Ok, so the Dropkick Murphys song actually goes Shipping UP to Boston. But who cares? I just moved into my new apartment in Somerville with the help of my Mom, Auntie Mary, Uncle Jim, and little cousin Carlie. I've been couch surfing with friends in Boston for about a month now while
working at A.R.T. and let me tell you, it has been stressful. There isn't a lot in the world that gets me down, but not having a personal retreat really raises my blood pressure from day to day. (not to mention Boston traffic!)
So I found this place from an ad on Craigslist-- among many other ads I responded to-- and my new roommate Joe wrote back saying I could come look at the place and see if we would get along. It is a second story apartment in a pretty old building with a living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, separate bedrooms, trash service, heat, water, Internet, and cable; it has hardwood floors, a storage room, spacious hallway, and a cute pantry. I'm pretty excited.
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| My room: 10'x12' which is larger than my college dorms for sure. |
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| Pretty sick closet with a bunch of hooks and 2 racks AND shelves. Yes, that's a zebra snuggie. |
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| 1/2 of the kitchen, still unpacking obviously |
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| Other 1/2 of the kitchen. It's big! |
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| Dining room...currently with a ping pong table...I'm thinking game room. |
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| This is actually just a small part of the living room, it's HUGE. |
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Joe seems like a nice guy, the place is clean so that says something at least! I looked at apartments with 2-3 girls living in them that were 10x more disgusting, easily. He hasn't put a lot of furniture in, so I'm hoping that means I can decorate in the future. If this first month goes well I will stay here indefinitely. It's so nice to have a place to unpack!
I left my car at my Aunt's house for a while. Parting with Tiny Tim was hard. I lived practically out of him for a month there, and put on more miles than the spring and summer this year combined. I also stored useful stuff in my car, like tools and blankets and equipment for the apocalypse. Not having that stockpile--not to mention a method of transport other than public transportation-- will take some getting used to.
More on Pippin and other adventures soon! Thanks for reading!
Cool! I guess we are ready for the apocalypse since we have your car! Score! We promise to take care of Tiny Tim - I'll make sure to give him a little tap on the hood each AM. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Auntie :) Most of my survival supplies is no longer there, sadly, but I suspect he's a good luck charm anyway.
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