4.13.2009

All Set


We move fast. We do a lot of things quickly, but in terms of boxes, trucks and leases - we
move fast. None of that uncertainty crap, none of that drawn-out hemming and hawing. None of that patience. Virtues are for pansies.

Subwayed it to Brooklyn in the pouring rain Saturday morning and signed a lease. June 1 = we are residents of the city of Brooklyn in the state of New York. We're a block and a half from Prospect Park too, which is Brooklyn's Central Park. Even designed by the same man.

The Pluses:
  • 3rd floor apartment means no more bars on the windows.
  • this new place will also not be a dim, sunless cave.
  • Brooklyn! Let the adventures begin...
  • Park Slope has a lot more going on than downtown Jersey City.
The Minuses
  • But I like Jersey City. I'm a little sad to leave it.
  • Less closet space in the new place means heated bickering a la "you're never going to learn Arabic. Throw the book away - we don't have space for it!"
  • No ceiling fans in the new place means the purchase of an air conditioner. Heat rises.
  • Leaving Jersey for Brooklyn means less kitchen space.
One more plus. Our street looks like this. This is not a photo of our actual street - it's a couple blocks over - but it looks about the same. !!

photo by wallyg

2 comments:

Miss Taken said...

OH MY GOSH! YOU'RE LIVING ON THE SET OF THE COSBY SHOW! Sorry, that's what that picture reminded me of. Tell Heathcliff Huxtable I say hello.

Asteff said...

It's true! We are! Unfortunately, our apartment is about the size of Theo's bedroom.