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July 28, 2009
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Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 9:32 AM
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Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 9:37 AM
Biff, this is from yesterday's OT thread. Posted it late in the evening so not sure you saw it...
You have to do a pretty hard chop and risk damaging your wrist if you don't know what you're doing. Your elbows and knees are actually much stronger bones than your hands and feet so if you want to cause damage for a guy not to fight back, you have to hit with those. Remind me to tell you a story about that next time I see you.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 9:37 AM
ay maaaaacaroni
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 9:38 AM
Say ho.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 9:38 AM
I am not sure if I will regret posting this here, but whatever. I could probably get more objective advice here than anywhere else i'd ask around.
Maybe i'm dense or something, but I didn't realize it before, but i've come to realize that basically all of my friends are on drugs. Also, my 1/2 brother and 1/2 sister (17 and 18) are also using. The only person in my life who doesnt use was my ex boyfriend, who up until about 2 months ago, i considered my best friend and we always hung out. When he found a new boyfriend he told me he couldn't see me anymore and dropped all forms of communication. I didn't fight it thought, because i can completely understand where he is coming from. sort of.
I've been so completely down about the whole economy thing in general. I totally notice less people on the train in the morning (not just because it's summer either, i've noticed it even last winter and in the fall, but it's even worse now). Granted I don't miss a crowded train but when i see empty seats on it during rush hour in the morning i get panicky looking around thinking when the next shoe will drop and it's my turn. does anyone else feel this way? On the morning news every morning i swear there is always so segment about how to feel better in this crisis, but it's always stupid stuff like making sure to buy shoes or making yourself a nice dessert.
I think this upcoming fall is going to be catastrophic and im not just channelling the what (he is on my sh-t list these days btw), it just is and i feel like everyone really does have blinders on, but for good reason.
Any advice on how to get thru this horrible feeling?!
sorry i dont mean to be a whiner OR a debbie downer this morning (seriously those kinds of people are SO annoying)
did anyone watch the finale of Charm School last night? I wont say who won in case anyone DVR'd it, but it was good, i actually shed a couple of tears watching it. Ricki Lake was a good host this season, and the whole season was rather kinda sad because they focused on negative stuff, last season with Sharon Osbourne had great people on the show but it was lame what sharon focused on. nothing will ever match the first season of charm school with one of my personal heroes, Mo'Nique!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 9:38 AM
what are your friends on ROb?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 9:40 AM
If you want to feel better about your life, just feel that happiness that comes from knowing that your life is nowhere near as sad as "What's."
Also, the economy will get worse, so enjoy things as they are now. Cherish the memories you create in these next few years.
Posted by: Alitheia at July 28, 2009 9:41 AM
quote:
what are your friends on ROb?
coke, crack, heroin, weed (tho i dont consider that bad), meth.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 9:44 AM
Rob,
All I can say is that you're not the only one. We all joke around economy and jobs on here but I am sure quite a few of us feel the same way as you. I'll tell you my views but not on here. We'll have to get drunk at the next get together and discuss. I still owe you a drink BTW that you didn't cash out on in Draft Barn.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 9:44 AM
Kens, thanks. Why is it every Russian male knows how to fight? I think all those American propoganda films in the '80s that featured a Russian villain getting his ass kicked by an American patriot gave us a false sense of security. Seems like the average American male wouldn't stand a chance in a fight against the average Russian male. Perhaps it's the military training there?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 9:44 AM
Rob, Have you given any more thought to finding a therapist? It can be very helpful, and you do seem a bit down, but amazingly resilient. Some therapists will work a payment with you via 'sliding scale' or for very little $$.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 9:44 AM
Alitheia, I know you are knew here but we back our theories with examples here, otherwise you'll be brushed off as WHAT. what makes you think the economy will get worse? Can you give specific examples as to how and why?
Do you mean that a standard of living will get worse for an average person?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 9:46 AM
knew = new. sorry for the spelling, too early in the morning
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 9:47 AM
Speaking Russian makes a man's fists that much harder.
Posted by: Alitheia at July 28, 2009 9:47 AM
"Speaking Russian makes a man's fists that much harder."
Alitheia, if that's true, I want to know the language that, when spoken, will make my other parts hard.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 9:49 AM
Rob - I thought you'd decided to see a therapist when you were feeling down a couple of weeks ago. Real life does have downers but there's a lot to be enjoyed too. These periodic lows of yours are valid but it sounds as if you have an existential angst that could benefit by treatment. As I recall, several PLUSAs had ideas of places you could go for help.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 9:50 AM
I agree Kens. This type of blanket statement without any background or support is just going to lessen her credibility....
"Also, the economy will get worse, so enjoy things as they are now. Cherish the memories you create in these next few years.
Posted by: Alitheia at July 28, 2009 9:41 AM"
I suggest you look at the rate of change of the economic indicators. The majority of them have a positive second derivative.
