9/17/02
Tuesday
I am so thoroughly bored that I'm surprised I haven't shut down at the molecular level. "Inert" would be a very fitting description. So I thought i'd update a bit. Haven't figured where this whole webpage is going yet. So we're stalling.
So here I am at work. Right now, I hope, Jen is sitting in my apartment, waiting for the cable guy. A big ordeal was had over the weekend with the buffoons at Time Warner cable. So I'm glad Jen was able to help me out. And beginning tonight and lasting through Sunday, a cavalcade of visiting friends, old acquaintances, and various social engagements begins. Which leaves me feeling ambivalent. The people, I am looking forward to seeing. the events, not so much. I just want to sit around at home a goof off and relax. I don't want to be running around the city weekend. Starting tonight, at least 4 people are coming into town this weekend that I have to try to see. One is Jen from DC, and i'm sure I'm going to feel all guilty about dragging her around from engagement to engagement. Speaking of engagements, the event for Saturday night is the engagement party for my old SHOE roommate Aaron. It's in Park Slope, which would have been really convenient if I didn't move. Earlier in the day is the event that Jenny G from DC is coming up for, the 3rd annual Potato Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park, or the PPP in PP, P3, as Jenny G likes to call it. The "P3" stands for "Part 3" she tells me. Anyway, we went last year, and it was pretty fun, though really cold.
I met the new girls who moved into my old apartment in Park Slope over the weekend. Actually, I'd met them before. But we all went out for a few beers on Sunday afternoon. They seem nice enough. One of them said to me, without any provocation or conversational lead-in "You're really tan."
I'm adjusting to Greenpoint pretty well. Jen and Jed came over on Saturday. Jen wasn't too enthralled with the neighborhood, but seemed to approve of my apartment. I doubt I'll get many visitors though. It's a real pain in the ass to get to my neighborhood. It's no where near as nice as Park Slope, but in a weird way that was sort of the attraction. Sure, there are weird homeless characters hanging out on my stoop, and the other night i was nearly urinated on. But it's fine. It's sketchy, but not dangerous. It smells at times, but everywhere smells in the summer. In many ways, it's a lot more convenient where I'm living now. Part of the reason my street on Park Slope was so nice was because there were basically no stores or commerical sections on my street. But that also meant going to the store was a minor pain in the butt. Now, there are several 24-hour stores a few feet from my home. Of course, the biggest advantage of my new place is living by myself. Although James rents the half bedroom presently. But he's almost never there. So it's really nice to be able to buy things like 2-liters of soda or juice and know that I will drink every last drop. I also don't spend countless hours plying video games and getting angry and competitive. In general, a more relaxing environment. I'm sleeping better.