This is such a dreamy feeling. Back home. The city i left 10 years ago and it has changed so little. I arrived into town yesterday evening and spent all day today looking for reliable and near free transportation. No luck. Tomorrow the search continues. We shall see.
Right now im sittin in a coffee shop to vampire some free internet to "research" cars and download some shitty porn. Alright nvm. Vista is not down with the porn plan so i guess im gonna have to steal a jc pennys catalog from somewhere.
Currently im revisiting the Bends and at this very momen im "high and dry". It's actually a pretty good state of being. The faces in this city though are eerie. The older i get the more im convinced that there are about 500,000 people in the world that are 99.999999999999999 % genetically identical. They look the same and talk the same. A world of dopplegangers and i have somehow convinced myself i am a unique observer. Until i meet myself and let loose the blood curdling scream and sink my fingers into his throat though im happy to believe in that truth.
I must be honest though. I cried leaving athens. It definitely wasnt the city. Well not really. There were many factors but obviously the people were the cause. Even sitting here listening to oddly enough now "fake plastic trees", i am misting up. I feel compelled to make some sort of mantra or shrine with a beach scene sunset in the background to remind myself to never ever ever take people for granted again. It tears me open inside to think of the times i just sat idly at home when people i loved were a phone call away. Lessons learned the hard way i suppose. But on that note i would like to extend my deepest sincerest thanks and eternal feelings toward the cherished people of athens that made that city worth staying in for a decade.
I know i'll see you all again. I just need a lil Big Easy for a while.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
be done with it
it is finished. i have decided on a place. it is conveniently located on napoleon avenue and is currently home to 2 lovely ladies and their wascally dog olivia. it's a pretty nice pad that has been completely renovated. i will have my own room and bathroom and the house itself is fairly large so theres lots of room. elby and olivia (henceforth recognized as o-town) have a very nice backyard to share that is surrounded by privacy fencing and even comes equipped with a fire pit.
im pretty stoked to move into this place and am anxious to come back and retrieve my belongings. it still hasn't set in that i will seriously be leaving athens and will seriously be living in new orleans this time next week but seriously...for serious. in the middle of that sentence my new roomy eileen called me so as of right .... NOW ... it is official. they have been notified and graciously accepted so thats that.
i guess for a while until im more familiar with the city ill just give you and myself some around the town tips for what i have experienced and liked/disliked.
today for instance i dined at Theo's for lunch. It's a transmettish type restaurant for you athenians and for everyone else its a slightly higher brow pizza joint. better beer and wine selections, excellent sandwiches and specialty pizzas and other italian faves. my meal was 7 bucks for a really good sour dough veggie sandwich and hawaiian punch. i later added a blue moon draft to the tally which upped it another 4 bucks. not exactly athens prices but not that bad. all in all pretty good.
currently im eating at the delachaise which is a wine/tapas bar. im having the roasted red pepper bruschetta which has a smoky flavor very similar to hummus but with sweet red peppers and a spicy kick. i guess it has chick peas in it. they serve it with a plate full of veggies and fruit. i have a glass of sauvingon blanc with it. i chose this blanc from the others b/c it has the same name as the street ill be living on...Prieur. Both are actually pretty damn tasty. This meal is decidely more expensive than my sandwich, but im in the mood for rewards.
also of note this restaurant is here and theos is here. Both fall within the earthlink "feather" wireless bubble. so, thus far, i have enjoyed wireless internet basically everywhere i have been. i like.
well im going to return to my meal and start staring back at all the people looking at me typing furiously.
im pretty stoked to move into this place and am anxious to come back and retrieve my belongings. it still hasn't set in that i will seriously be leaving athens and will seriously be living in new orleans this time next week but seriously...for serious. in the middle of that sentence my new roomy eileen called me so as of right .... NOW ... it is official. they have been notified and graciously accepted so thats that.
i guess for a while until im more familiar with the city ill just give you and myself some around the town tips for what i have experienced and liked/disliked.
today for instance i dined at Theo's for lunch. It's a transmettish type restaurant for you athenians and for everyone else its a slightly higher brow pizza joint. better beer and wine selections, excellent sandwiches and specialty pizzas and other italian faves. my meal was 7 bucks for a really good sour dough veggie sandwich and hawaiian punch. i later added a blue moon draft to the tally which upped it another 4 bucks. not exactly athens prices but not that bad. all in all pretty good.
currently im eating at the delachaise which is a wine/tapas bar. im having the roasted red pepper bruschetta which has a smoky flavor very similar to hummus but with sweet red peppers and a spicy kick. i guess it has chick peas in it. they serve it with a plate full of veggies and fruit. i have a glass of sauvingon blanc with it. i chose this blanc from the others b/c it has the same name as the street ill be living on...Prieur. Both are actually pretty damn tasty. This meal is decidely more expensive than my sandwich, but im in the mood for rewards.
also of note this restaurant is here and theos is here. Both fall within the earthlink "feather" wireless bubble. so, thus far, i have enjoyed wireless internet basically everywhere i have been. i like.
well im going to return to my meal and start staring back at all the people looking at me typing furiously.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
typing on the road will make you nauseous
The following took place on the trip to dothan on 4.24.07 before i left for nola. This precious tome was scribed in wordpad and retrieved for no one's pleasure.
