home has many charms–a really stellar location, great character (and I mean that in the “oh, look, built-in cabinets” sense, not in the real-estate-euphemism sense), a good amount of space, etc. It’s also a fourth-floor walkup, which has the obvious drawbacks (three flights of stairs! each way!) but also some nice consequences. I just watched a rainstorm pass across the Manhattan skyline, for instance. I’ll be sending the new contact information later in the week, after we get the telephone and internet and whatnot hooked up.
More later. For now, though, I just wanted to say hi (hi!) and I’m fine and, you know. I miss everyone, but I’ll be coming back into the world of the living (as opposed to the world of the in-transit) soon.
Posted Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 at 2:17 pm. Filed under: personal.
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Yay! Congrats on the new place!
in the “oh, look, built-in cabinets” sense, not in the real-estate-euphemism sense
Wait, I thought that was the kind of thing the real estate euphemism meant, as opposed to century-old wainscoting, small cherubs in the stonework, and a communal water closet in the stairwell, which would be actual character.
At first I read, “the internet comes to our house on Fridays”.” That would be a neighborhood with character. I picture the internet wagon driver turning a melodious little siren and everyone carrying their laptops out onto their balconies to get better wifi signal. Kids rushing out into the street with Cat5 cables to squeeze in their weekly Warcraft raid before the cart moves on…
Hi!
I was just thinking about you and thought I’d check in here. I’m glad you have an apartment, though I don’t envy you the stairs!
How does Brooklyn look to you?
Ben, in this case I think century-old wainscoting, small cherubs, and a communal watercloset in the stairwell are all covered under “quirky.”
Also, Susan, that actually sounds like quite a wonderful apartment. I have real estate envy!