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Westport Relocation
Date: Sep 24th, 2007 11:20:52 am - Subscribe
Mood: unhealthy
RaNDoM ThOuGhT: Me l World lll
.. I have a test I should be studying for, so I'm going to make this relatively short. I feel obligated to continue steady blog posts, and I hope my posts are not all in vain.
Over the weekend, I rented a U-Haul, (shameful, how this plug will pay me nothing) loaded my small two bedroom apartment up, and headed to Westport. While I won't bore you with the details of the oh-so-exciting transition, I'd like to touch on the current condition of my new abode. While I do love it, and the location is spectacular, there are a good variety of cons of living in the city which I will gladly share with you now.
The rents are high. This is both a good and bad thing. Money is a lot tighter than before, however, the community holds so much culture, consisting of broke poets, playwrights and college students that frequent the local coffee shops on the Westport strip to mingle with like-minded individuals. There are also a wide variety of bars and clubs in the area to satisfy your alcoholic divulges and drown any notions of rent taxation anyway.
Next quirk. I'm under the impression that these buildings were constructed before the invention of electricity. Power outlets are scarce in the new apartment, and we have a strange room, cleverly named the "sun room", that relies completely on sunlight without the capability of artificial lighting at all. Also, the walls are constructed out of brick, bragging an enduring battle to even the most motivated curtain hanger.
Last, but certainly not least - air quality. My first investment was an ionic air purifier to neutralize all the mold content that (I now proudly say) used to linger within its confines. I have mild allergies already, but a couple steps inside threw me into a sneezing attack. I'm pretty sure I sneezed 14 times in a row initially.
The pros really do out-weight the cons though, and I might talk about them some other time when I'm more settled in and can actually enjoy them. For now, I have about eighteen more boxes to unpack and test to study for.
As always, thanks for reading.
/jaime.
ps. For whatever reason, the current "mood" field - when you post blogs, was set by default to "unhealthy". I think it's fitting given the circumstances.
Comments: (1)
temperance - September 24th, 2007 |
As long as you enjoy it, well, that's a very good thing xD Have fun unpacking and organizing.