EVEN HOME PRICES WERE UP MONTH ON MONTH IN MAY!!!!
No, we are certainly NOT out of the woods yet.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 9:51 AM
quote:
amazingly resilient
oh totally. it's the aquarius in me.
im pretty sure i'd be the same ole me wandering around the streets pushing a shopping cart. it just sorta sucks to have to think about those kinds of things you know?
honestly, im a little leery of therapists for the fact that i understand my problems and really don't think it's worth the money, for now anyway.
i know it's lame, but since i have a degree in psychology anyway and watch lots of tv shows about such things, i am capable of understanding myself. i know that might fly in the face of what some people believe, and i know therapy is very important for some people. but for me, i think it would complicate things and not really get anywhere, but i could be wrong. it's also very very very difficult to find a good match when it comes to patient/therapist. probably about 80-90 percent of therapy isnt productive.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 9:52 AM
Biff,
you actually might be right. Same story with Israelis. You kind of grow up on that. In 1st grade, we learned the safety precautions and how to hide under desks and basements in case of an attack. We had a shooting target class at 9 years old (2nd grade) and I learned how to hold a Kalashnikov properly and shoot a gun. I left at 11 but in 4th-6th grade you learned how to take apart a gun and clean it and put it back together in a specific period of time. Not everyone went to the army but everyone knew how to hold a gun and pretty much defend themselves by teenage years.
Most of my fight training I had here. I did a little bit of wrestling, self-defense and jujitsu training but mostly easy sparring since I couldn't get into rings with real fighters and risk coming into corporate job with a busted face once a week. People would automatically think I got into fights every weekend and I didn't want to risk that so I stopped.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 9:53 AM
Rob - You can't look to the stars if you're in such a deep hole that you can't even see the horizon. Self-help rarely works - even Freud sought external therapy.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 9:58 AM
I have to laugh - I got halfway through the second paragraph and knew it would be a Rob post.
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 9:59 AM
File under "the more things change..." category - this is from the New York Herald on October 6, 1863:
The world has seen its iron age, its silver age, its golden age and its brazen age. This is the age of shoddy.
The new brownstone palaces on Fifth Avenue, the new equipages at the Park, the new diamonds which dazzle unaccustomed eyes, the new silks and satins which rustle over loudly, as if to demand attention, the new people who live in the palaces and ride in the carriages and wear the diamonds and silks—all are shoddy. They live in shoddy houses. They ride in shoddy carriages, drawn by shoddy horses, and driven by shoddy coachmen who wear shoddy liveries. They lie upon shoddy beds which have just come from the upholsterers and still smell of shoddy varnish. They wear shoddy clothes purchased from shoddy merchants who have erected mammoth stores, which appear to be marble, but are really shoddy... Their professions and occupations are pure shoddy. They are shoddy brokers in Wall Street or shoddy manufacturers of shoddy goods, or shoddy contractors for shoddy articles for a shoddy government. Six days in the week they are shoddy business men. On the seventh they are shoddy Christians...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 10:00 AM
Rob, Two thoughts. I can understand your thinking this.
Even therapists have therapists! We can't always see ourselves objectively. The other thing is that they might help you figure out if an anti-depressant might help?
Therapists can also help you with practical advice on how to manage feelings or resolve situations, it's not all about 'getting to know yourself' or navel-gazing!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 10:01 AM
Tough crowd. Why is everyone ragging on Alitheia? I thought she was trying to send us a positive message, in the same way that many of us here have said before. That is, no matter how bad things may get, we will still try to appreciate what we have, our friends and family, and not stop trying to enjoy life.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:02 AM
Man Rob, I feel for you. Friends on drugs is a tough one. You can't stop them, you can't save them. You just have to look out for yourself in this situation, make sure you feel OK about where you are at and maybe you will be an inspiration to one of them to get better. In re this fall I don't think its going to be a disaster the way your gut and your sh-tlister are telling you.
Posted by: wasder at July 28, 2009 10:02 AM
Six, For a second there, I thought I was reading one of WHAT's tamed rants from October 6, 2008.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:04 AM
Message for today is don't f*ck with Kens!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:04 AM
Not ragging, Biff, just asking her what her basis is for believing that it'll all get worse. Kens was right, it was "What sounding," something that she was railing about yesterday with his "caricature" comment.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:05 AM
I second cobblehiller's therapist recommendation.
