I took a few pictures of the place while it was empty that I have put up on Flickr. There aren’t that many, but it gives you an idea of the size of the place. I also made a drawing of the layout with measurements so I know how much Read more…
It took two weeks of back and forth, but last Tuesday afternoon I signed the lease on a new apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (Google map). Actually, it’s a lease assignment, meaning I’m taking over someone else’s lease. I already received the keys from the previous tennant, and Aunt Bernadette Read more…
I know I said this at the end of my last post, but I just can’t say enough how much this place blows. Before I visited the place I did read the reviews on TripAdvisor, and they were mixed. Some people complained, others were resigned to the fact that it Read more…
I swear, it was completely unintentional. But my temporary apartment is two doors down from Scores.
I have been a New Yorker for a week now. It started last Saturday when we stepped off the plane at JFK. It was a pretty anti-climactic departure from the Netherlands. The movers came and packed up all my stuff. 54 boxes worth of stuff, 20 boxes more than I Read more…
Every now and then I get one of these spam messages that just really sticks out. Even though she got my name wrong, I’m sure it’s true love. Hi, Curt I’ve decided to write to you. The quantity of words is never what is important, but what counts is the Read more…
It’s coming down to it. Yesterday two people wished me well on my move back to the States because they won’t be here next week to say goodbye. And it really hit me, I’m leaving. In one week I won’t be living in the Netherlands. I won’t be going to Read more…
I thought this was a wonderful little movie. It’s a great fantasy coming of age story that is firing on all cylinders. First of all, it looks beautiful, the production design is top notch. Second, it’s filled with great actors who all deliver, especially Deniro and Pfeiffer. Third, the story Read more…
Wow. They call them that for a reaon. The first day I got mine I obsessively kept checking the wireless activation to see if it had finished connecting me to a brave new world of connectedness. It’s actually a very bad thing that I have one of these, since I Read more…
It’s been a long time since I wrote about something I saw on the news, but this one hit a nerve. This guy really pisses me off, and even years after 9/11 it’s still a sensitive subject for me, so hearing that Iran’s nutcase president (who has implied that the Read more…