Well my first stop on my way to the future and the year 2000!! is over. Montevallo is always an interesting pit stop. I definitely feel a nostalgia for college when i visit lynsey there. Mainly b/c it is such a different experience of school than i had. It's a very small town and school but at the same time it has its own intriguing uniqueness.
Lynsey is very close to the people in her program and even her teachers. I guess you wouldnt't be able to help that given the size of the school. It's only natural that you bond like that. Don't get me wrong i was lucky enough to find some people in athens that have changed me eternally and will hopefully always be in my life at least to some degree, but i didn't really mesh with anyone in my program.
I guess i was just bitter and withdrawn b/c of my misgivings about what i thought art school would be like and what it really was. Guess i should have taken art classes in high school so i would have realized the majority of my peers would be so only b/c they just didnt want to do anything else. Basically my art teachers were glorified babysitters for us. I digress...ed.
It was however a good trip. I got to meet some of lynseys friends. They were fun people. I would probably be inclined to quit watchin "wrasslin" on TV if given the opportunity to play drinking jinga with them...and i did too. Here* is my fortune from the purveyors of the local MSG eatery in Monty, and if you could see me stretching my hands across the spans of time you would know i have a hangover "this big".
We are almost home. Then i get to load all my junk into another car and enjoy the scenery of I-10 while i drive to New Orleans. Tomorrow i begin my apt. search in the crescent city and really start to feel the reality of this whole process take root. I'm pretty stoked about the promise of my first jazz fest too. It's been on my "to do" list since eric was down at school there, and finally my ass is in motion. I don't know how much momentum 125 pounds on a 6 ft frame has but i guess if i cant bowl over things in my concentrated surface area could just pierce them. Spiny elbows lead the charge.
*pic coming as soon as i get my camera back from my sister :(
Well my first stop on my way to the future and the year 2000!! is over. Montevallo is always an interesting pit stop. I definitely feel a nostalgia for college when i visit lynsey there. Mainly b/c it is such a different experience of school than i had. It's a very small town and school but at the same time it has its own intriguing uniqueness.
Lynsey is very close to the people in her program and even her teachers. I guess you wouldnt't be able to help that given the size of the school. It's only natural that you bond like that. Don't get me wrong i was lucky enough to find some people in athens that have changed me eternally and will hopefully always be in my life at least to some degree, but i didn't really mesh with anyone in my program.
I guess i was just bitter and withdrawn b/c of my misgivings about what i thought art school would be like and what it really was. Guess i should have taken art classes in high school so i would have realized the majority of my peers would be so only b/c they just didnt want to do anything else. Basically my art teachers were glorified babysitters for us. I digress...ed.
It was however a good trip. I got to meet some of lynseys friends. They were fun people. I would probably be inclined to quit watchin "wrasslin" on TV if given the opportunity to play drinking jinga with them...and i did too. Here* is my fortune from the purveyors of the local MSG eatery in Monty, and if you could see me stretching my hands across the spans of time you would know i have a hangover "this big".
We are almost home. Then i get to load all my junk into another car and enjoy the scenery of I-10 while i drive to New Orleans. Tomorrow i begin my apt. search in the crescent city and really start to feel the reality of this whole process take root. I'm pretty stoked about the promise of my first jazz fest too. It's been on my "to do" list since eric was down at school there, and finally my ass is in motion. I don't know how much momentum 125 pounds on a 6 ft frame has but i guess if i cant bowl over things in my concentrated surface area could just pierce them. Spiny elbows lead the charge.
*pic coming as soon as i get my camera back from my sister :(
1st night
i am staying at a european style hotel off of esplanade. it's my first night in nola, but technically im still looking for a place. i went by my new job today and got the tour and met everyone. it's a really nice bunch of people and my job will be super easy.
tonight im supposed to go meet some potential roomies and feel things out. they seem really cool over the phone and i havent really watched my p's or q's during email or phone chats with them so thats a good sign. I REALLY want to get into this cool 4 plex off of napoleon ave. In exchange for collecting tenants rents, keeping track of vacancies and supervising the maintenance guys i get a 1 bdrm suite for 275. it has off street parking and all appliances. plus the neighborhood is really nice and it's close to all kinds of shopping. PLEASE.
the people that run this little hotel im staying at are really cool too. they are a 4oish really hip couple that lost everything in the hurricane and are starting over at this place. they took me out for sushi and beer when i got here and then i drove them to a local spot called the "green project". its basically a recycling center for building materials...tile, doors, wood, electrical, plumbing, etc... it also has found and donated art work. its a really cool little business im sure i'll be visiting again soon.
the weather is awesome right now. strong cool breeze and saturated humidity. i constantly have that film of sweat that feels like i just stepped out of a swimming pool....and i fucking love it. also of note earthlink has sponsored free wireless internet in this city. so right now im comfortably sitting and typing underneath the wireless bubble here that is free for "citizens". shwing.