Posted by: wasder at July 28, 2009 10:05 AM
all is fine. all is fine. all is fine.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 10:08 AM
Rob, I know this isn't really my business, and totally not a topic for a "real estate" blog, but if you are so constantly on edge about your economic security, why is it you are against single payer health care? I would think now of all times you would see how precarious the situation is for anyone living in this country. What happened to all those people who are no longer riding the train? If they lost their jobs, they will lose their health care, in all probability. How is it helpful to the economy at large, that people use emergency services because they have no insurance? It puzzles me that you can live so close to the edge of real poverty and not see the scare tactics being used to make you feel that something that would only be beneficial to you is bad. Maybe your "anti-Europe" rants aren't meant entirely seriously.... But if you do lose your job, will you have health care, and for how long?
Posted by: mshook at July 28, 2009 10:08 AM
I don't think rob needs a therapist. When I meet him in person he seems to be real easy going & level headed. I think his observation that many of his acquaintences have problems is just that.
And he's right, if you understand your problems and don't really want to change, then a therapist isn't going to do you any good. God knows I've got a few and would never waste my time with a therapist.
I think rob's outlet is ranting here like that. It seems he gets it off his chest and that's the best therapy.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:10 AM
"Six, For a second there, I thought I was reading one of WHAT's tamed rants from October 6, 2008."
Haha Kens, I left out the part the What wrote in his better days:
The individual who makes the most money - no matter how - and spends the most money - no matter for what - is considered the greatest man. To be extravagant is to be fashionable. These facts sufficiently account for the immense and brilliant audiences at the opera and the theatres, and until the final crash comes such audiences will undoubtedly continue.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 10:12 AM
Also, rob, consider Chinese medicine. In Hong Kong we don't really do talk therapy--we're all too repressed, ha ha! We go to the Chinese doctor for herbs and acupuncture when we feel low.
The Chinese doctors believe that depression is caused by system imbalance, and that to relieve it you must readjust the energy inside a person.
I guess it is the same idea as anti-depressant medication, but it is done in a more gentle, holistic way, with many thousands of years of experience behind it.
When you write that everyone you know is on drugs, my first thought was that they are all on Prozac or something like it. Because that is true of so many of my New York friends--they are not on crack or meth, they are on "meds".
Posted by: WonTon at July 28, 2009 10:12 AM
Biff, lol. I am harmless. I just know how to defend myself in a situation if need be. I would NEVER start a fight. I don't need that. I have only been in 2 street/school fights in my life where I actually had to fight. In one, I really damaged a guy pretty badly and in the second, odds were really against me lol (2 against like 15-20) and I left that one with a dislocated jaw that still comes out of socket till this day (freaks my dentist out when she says open wide).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:12 AM
Rob - Sorry to hear that you're feeling so down. It had seemed that you were doing better lately (my impression via your posts). Depression is a real disease, and while a therapist might not be the answer, you do need some outside help to deal with it. People find comfort in many ways, either through art, music, religion, or anything that engages you and makes you feel better. You could also look into support groups, getting into a new hobby, ir just getting out there and meeting people. Good luck.
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 10:13 AM
"We had a shooting target class at 9 years old (2nd grade) and I learned how to hold a Kalashnikov properly and shoot a gun."
Kens, OMG. Seriously? In 2nd grade? Wow. I had no idea they did that.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 10:14 AM
couldn't agree with Dave more on the Rob comment.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:14 AM
drugs are bad
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 10:15 AM
alcohol is a drug
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:17 AM
Wonton has some good points there, I've used Acupuncture and other Chinese medicine techniques. They can be very successful and helpful.
On that note, I also have a friend that has managed prostate cancer using Chinese medicine and his regular doctor is surprised and very pleased with the results, to date. [It's ongoing.]
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 10:18 AM
Sex is also a drug.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:19 AM
DIBS is probably right, but rob- trust us- all of us feel the same way at one time or another. Maybe therapy isn't helpful to you in a one on one- how about finding a peer support group? Or take an art therapy class? Even volunteering could help- but most important for you I think, is to make some change in your life, break the routine. Not speaking out of my hat- been there, done that. All of us go to scary places in our lives at some point or another- just know you aren't alone.
6years- thanks for posting that! Don't they say, the more things change, the more they stay the same?
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 10:21 AM
So the gathering on the 6th will be a bday festival for the aging members & a rebirth celebration for Rob.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 10:21 AM
Cobble, shoot a regular hand gun, I think a 9mm or maybe a 22. No way could I shoot a Kalashnikov at 9 years old lol. I could barely hold it up. It would definitely damage my shoulder if I tried to squeeze out a round. I had a hard time holding AK47 steady at my age while shooting when I went to gun ranges in Poconos.
This is late 80s we're talking about. Not sure they do it now anymore.
We also had a sawing and crochet class BTW. We learned to make pillows in 1st grade as well so don't think of it as some crazy military country. It was very accepted there. No one forced you into anything but knowledge to use your hands and physical labor was stressed as much as using your brain.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:21 AM
Sex is also a weapon.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:22 AM
"alcohol is a drug"
haha - fine. Heroin, Crystal Meth, Coke and Crack are bad
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 10:22 AM
If you have a real strong positive mental attitude, like I believe rob actually has, you can psychologically counterbalance some very bad physiological/medical issues. A lot of your stamina to overcome both physical illness and depression will come from your sheer willpower to "not let it get to you." I think rob has that mentality.
