Never trust a landlord with a mullet
September 22, 2007 //
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Seriously. If you're landlord looks like Tony Little, ignores all of your complaints, has a funny stench during the summer months, writes your lease on a napkin, tells you about previous tenants who killed a ferret in the dryer, goes by the name Captain Vantastic, has a bizarre fear of fire, and claims to have been in the nightclub, gym, postal delivery, art dealership, and lifeguard businesses, RUN. I'm not necessarily singling out any specific individual here. I'm just giving some generic and valuable advice to anyone who should you ever encounter such a strange individual.
So anyway, recently I've begun to miss the idea of having my own apartment. I really enjoyed the neighborhood that I used to live in, and now I feel like it would be a bit better because I have many more friends down that way than I did in the past. On top of that, I find myself going down that way during my free time much more then I do anywhere else. It's not that my current living situation is bad, because it isn't at all. But there's something very different about living at home and living on your own.
In other news: I recently left Yale, and now I'm working full time doing website development / administration for a company in New Haven. So far I really enjoy it, and I think I've made the right move. I've also begun volunteering as a Crew Advisor for a BSA Venture Crew 33 in Derby, and I'm still trying to squeeze in my schoolwork in between all of this. So I've been a bit of a busy person lately, resulting in the slow updates.
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Time for something new
April 25, 2007 //
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I'm moving out of the apartment in Black Rock. I had some great times down there and it was a hell of an experience being roomates with the incredible Stephanie Bell and Sir Bryan "Nugget" Hayes. I've gained some extremely valuable lessons, had some incredible times, and I'll never forget it.
So back to Derby!
For now...
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Molly Jones
April 07, 2007 //
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I'm fairly confident that the cat has been getting into my stash of Red Bull. I'm beginning to fear her.
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Celebrating St. Patrick's
March 17, 2007 //
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Great times as usual with the Derby crew. I stopped by a party in Derby for a couple hours and went to The Field in Black Rock for a bit as well. The place was absolutely nuts. No appearances on the local news this year... but just wait till 2008 comes along!
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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
January 08, 2007 //
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It's been too quiet around the house without Sadie around, and we had decided that we needed another pet, so yesterday Steph and I drove up to Waterford to take a look at some kittens that were being given away. By the time we got there 2 of the 3 kittens had already been taken, so we were left with only 1 to pick from. But the one was was still left was good enough. She seemed to have a great personality and we grew to like her very quickly, so we ended up taking her home with us. She's calico, which means she has the black orange and white fur pattern, and she's not as big of a hunter as Sadie was, but she's very playful. The name we picked is Molly Jones. Steph got the idea from a character in a Beatles song "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da", which means "life goes on".
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A Warm Winter
January 06, 2007 //
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It was a little gloomy out this morning but now it feels like summer! It's gotta be getting close to 70 out there. I've been spending the whole day just walking around and taking pictures. Too bad my friends are nowhere to be found. All locked up in their homes probably playing video games or something. Oh well.
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Sadie
December 31, 2006 //
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This weekend Steph and I noticed that Sadie was breathing heavily so we brought her down to the animal hospital to have her looked at. Sadly, we found out that she was suffering from a heart disease and that she wouldn't be coming back home with us.
She was just under 4 months of age, and full of life right up until her last day. I've never really been a big fan of cats until she came around. She'd always follow me and Steph everywhere we went, trying to help us cook or wash the dishes, sometimes clinging to my ass as I walked around the kitchen. She could never be by herself, and she was always finding something new to play with, whether it be a part of the bathroom sink, my chin, or the cord for the blinds. She couldn't go outdoors and loved to sit in the window and watch the birds, so we put her to rest in a park where she'll always be around plenty of them. It's been an extremely sad weekend for us. We both really loved her and will miss her very much.
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Christmas Eve Kayaking
December 24, 2006 //
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The first thing I heard this morning was Christmas carols being blasted from police cars as they drove up and down the street. Then the next thing I knew I was putting on my life jacket and headed down to the beach with Steph to go kayaking in the harbor. It was only a few minutes after sunrise, and the weather was nothing like I'd expect for a December morning. We spent about a half hour out on the water and then went for a walk down to the Harborview Market for some breakfast and coffee with the locals. It was probably one of the best mornings I've had down in Black Rock so far... it reminded me how much I love living down here.
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Fun 2006
December 05, 2006 //
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We like to live a little. Matt likes stitches. Ghostbusters in my kitchen. No, I won't explain this.
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Bryant Park
December 01, 2006 //
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Two excursions to New York this past week. The first of which was a trip to Bryant Park with Patti, Scott, and Steph for Scott's B-day. The 4 of us drove in, having a Beatles/Paul McCartney rock-fest dance-off for most of the ride. Then after the stress of finding a parking spot we made it to the park and went ice skating for about an hour. This was the fist time I had gone it at least 10 years so my skating abilities were a little rusty. Steph and Scott were doing circles around me while Patti stuck behind and tried to help me out. But I think I did alright. I didn't fall once, and after a while I was starting go get it. But the rink was packed, and we were all getting kinda sweaty, so we left the ice and came across some high quality hot cider up by the public library. We also stopped at Patsy's Pizza - one of my favorite pizza places in New York. We had a lot of fun... I'm hoping to go again sometime this winter.
