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posted on january 29, 2003, tag: new york
Well, that would have been bad. You see, we found a place on the Lower East Side (I wrote about it vaguely in my last entry as the "place we found today"), but it wasn't all that great. With our price range and the other apartments we'd seen, we figured it was the best of the lot and decided to settle for it... even though it had a bedroom that literally measured 9'x7'.
As I wrote, we decided to visit two final places in Williamsburg before going 100% with the LES apartment. The first place sounded fantastic, but unrealistic. As if we would get there and it would be a horrible misprint and a waste of our time. But it wasn't. At all.
In fact, it was the most fantastic place we had seen. The moment we walked in I knew it was the perfect place, and instantly began mumbling "I want it, I want it, I want it," under my breath. That mumbling didn't stop until today when we signed the lease.
It's ours. I am now officially a resident of Brooklyn.
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DJSUBg on 01/29/2003:
welcome to bklyn! wesss siiiide! cobble hill in da hiz-ouse! Seriously though, Brooklyn's way cooler than Manhattan.
Steve on 01/30/2003:
If I were going to move to NYC I would live in Harlem or the Bronx. In a crack/whore house.
Everything else is just so civilized.
Steve on 01/30/2003:
Yeah, what he said. Go Brooklyn!
By the way, CJSUBg is your neighbor.
Reid on 01/30/2003:
Congratulations Garrett. If I were to move to NYC it would definitely be to Brooklyn.
Manhattan is so passe! ;-)
Paige on 01/30/2003:
It just sucks that every time you're in a bar in your new neighborhood, you'll have to stand outside in the freezing cold should you dare to gasp! want to smoke a cigarette...
Garrett on 01/30/2003:
Thanks everyone.
Steve, crack/whore houses are underrated. You'd be surprised what you can find on Craig's List if you've got $500 to spend and track marks covering 98% of your 45-pound body. Watch out for drive-bys!
And yes, Paige, come March 1 that will definitely be a painful side-effect of moving. But I'll deal with it (by becoming an arsonist).
Ellie on 01/30/2003:
Crack houses aren't that bad. I found myself inside of one a few years ago in South Philadelphia. There were a lot of people and a lot of snakes. Around their necks. My friend and I hid in the corner while the third looked for an old friend that supposedly lived there. It was totally worth it though, because now I can say I've been to a crackhouse. I've been waiting for the moment I'd get to talk about it. Thanks Steve!
Steve on 01/31/2003:
You're welcome. I always look for a reason to bring up crack.
As to the arson idea Garrett brought up. You don't have to burn this place down just to make moving easier, all your stuff is already half-way there; it's in Staten Island. You're going to have to look through a mountain of other people's stuff they didn't want to move, but I know how diligent you can be. One thing I did keep though, if you don't mind. I don't know if it was the trendy plastic design or the rhythmic pulsating glow, but Jack has found a new scratching post in the wonderful LCD display.
Matt on 01/31/2003:
welcome to the neigborhood! williamsburg is definitely where the jet set hangs. you'll also become familiar with the L-train crowd. a fun, scruffy, ultra-hip crowd. i live in greenpoint, the polish neighbor next door. much quieter.
let me know if you ever need to borrow some sugar or something.
Steve on 01/31/2003:
The "hip" people actually unite on the L train to combine into one gigantic "ultra-hip" to rid the world of "unhipness". They get their superpowers from not cutting their hair and yelling at the top of their lungs.
Garrett on 01/31/2003:
I actually live right between Williamsburg and Greenpoint, so I'm getting the best of both worlds—Hip and Polish. Thank god for that!