I told someone I know who was diagnosed with cancer that "A lot of it has to do with how you react and deal with it. A lot of it will depend upon your mental attitude." I know.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:23 AM
So we've gone from guns to drugs to alcohol to sex and back to weapons again. Just another day in the life of a Brooklynite.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:23 AM
Wow Kens - sounds like you've had sufficient training to attend a Crown Heights/Prospect Heights block party ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 10:24 AM
DH, not necessarily. You just need to learn about moderation, my friend. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:25 AM
Rob,
Cobblehiller put it best - you are a very resilient guy. Try not to worry about the economy or the state of the world in general too much. Whereas it's good to be concerned for others, no-one is supposed to take all of the problems of the world on his own shoulders.
Take everything one day at a time (a cliche but true) and deal with things when they arise.
I don't know much about therapists either way.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 10:25 AM
Rob
I think a key element is that you recognize that you are "down" rather than slipping into depression, which as you know is a big difference.
I think it's very normal to have down periods in one's life. You are realizing that things are hard and your anixiety has probably increased b/c you have a genuine fear of the unknown. Remaining positive and always belieiving things WILL change around for the better is one way to combat that.
The issue with all your friends being on drugs is scary. I am the opposite, most of my friends are pretty clean except for a few that take anti-anxiety pills or a little weed. I suspect those people who are on serious drugs are in a dark space and need the pain to be numbed
consider yourself a stronger person as you are experiencing your pain and that is what is making you a stronger individual,
Posted by: gemini10 at July 28, 2009 10:26 AM
I told someone I know who was diagnosed with cancer that "A lot of it has to do with how you react and deal with it. A lot of it will depend upon your mental attitude." I know.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:23 AM
Rob, There is a really good book about that that I just finished and can give you at the next get together. It's called "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. The guy who wrote the book is a Holocaust survivor who is also a Logotherapist (Similar to Psychotherapist). This is not religion or some higher power based book or anything. He describes his and others experiences in Holocaust when times were really really bad and their mental states and how much your mind can push you through some tough times. One thing he mentions is that you will be surprised of how much the human body and mind is really capable of once put in hard situations as long as you're living for some meaning or something to look forward to.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:30 AM
I was thinking of posting this question of the forum, but held off because it is not really appropriate--but since the subject came up here: Anyone know of a good acupuncturist in Brooklyn? There are a couple in Park Slope, but I don't know if they are the real deal.
Posted by: dylanfan at July 28, 2009 10:32 AM
dylanfan. sorry i don't know any in brooklyn, but i know a good one in the city, near flatiron district. gabriel something, i'll look him up for you.
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 10:35 AM
gabriel sher! found him via a recommendation and thought he did a good job. not a fan of the herbal medicine part though.
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 10:38 AM
"dylanfan. sorry i don't know any in brooklyn, but i know a good one in the city,"
Yes, when I get home in the evening I too feel like I've gone from the "city" to the country. I also like it how some oldtimer livery drivers refer to certain parts of Brooklyn as "downtown."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:39 AM
I usually go to an acupuncturist in Chinatown.
But on a few occasions I have visited the Chinese doctor who works at the place on 7th Avenue called "Spring Thyme". I can't remember his surname--it might be Chan. Anyway he is Cantonese from Guangdong province in China, went to a TCM school there, and I had good results from his work.
Spring Thyme, though, is pricier than Chinatown. I think the fee was $75.
Posted by: WonTon at July 28, 2009 10:41 AM
playing with a child is great solution for feeling down. Kids are 24/7 happy go-lucky, giggle a-lots. Plus they remind you there are so many things to find joy in (ie on/off switch, ants, pigeons, squirrels, dogs,.....).
Rob, know of any toddlers that you can babysit?
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 10:41 AM
I feel very strongly about the idea that feelings play an important role in health. While it's true to a degree, that gets warped into "think well & you'll get better" which is truly invidious. People used to congratulate me on conquering cancer w/ my "can do" attitude. The attitude helped me emotionally but the surgery is what helped me survive. Meanwhile a friend of mine who succumbed was told by her mother & sister that it was her fault - her bohemian lifestyle - & that she should rally round & think positively. That puts yet more psychological wear & tear on the person. You have to be really careful when you throw the idea around.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 10:42 AM
kens- one of the things firefighters and cops are known for is that "suck it up" attitude. Unfortunately they take it to the extreme- it took 9-11 to force departments and families to understand that resiliency and sucking it up are very different things.some of the stories they tell are so horrifying you can't believe they can cope- but people ar so amazing.
