New Apartment

As many of you may already know, I’ve been undertaking a relentless search for new lodging over the last few weeks. I think, though, I’ve finally arrived at an ideal location. Right next door to my current building, oddly enough. The following is a pictographic tour of really grainy iPhone photos. Click through to Flickr for descriptive captions:

Of particular note and not captioned/capture in photos is the fact that a) I was there on this past Saturday to clean. Unlike this current apartment, initial cleaning took only two hours, not fourteen. b) The floors do not splinter off into tiny pieces when you mop/look at them. c) There is what appears to be CENTRAL AIR. This is an amazing godsend in Chestertown. d) There’s an icemaker in my refrigerator!

Just because these things are kind of fun

Behold, my celebrity matches. I’m most fond of Stanley Kubrik and Tori Amos.

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The most amazing of weird things

Uh, I found a video of Alison Goldfrapp making a cake. Thanks, YouTube!

Love,

Nick

Don’t forget!

The most important thing I’d say if I went to Germany:

Kellnerin! Ich brauche Brot und Bier schnellstmoglich! Ich musste einkaufen gehen!

A conversation from today

Today, Shannon asked me to help her brainstorm an adjective to describe the Chester River. My instructions were that it had to be a real adjective and not negative. Our conversation went something like this:

Nick: Mind-blowing.
Shannon: ummm
maybe i just won’t use an adjective
Nick: The most incredible river you’ve ever seen! The fish walk on land and drive little French cars! The birds have tiny top hats and make you dinner when you are feeling unwell! The boats are covered in platinum and run only on the sound of children playing!
Shannon: are you on drugs?
Nick: It’s possible, but unlikely.

Friends?

So, Clyde and I were made refugees from our apartment last night by a gas leak. It seemed like a good idea to pack up and head to Kate’s when I started getting nauseous and developed a roaring headache. For his part, Clyde mostly just kept eating in the face of impending doom. In any case, after lots of running, odd noises, kitty death noises and countless hours of his unreturned singing, Clyde and Bella seem to have come to an understanding. Of note about this photo: by putting Clyde three feet from Bella, one can create the illusion that they are the same size. They are not.

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Not all is doom & gloom

I just wanted to share with you something that’s been brightening my days every single time I see it:

As you can see, it’s my dining table. However, I feel that I finally got it right with this latest iteration. I snagged a tulip on my latest outing and have created my own shrine to spring…maybe it will come faster? Anyway, it seems that right before I move from a place, I finally figure out how to make it looks its best. At least that’s my thinking…

Week of weird dreams…

For this past week, I’ve been having very unusual dreams. Starting with last weekend, actually. I’ve decided to post a dream log and will continue to do so until these unusual night time visions come to a rest. Warning: at least one dream is not for the faint of heart. Seriously.

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