I might be ammending this later with tales of the night life or perhaps an update on my residency. For now im going to sit out on the balcony, read and enjoy my new city.
peace and chicken grease.
Dut Dut Dutut Dut Dut DutDut this just in...
i think i may have found my new place. it belongs to a jack russel named olivia. she is actually quite the hostess. details will follow.
that is all. back to your regularly scheduled humidity.
tonight im supposed to go meet some potential roomies and feel things out. they seem really cool over the phone and i havent really watched my p's or q's during email or phone chats with them so thats a good sign. I REALLY want to get into this cool 4 plex off of napoleon ave. In exchange for collecting tenants rents, keeping track of vacancies and supervising the maintenance guys i get a 1 bdrm suite for 275. it has off street parking and all appliances. plus the neighborhood is really nice and it's close to all kinds of shopping. PLEASE.
the people that run this little hotel im staying at are really cool too. they are a 4oish really hip couple that lost everything in the hurricane and are starting over at this place. they took me out for sushi and beer when i got here and then i drove them to a local spot called the "green project". its basically a recycling center for building materials...tile, doors, wood, electrical, plumbing, etc... it also has found and donated art work. its a really cool little business im sure i'll be visiting again soon.
the weather is awesome right now. strong cool breeze and saturated humidity. i constantly have that film of sweat that feels like i just stepped out of a swimming pool....and i fucking love it. also of note earthlink has sponsored free wireless internet in this city. so right now im comfortably sitting and typing underneath the wireless bubble here that is free for "citizens". shwing.
I might be ammending this later with tales of the night life or perhaps an update on my residency. For now im going to sit out on the balcony, read and enjoy my new city.
peace and chicken grease.
Dut Dut Dutut Dut Dut DutDut this just in...
i think i may have found my new place. it belongs to a jack russel named olivia. she is actually quite the hostess. details will follow.
that is all. back to your regularly scheduled humidity.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
for those in "the know"
i actually did NOT misspell my ancient handle. for the purposes of this blog and the situations surrounding its inception i thought that wherd I go was more fitting.
that being said this will be the initial post of this brave new world. how long my blogging will last who knows, but for now it is my only voice.
as of now, im sitting in my sister's house searching through some more roommate listings. a running theme among 90 percent of these listings is "NO DRUGS and NO CRAZIES!" i also ran across one that indicated their displeasure at Brits. they would not under any circumstances entertain the thought of living with a fucking Brit. i didn't need any further explanation. i wondered why aussies weren't included. everyone knows aussies are just the dirty removed cousins of brits that nobody gives a shit about so they wrestle alligators and play slaps with venomous cobras to get global attention. "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME!!! my life isn't worth the living unless you watch me LIVE ON FOX while the poison courses through my veins!!" they should be celebrated though for saving evolution thousands of years of natural selection. hopefully those patient aborigines will take their island back soon and not have to rely on bit parts in crocodile dundee films or "origins of man" specials on discovery. much love to you guys.
well that was random enough. i guess i should resume my days events. hopefully you all are having a lovely weekend. im going to go buy a six pack of cough medicine and enjoy the rest of this good weather since the "bad drugs" would show up on a piss test.
that being said this will be the initial post of this brave new world. how long my blogging will last who knows, but for now it is my only voice.
as of now, im sitting in my sister's house searching through some more roommate listings. a running theme among 90 percent of these listings is "NO DRUGS and NO CRAZIES!" i also ran across one that indicated their displeasure at Brits. they would not under any circumstances entertain the thought of living with a fucking Brit. i didn't need any further explanation. i wondered why aussies weren't included. everyone knows aussies are just the dirty removed cousins of brits that nobody gives a shit about so they wrestle alligators and play slaps with venomous cobras to get global attention. "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME!!! my life isn't worth the living unless you watch me LIVE ON FOX while the poison courses through my veins!!" they should be celebrated though for saving evolution thousands of years of natural selection. hopefully those patient aborigines will take their island back soon and not have to rely on bit parts in crocodile dundee films or "origins of man" specials on discovery. much love to you guys.
well that was random enough. i guess i should resume my days events. hopefully you all are having a lovely weekend. im going to go buy a six pack of cough medicine and enjoy the rest of this good weather since the "bad drugs" would show up on a piss test.
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