Borrow that book, rob- and if your friends are not healthy to be around, let them go.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 10:42 AM
Anyone had friends or colleagues in from out of town and when you ask them where they're staying they say "downtown" and then you find out there somewhere around Times Square?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:42 AM
Make that "THEY'RE somewhere around Times Square"
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:43 AM
good grief, m4l, playing with toddlers could drive even a happy sane man to drink! :)
Posted by: WonTon at July 28, 2009 10:44 AM
when i was a young girl at columbia university (116th and broadway), i used to call the upper west side "downtown" because by my reasoning it was downtown from our location. :)
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 10:45 AM
Petula....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKCnHWas3HQ
This will lift everyone's spirits today!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:46 AM
"Rob, know of any toddlers that you can babysit?"
Rob, you can come hang with the Champettes anytime. They are full of energy and I think they would love you and vice versa.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:47 AM
Forget all your troubles and cares and go "downtown."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:47 AM
Yuck, we have smart people on this blog :o). All these damn Columbia and University of Chicago graduates. Anyone here from Harvard, Yale or other Ivys so I can puke a little?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:48 AM
"when i was a young girl at columbia university..."
So many moons ago, eh CG? And now you're so old at, what, 25 years of age? :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:48 AM
WonTon, not when you're a big kid at heart cause that usually yields tremendous giggling, playing,....
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 10:49 AM
University of Chicago is for dweebs. Northwestern is for real men.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:49 AM
aw shucks. i started college at 16 :)
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 10:51 AM
Not surprisingly, Rob's mood took a turn for the worse the day I stopped posting the FGVOTD.
By the way, did you know that, correctly, it is "take a turn for the worse" and "not take a turn for the worst"?
Of course, when I was at the Mill Basin Kosher Deli, I took a turn for the wurst, but that's another story.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:51 AM
Kens, I went to an Ivy League school, but you would never know that from speaking with me.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:52 AM
WonTon, can you recommend someone in Chinatown? I know Spring Thyme is too pricey for me.
Posted by: dylanfan at July 28, 2009 10:53 AM
Biff, too bad you didn't make it out to Sheepsheadbay and Emmons Ave. You would have seen my brethren enclave.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:53 AM
My Chinese bf was a practicing doctor and acupuncturist in China. He knows the best places in Chinatown. I will find out.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 10:55 AM
Kens, I did the Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay tours from my book (link below), which reminds me about a question I have for ENY if and when he shows up today.
http://tinyurl.com/lmwq6q
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:56 AM
Biff, I am pretty sure you did, what it Canadian Ivy - McGill or US Ivy? I hear DeathStar doesn't hire warriors from some petty schools.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 10:57 AM
Suffering is the origin of consciousness.
Dostoyevesky
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 10:57 AM
"not a fan of the herbal medicine part though."
Oh man, the herbs can be SOO gross, but they work really well — for me at least.
Dr. Li: Spring Thyme has a Montague Street Branch, as well as Park Slope and Financial District.
http://www.springthymeny.com/directions
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 10:59 AM
Kens, the Death Star seems to hire many warriors from Poison Ivy.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 10:59 AM
Biff, you went to an Ivy School? How could you sell out on your Canadian Ivy - McGill
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 10:59 AM
"He knows the best places in Chinatown. I will find out."
Thanks DIBS, I'd love to hear who a doctor of Chinese Medicine thinks is the best!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 11:00 AM
So where did you go in Mahnattan Beach? Did you see the McMansions there? Did you eat anywhere around there?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 11:00 AM
i'm so confused. the death star is goldman or citigroup? i assumed citigroup because of the whole "death" thing. it it's goldman though, then biffy is a hahhh-vahd boy.
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:01 AM
man, i cannot type today. IF it's goldman....
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:02 AM
Ahh, CG-ups! Quit ya bragging! [Started college at 16! I hate you! ; )]
How's the foot btw?? Did you have the surgery?
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 11:02 AM
MM is a Yalie ( here's a bucket, kens).
Biff, biff, biff- have we not discussed that Ivy League does not mean a school covered with foliage? :-)
But M4L is right (nice of you to offer the champettes)- nothing like playing with kids to live your spirits. I so miss my niece and nephew when they were in the toddler stage. I used to call my sister up every weekend and demand she bring them down to Brooklyn for my baby "fix".
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 11:02 AM
CG ups, the DeathStar is secret and everchanging. No one knows what or where the DeathStar is unless you're a warrior :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 11:03 AM
CH - foot is doing much better. thanks! it's week 5 after surgery and no walking for another 3 weeks (took a month off from work, and back at work part time on crutches). am looking forward to week 8. look out, am going to have a yooooge par-tay! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:04 AM
As far as acupuncture recs in Chinatown go, I defer to dibs' doctor friend.
