missing

What I will/won’t miss about my flat: pimp/ho fisticuffs during the wee hours; siren orchestra of Fire Station #3; the little man who slept by the front door of my building who would always say he was sorry when I tiptoed past; surly neighbors; always-packed laundromat; lanky smokers in front of the corner bar, all elbows and coals; lack of street-lamps; single-paned windows; tissue-thin taxi brakes; the 2, 3, and 4 bus lines, especially that tschhhhhh noise; the Angriest Beggar who called me “sweetheart” when he needed anything and “bitch” when he realized he wasn’t going to get it … every single time; bridge-and-tunnel screechers after the bars close; and every single unexplained loud noise in the night. It’s...

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Posted on 1 May 2008 | 3 comments

uninformed

I dread opening my RSS reader these days. Right now there are 876 unread items glaring at me, from a total of 269 feeds. How does anyone keep up? Every time I attempt to pare down the list, I get fed up, close the browser window, and pick up my book. In other news, thank you for your comments on my upcoming move. We’re going to do it ourselves after all, with, to quote a famous band, a little help from our friends. That means I have to be diligent about tossing out everything I don’t need before the 3rd. Good thing I like culling. My new-to-me XTi is about 24 hours from being in my hot little hands. Let the picture-taking, possessions-tossing, information-ignoring fiesta...

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Posted on 15 Apr 2008 | 1 comment

dear lazyweb

Dear Lazyweb: Do you know of any experienced, inexpensive, and reliable movers for a cross-SF move? My usual movers are booked on 3 May, and I am morose, bereft, etc. FunkyPlaid mentioned something that sounded like “renting a truck” and “doing it ourselves” but I think he fell down and hit his head because I cannot drive trucks and I have the lifting power of a piece of arugula. All non-Yelp recommendations will be gratefully welcomed. Cheers!

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Posted on 10 Apr 2008 | 9 comments