The soul has greater need of the ideal than the real for it is by the real that we exist, it is by the ideal that we live

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Two more things


(photo courtesy of towleroad.com)


I thought I'd share this with you since I can't look at it without my jaw hitting the keyboard.

And I just looked at my Freaking amazing calendar and realized it's Canada Day. Happy Canada Day my norther brethren, especially the gay ones, but all the rest of you too. (I miss cooper)

Love

I thought I'd share with the blogosphere

Today I posted my review of the apartment I just left on apartmentratings.com. I don't think they'll be very happy with me after this, what do you think:


The Projects is right!



What a pit! I just escaped yesterday. That was the single worst place I have ever lived in my entire life. The "neighbors" (I say "neighbors" because they have no idea what neighborly means) are incredibly bad. Either they're crazy or mean or both. The place has roaches, the carpets in the halls are filthy, the security doors are never secure, the "Falls" are broken and filled with green algae. The parking lot is full of holes and cracked everywhere. The apartments have filthy carpet, the laundry NEVER works, and after office hours you are locked out of the main entrance with a chain fence! You have to take side entrances to get into your own apartment. Very impressive when you have guests. It's not like they couldn't let you come in the front door and then chain off the offices, they could, they just choose to have this charming little chain wall at the front door.

The parking lot is a war zone. If people aren't working on their cars out there, they're playing car stereo's loud and partying at night until the cops come. AND THE COPS ALWAYS COME!

They've recently put up a sign advertising $399 studios. They're also building new garages. One does not build new garages for the clientele one attracts with $399 studios, so I think they're filling it up so they can sell to developers and go condo. How they'll get rid of the roaches I have no idea. Of course they'll be easier to get rid of than those tenants.

If you're on probation, parole, disability, still long for the days of living in the dorms and you're 27,are white trash, or an illegal immigrant I highly recommend The Falls. If you are sane, employed, educated, have self-esteem and an income you can do way better.

I never thought I'd find such a place in Johnson County outside of Olathe, but there it is. Sitting up on that hill, haunted by the ghosts of every trashy neighbor you ever feared you'd have. This is where they're kept. Stay away from The Falls Carole Ann!

I almost forgot! It's July 1!


And here is the freaking amazing ancient Egyptian popup calendar for this month.

It's cool once again. Reminds me of a Martin Ramirez painting. Next year I think I'll have to actually buy one of these things, since I can't count on winning one again.

The Prodigal returneth


I’ve been neglectful these past few days, but it was moving weekend. Thank God that’s over. Well, not entirely, now I have to unpack. Which means I get to find all that stuff I have been looking for since Friday.

It’s been an eventful few days, I have a new apt, new glasses, a haircut, a new tv (don’t get me started) new patio furniture, new window tinting, new artwork, and of course new debt as a result of most of that. But what the fuck.

I carried a lot of stuff up the stairs into the new place this weekend, the movers did most of it, but still there was artwork, cd’s and dvd’s, electronics, clothes. Stuff I just knew it was smarter to move myself. There are 16 stairs from the ground to my apt. For all my bike riding, my calves were still unprepared.

But I’m in! It’s so nice to live among people again! People who don’t bother you, people who keep to themselves and don’t feel they have to talk when they see you, people who aren’t crazy. I’ve actually slept three whole nights through in my own bed. I hardly know how to act with actual rest. This coming three day weekend I plan to get three more days.


I appropriated the picture off towleroad.com. I may just have to go to Mexico City next pride season.

I need to play catch up big-time this week so have a good one.

Love