Princeton and Yale here. With a bit of Chinese University of Hong Kong thrown in.
Posted by: WonTon at July 28, 2009 11:07 AM
all this talk of higher education is making ME depressed.
no wonder i can't buy anything - everyone in brooklyn went to an ivy league school
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 11:07 AM
Kens, I walked along all of Manhattan Beach. And I did see the McMansions, which, for some reason I preferred to the McMillsions in Mill Basin. Maybe because they were the first homes like that I saw in Brooklyn, so it was a surprise to me. Can't remember where I ate though.
CG, The Death Star moniker is in no way an indication of the financial strength of my employer. I was referring to it in that way from the day I arrived, which was well before the current economic collapse. It is for other reasons that I call it The Death Star.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:08 AM
Life begins on the far side of despair.
Sartre
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 11:12 AM
"Biff, biff, biff- have we not discussed that Ivy League does not mean a school covered with foliage? :-)"
bxgrl, now you tell me! :-)
Actually, I should refer to my alma mater as an I.V. league school, as there were a few times, after nights of heavy drinking at school, that I almost ended up in a hospital attached to an intravenous!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:14 AM
WonTon, with Princeton AND Yale, I think you're ready for an upgrade from WonTon to Soup Dumpling
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:16 AM
"Actually, I should refer to my alma mater as an I.V. league school"
Sounds like Dartmouth
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 11:16 AM
I too think Biff went to Harvard. if he was to turn his back on the Canadian harvard McGill, he crossed the border to attend the real deal.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:18 AM
dave is pretty spot on. i'm super resilient. ive not scratched the surface of some of the stuff ive been thru in my life. most of it is irrelevant anyway (even tho i know some people probably think i rant and rave about tons of stuff hahaha) but it's cathartic. i think im just a worry wart sometimes, for myself and for other people and things in general. i dont like to watch people hurting.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 11:19 AM
Biff, i thought the death star was a law firm, skadden arps, and called so because it used to be in that big black building on 3rd ave in the 40's...?
Posted by: bodhi_brooklyn at July 28, 2009 11:19 AM
Do you really think they let Canadians into Harvard?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:20 AM
oh and thanks for the advice guys. im going out to treat myself to a nice lunch in a few :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 11:21 AM
I'm surprised they let them into the country.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 11:22 AM
Thanks Dave. Will check back.
Posted by: dylanfan at July 28, 2009 11:22 AM
Biff, why not?
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:23 AM
Just got all my results from my doctor visit on Friday. Everything is totally fine. Only issue is my cholesterol is a teensy bit high. And that was BEFORE I went to the Mill Basin Kosher Deli!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:23 AM
M4L, I was just kidding about the Canadian/Harvard thing.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:24 AM
Based on an article I read about Harvard's faltering/screwed up financial situation, I'm thinking it's going to be getting a lot easier to get into Harvard if you've got the money to pay for it, and less so if you don't. I could be wrong.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 11:24 AM
I thought Toronto and Queens were supposed to be as good as / better than McGill, but that may reflect the people I have met rather than the reality..
I am guessing Dartmouth (Darth-mouth, given the Death Star?)or Harvard for Biff.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 11:24 AM
The only thing I know about Canadians is what I saw in the South Park movie.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 11:25 AM
But is your HDL high??? My overall cholesterol is more than a teensy bit high but my HDL is so high that he said I practically have a negative risk for heart issues. He said it was either genetic or I was a long distance runner. I've never ran distance in my life.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 11:26 AM
Hey Rob,
Sorry to hear about your friends. I can empathize - I had similar experiences with friends and a horrific experience with a sibling and drugs. Like Kens, I'd be happy to share my experiences with you, but not on the OT. Are you going to Ellis on the 6th?
As for the economy, let's just say I work for [Insert Name of Major TARP Recipient Here], and, though I haven't noticed fewer people on the subway, barely a day goes by without one of my colleagues disappearing. And no one ever tells you; the only way you find out someone is gone is when your e-mail bounces back as "undeliverable" and their voicemail plays "You have reached a non-working number . . . "
As for therapy, as bxgrl said, been there, done that, and there are pros and cons, though I'm not a big proponent of meds. Again, I'd be happy to discuss, but not on the OT.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 11:26 AM
PitbullNYC,
to feel better watch,
Dazed & Confused
Slacker
Real Genius
in no particular order.
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 11:27 AM
don't know the exact name but the highest ranked college in Canada is that one in Toronto that's always highly ranked in Top Colleges internationally. Think it's a science & business school. definitely much higher rank than McGill but McGill is consider ivy cause it's considered canada's version of Harvard
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:28 AM
"Anyone here from Harvard, Yale or other Ivys so I can puke a little?"
