I'm sorry guys. I know, I know, it's been 16 days. Things come up and life just moves so damn quickly. But what I can't believe is that out of 11 people, TEN of you voted that you'd rather be Jerry. That's 90%. I know that because I'm SMART. I don't know, I guess I'm not really surprised that more people didn't want to be the dumb hunter.
Anyway, I can't really think straight right now because on Saturday night after my nephew left to go back to LA (did I mention my nephew was here visiting for a week and we had the best time ever and he's so cool and I am crazy about him and one of the cool things about living three thousand miles away from everyone I love is that when someone gets to visit, even though I haven't seen them in a year, I get to spend a whole week of nearly uninterrupted time with them and it provides a bonding experience that I probably would never really get if I lived in the same city and saw them regularly at family functions and what not. Anyway, it was a fantastic week and now I'm wondering when my niece is going to come spend a week with me because I know she's growing up really fast and I'd really like to get to know her better, too. But I digress.) Poompy took me way the fuck uptown, to the very tippy top of Manhattan to this neighborhood that he and my nephew had explored together. AND I COMPLETELY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. It's the second-to-last stop off the A express train and so I was really hesitant to go because THAT IS SO FAR AWAY. But on a Saturday evening, with the all the trains running local and having just missed our train when we got to the platform so that we had to wait 15 minutes for another one, it only took us 45 minutes to get there. Including the 15 minute wait for a train. And on the way home? After 8 p.m. on a Saturday night? THIRTY MINUTES. THIRTY MINUTES TO 42ND ST. It's not that far away after all.
Oh and I can't even begin to tell you how spectacularly gorgeous this neighborhood is. It's like, it's like not even being in the city, except that you are still in Manhattan. And you're surrounded by huge parks on three sides and there is such a huge expanse of blue sky and so many trees everywhere and the parks are actually what is left over of actual REAL OLD GROWTH FOREST, THEY ARE NOT EVEN MAN-MADE PARKS DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION? DO YOU? BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY THINK YOU DO.
So we're moving. We don't know when, but hopefully it will be soon. And when I say "soon" I mean "next month". But I know, I have to be patient, it isn't as easy as all that, blah blah. It's just that I'm totally crawling out of my skin to go live in a place where I can be surrounded by trees and sky and more trees and trees that aren't all wimpy with little gates wrapped around them and still be really close to civilization. And honestly? There is a tiny part of me that is afraid to move to this neighborhood because up until now I've basically been counting down until I feel like it's ok for me to give up on NYC and move back to California but now? Now that I've found this oasis of nature at the top of the island? Now I think that if I lived there I might not ever want to leave.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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I always thought there was just a bunch of ghettos way up there!!
That's what I thought, too. BUT WE WERE WRONG.
Could not pay me enough to live any closer to NYC than I already have (Ffld County, CT). No way, no how. Cities are evil...
Glad to see you're back and well.
I used to live on 190th and Ft Washington, right near the main entrance to Ft. Tryon Park. It was, by far, my favorite place I've lived in in NYC. Just a wonderful neighborhood.
BTW, I have an apt broker who deals with stuff up there who is honest and a straight shooter - which puts him in 1% of apt brokers in NYC. Let me know if you want his info, he's good people.
Oh, and living near Ft Tryon is AWESOME for dogs.
John0 I'm a little offended.. I mean isn't 48 West 82nd Street the BEST place you ever lived? I mean, there's a DISHWASHER, a Beagle, a clean living room rug, and everything!
And yes, Tricia, that's "the heights" Harlan and I told you about. It's where Harlan lived when he proposed to me and that's the park where he chickened out right before he proposed to me. hehe. Way cooler than Brooklyn and the apts are HUGE. Tons of actors live up there. TONS. And the walls are thick so you can practice all you want!!!
Also, it might also be a good place to open a little family bar or restaurant since its very up and coming....
Thanks, Hawk!
J - YES I WANT HIS INFO
Jen - Did you seriously just put somebody's address ON THE INTERNET?
Uh, yeah. Mine. But its ok. It's pretty easy to find it if you want to know.
It's cool, her name's not on the mailbox.
You have a dishwasher?!? How come you never told me?
She expected you to lick your plate clean, that's why.
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