On Tuesday we got a group of 8 together to go watch a Colbert Report filming in Manhattan. We all had tickets but didn't get there until a few minutes before they opened the doors, and unfortunately found out that we weren't gonna get in. Obviously we were pretty disappointed... but they were nice enough to take down our names and provide us with VIP tickets for a future date that guarantees our entrance to the show. Even though our original plans were ruined, we made the most of our evening and still had a good time. We walked around the city for a bit, stopping at Rockefeller center and the NBC store, where we caught a random live performance by Enya, and then ate some damn good pizza before making our way back.
Nothing else too exciting to report. Recent activities include: wine tasting on Friday's at the Twisted Vine, random walks around Back Rock, breakfast at Groovy's Cafe, starting a new seasonal job for extra Christmas $$$, constructing a mini-bar at the apartment, a few quality hikes, experimental food events, and the early stages of travel planning for 2007.
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What have you done?
November 23, 2006 //
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Sadie Bell, the local kitten on Brewster St., gave us a pretty big scare last night. We're all hanging out talking, when all of a sudden a loud terrifying hiss/scream rings out from up the stairs. My first thought was that Sadie had chewed through a wire and was being electrocuted. I never heard an animal scream like that before. Steph darted up the stairs and I ran up after her, and we found Sadie trapped in between the railing flapping around trying to get herself free. Steph grabbed her and pulled her out, and got a deep cut in her hand as a result because she was still panicking. We brought her downstairs and she limped over to her hiding spot underneath one of the chairs. We were all pretty worried that she was seriously injured, so we brought her around the corner to the animal hospital where she stayed overnight for x-rays.
Fortunately she was fine. She twisted her leg and because all the bones haven't fully formed in her body yet, she managed to stretch out some cartilage up by her hip. So now she's stuck with one hind leg that's slightly longer than the other, but that should fix itself as she grows. She thanked us for our concern this morning by pissing all over my bed. But I'll forgive her. Just glad she's alright.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Oh Yoko
November 01, 2006 //
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Our dear little German friend Heather came down Sunday to show off her gangsta side and then on Halloween Steph and I threw together some quick John and Yoko costumes. I had to use a caveman wig because all the good ones were taken. We trimmed it down but it was still one of the nastiest things I've ever seen:
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The New Roomate
October 25, 2006 //
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Steph's new kitten. Name coming soon. Picked her up from the Meriden Humane Society.
Update: She's now named Sadie.
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Haaaaaaa
October 24, 2006 //
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We all got a little bit hyper/nuts last night. There's plenty of evidence in the Pictures section.
Thoughts of the moment:
It's cold. Feels like winter.
Prince is rediculous. I'm glad the 80's are over.
I dislike updating my resume.
Any of you have a blog that I don't know about?
Need some halloween costume ideas.
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Moved In!
September 05, 2006 //
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It's been a fun and stressful past several days. Nugget, Steph, and I are all moved in now. We started bringing stuff in on Friday and had a TON of cleaning to do. There was cat fur everywhere. But now that most of that is all taken care of, we've had some time to relax and we all love it. The house is awesome, neighborhood is incredible, the people are friendly, there's beautiful homes everywhere, and there's tons of stores, bars, and restaurants just minutes away. I feel like I'm on a permanent vacation. So far, I'm extremely glad that we jumped on this. I really think moving down here will turn out to be a very wise choice.
Saturday was kinda crazy. The wind down there was really intense. The power went out in downtown Fairfield and it seemed like every other tree fell. Steph and I even had to dodge some downed power lines at one point. By Sunday night most of the hard work had been done, so I got to go up to a party in Derby with a bunch of the former Paier students. Had a blast. Those kids know how to party. That was also the night Kristen Fusco broke the news to me about Steve Erwin... poor guy. Shane said he had it comin'. I say Shane's the devil.
Labor day was great. Most of the day I just stayed in and acted lazy. Steph and I enjoyed some quality grape soda and wheat n' cheese crackers and watched a couple movies. That evening we went for a walk to check out the neighborhood and ended up going to St. Mary's by the Sea. It's in a beautiful neighborhood and was packed with people walking their dogs, fishing, having picnics, biking, going for a run, etc. It was awesome. It's hard to believe that you're in Bridgeport when you go there.
Later that night, Joe, Justin, Adam, Shane and Stacey all came down to visit. We showed them around, ordered some pizza and watched the Brave Little Toaster. I was really glad to get so many friends down there already. Hope the visitation keeps up!
I got the webcam working again. I'll keep it on from time to time. Check it out if you can't come see the place in person. Lots of pictures in the Newest Pics album as well!
Steph - "Moved In!"
Bryan -"It isn't about the girl coop."
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Black Rock Harbor
August 20, 2006 //
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I ended up going kayaking today in Black Rock Harbor near the Bridgeport / Fairfield line. I spent about 3 hours out there, stopped at Penfield Beach, went around the Fayerweather Lighthouse and then came back in. Afterwards I drove around the coastline in Fairfield, Southport, and Westport. It was a really good afternoon. I'm excited to start spending time in a new area.
P.S. I'm moving there on September 1st. Come visit.
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