Listen, lady, put the phone down
In slightly over a month, we're moving. Just across town, for no real reason. There are certain thing about Hyde Park I'm going to miss: DOC Films, Dixie Kitchen, being two blocks from the lake, a few people who I should see more often, and the free exercise area on the top floor of my building that I haven't used in nine months. The new place is, well, less than three blocks away from the fictional Championship Vinyl, in a neighborhood that gets a lot of press. Hopefully it will be an easy move and a good place to live, the apartment features a front sunporch, dishwasher, built in bookshelves, a huge kitchen, hardwood floors, and four multi-purpose rooms. A step downward in terms of quality from the ivory tower in which we currently reside, and we made a rather spontaneous judgment, so fingers crossed for no stories of shockingly cold water, formidable insects, random power outages, unbearably hot summers, unbearably noisy nearby trains, severe lack of closet space, and repeated home invasions. We shall see.
One positive that will arise from our new location is proximity to several live music venues, which will mean many opportunities for getting into trouble. Now going to concerts requires much planning. I'm seeing the Mates of State w/ Saturday Looks Good To Me on 4/6, which should be great, and then The Silver Jews on 4/14.
Ironic: I'm going to New York for four days the second week in May, which is the week Conan O'Brien is doing his show from Chicago, which I probably am not lucky enough to get tickets for.
Speaking of concerts, the B&S/NPs show a few weeks ago was one of the best concerts I've ever seen/heard. Maybe it that I'm used to small horrible-sounding club shows and crowded horribly sounding outdoor festivals, but the sound at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee was the best I've ever heard, and both bands were on the top of their games. I was won over by Belle big time, going in with moderate expectations only, but they managed to play their best material and elevate their filler to excellent status. The Pornographers had to rush through their set, but had a couple of four part harmony moments that gave me chills (Testament to Youth in Verse was an unexpected highlight).
The Hi-Cool Blog is officially up and running, see link to the right.
2 comments:
Four multipurpose rooms? Like, that aren't bedrooms or living rooms or kitchens? What will you do with them all?
well, no, multi-purpose meaning that they could be bedrooms or living rooms, but aren't clearly defined.
As of now, we're planning on having:
One Living Room
One bedroom
One Office/library
One Dancing Room.
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