UPenn, Kens.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 11:28 AM
thanks cg. yeah ill be attending.
and NJ state school representation here! hahaha woo woo
*roB*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 11:28 AM
"I thought Toronto and Queens were supposed to be as good as / better than McGill".
etson, at the bottom of this link are the rankings of the "Canadian Ivies". The #1 fluctuates between Toronto and McGill. And you're right about Queen's being up there too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Ivy_League
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:29 AM
CH - Harvard has the largest endowment of any school (many many billions), probably double the next closest. During Larry Summers tenure, he instituted programs so that Harvard can truly be need-blind. Families making under $60k a year don't have to pay for room OR board, etc. It set the standard for other top schools to follow, such as Yale. Even with less stellar performance from the people managing Harvard's endowment, they are still fine. If you're smart and special enough, they'll take you even if you have no money :)
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:30 AM
"Based on an article I read about Harvard's faltering / screwed up financial situation..."
Cobble, certain mail alumni of Harvard might take offense at you implying Harvard is not well-endowed.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:30 AM
Holy nightmare, Batman. Did I just say "mail" and not "male"? Certain Harvard alumni might take offense at my grammar!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:31 AM
P.S. Rob - Speaking from experience, 2 other great things to keep your spirits up: your dog and your sense of humor (you constantly keep me laughing).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 11:32 AM
Anne of Avonlea went to Queens college!!! :)
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:32 AM
How come in College the did not teach any of the Jackasses 'Street Skill Sets'???!!!
This is the collection of Retards ruining the world with Dumb Bullsh*t! Ben Bernanke came from Princeton but this Jackass let the Mutant Asset Bubble expand so much now it's unmanageable! How about George W. Bush the retard from Yale (Now I know why MM is so Stupid)! Started a War of aggression, Let the Mutant Asset Bubble roar and left America busted financially!
F******** all of you and I hope the God you get punished in the collapse of the Mutant Asset bubble. F*** Posers!
The What (Professor: School Of Hard Knocks)
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 28, 2009 11:32 AM
oh boy
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:35 AM
"But is your HDL high???"
DIBS, my HDL is 66, which is pretty good. I believe it should be over 40. The bad stuff (LDL) is 201 and it is supposed to be below 200. A few years ago, my LDL was below 100. Brooklyn must have some deliciously unhealthy food.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:35 AM
I have super high HDL and high total cholestrol, DIBS. I once heard beer helps HDL levels!
I went to college in the UK, not sure if my college would be vomit-worthy.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 11:36 AM
quote:
PitbullNYC,
to feel better watch,
Dazed & Confused
Slacker
Real Genius
HA! slacker was a great movie. Madonna's pubic hair in a jar? lol. dazed and confused was okay. i never saw real genius tho. ill try to find it!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 11:36 AM
DH,
You need to learn more about Canadians. Find some old Bob and Doug MacKenzie on youtube (Sorry, Biff). It's a beauty way to go.
Posted by: slopefarm at July 28, 2009 11:36 AM
I'm glad the What came along and added a bit of seriousness to the discussion.
WHAT...tell us why there is going to be a collapse in 4 months.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 11:37 AM
quote:
Families making under $60k a year don't have to pay for room OR board, etc. It set the standard for other top schools to follow, such as Yale.
ugh. why didnt i know about this?
lol
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 11:38 AM
Nice that nobody is dumping on 7 Sisters...
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 11:38 AM
DH, Montreal, if you haven't already gone there, is worth the trip for the "sights". The food and beverage is very good too. of course the exchange rate now is not as favorable as back then.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:39 AM
It's not the size of your endowment that counts.
It's your performance.
With schools, that is.
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 11:40 AM
quote:
(Now I know why MM is so Stupid)!
you are a Grade A piece of crap, what. you could only aspire to be so classy.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 11:40 AM
"I once heard beer helps HDL levels!"
etson, that must explain my high HDL number.
slopefarm, I am very impressed you know about Bob and Doug. You must have had CBC or CTV on satellite TV at some point.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:41 AM
etson - LSE?
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:42 AM
room board and tuition. wow. i am really not doing well today. so much for staying up late to finish watching a movie
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:43 AM
I went to Oxford CG_ups, but don't know how people over here compare Oxbridge to Ivy League.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 11:45 AM
I guess I am SMART in What's version of edumucation.
CUNY Baruch and PACE Univ. grad here. woot woot!
After all this Ivy talk, I definitely need that bucket bxgrl.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 11:47 AM
CG_ups, I've also been hit with the bad grammar virus today.
"DH, Montreal, if you haven't already gone there, is worth the trip for the "sights"."
Given Mrs. C. is a native of Montreal, I will totally concur with M4L's assessment.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 11:48 AM
i think oxford, cambridge and LSE are considered ivy equivalents. that's what i've always heard at least.
Posted by: CG_ups at July 28, 2009 11:50 AM
DH, you're still young enough to get a grad degree from 1 of the Ivy schools - go get a law degree from Columbia
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 11:53 AM
I love Montreal and food is great there. I've been 4 times.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 11:54 AM
"WHAT...tell us why there is going to be a collapse in 4 months."
People cannot service their debts any more Dave. Most 2Q reports Company revenues are down between 15-35% and the market is not "Discounting" them. It's back to School time and those items are down. I have been driving around the city and I notice the roads are empty, restaurants are empty and people are staying home. I think this current economic activity will be reflected in 3 quarter. Investors will have to make a decision (Bail or Fail)..
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Readthis..
Verizon 2Q profit falls, tops view, plans job cuts
Verizon 2Q profit falls 21 pct, narrowly beats expectations, plans to cut 8,000 jobs
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Verizon-2Q-profit-falls-tops-apf-1336678017.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=3&asset=&ccode=
NEW YORK (AP) -- Cost-cutting at Verizon Communications Inc.'s wireline business failed to keep pace with falling revenues as the nation's largest wireless carrier reported a 21 percent drop in second-quarter profit and announced further job cuts.
Every thing after this paragraph is garbage..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 28, 2009 11:54 AM
Yeah M4L - I've heard Montreal is fantastic.
I've been pondering going back for my MBA, or perhaps law school. I just want to give myself some time off from studying for stupid tests (Passed the CPA Exam less than a year ago)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 11:57 AM
M4L, legal field is pretty bad right now. even Columbia law degree might not help. I should know, I spent 6 years in the legal field and a few lawyers on this site can add to that. Also best friend is a legal recruiter for one of the top law firms and things aint looking better anytime soon, not because of the economy but because of supply of lawyers out there currently. Too many law schools graduating too many lawyers.
I think in the upcoming years, either law school term of education is going to increase or the BAR exam (going on today actually) is going to be revised to a harder exam. This has happened in fields like Pharmacy and Speech Pathology. Matter of time it'll happen to Law as well.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 11:58 AM
"Cobble, certain mail alumni of Harvard might take offense at you implying Harvard is not well-endowed."
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/08/harvard200908
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 12:00 PM
What, you continue to look in the rear view mirror. The market has already discounted all the earnings that are 15-50% below the comparables from last year. The majority of companies are beating estimates in this reporting season.
And what the hell does this mean " I think this current economic activity will be reflected in 3 quarter"????? Current economic activity is current. Are you pushing it out from 4 months to 3 quarters???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:01 PM
St. Andrew's & Edinburgh are also ivy=.
Which college, etson?
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 12:01 PM
We're all having trouble with our homophones today.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 12:02 PM
I second Kens. As a more or less non-practicing lawyer, with a lot of friends still in law firms, I can attest that it's not a great time to be a lawyer (though, personally, I'm hard pressed to say when it was a great time to be a lawyer, so I may not be the right person to ask . . . )
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 12:02 PM
DH, taking into consideration from Kens post, make that TAX Law degree. I refuse to believe there's an over-supply on that sector of the mkt and you know the demand is there (ie freaking gov thinking up of more ways to tap you for the tax $$$ to fund the bailouts)
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 12:03 PM
We're all having trouble with our homophones today.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 12:02 PM
I don't know about that dh. I've called a few of them today and there doesn't seem to be any problem with the phones.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:04 PM
I also second m4l. There are specialized areas of law that are always hiring, tax being one of them.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 12:05 PM
Arkady,
I was at Keble. Aside from Oxbridge, the best college in the UK is Imperial College London, which specializes in science (and is better than Oxbridge for many subjects).
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 12:05 PM
There's certainly no problem with the market for compliance legal people.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:06 PM
Agree with you, rob.
I think the thing to remember about What is that he hates MM because she is everything he could never hope to be- smart, talented, well-liked, accomplished, involved in helping her community and educated. (Yale on a scholarship- that means serious brains- another What lack.) So the only response he is capable of is an infantile "MM is stupid" because he isn't capable of responding with any logic, intelligence or credibility.
I mean, he's barely capable of putting a coherent sentence together- he's hardly going to claim to admire a strong, capable woman who can write rings around his little, whiney a$$
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 12:07 PM
M4L. There is a little demand for tax lawyers but they don't really need CPAs to be one. I know of two that are tax lawyers and they have undergrads in psychology and political science. PLUS, tax law is BORING as SHIT. Good money though and you don't nearly put in as much hours as compared to other law fields working for a large law firm. Now if you go for your own small practice, salary and hours vary tremendously.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 12:10 PM
Cobble, when you quote me, please feel free to take the liberty of correcting my spelling mistakes. :-)
Regardless, my post was in jest...I guess it didn't go over well. I just had to use the word endowed in some way after you were talking about Universities and money. I can't help myself sometimes.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:11 PM
etson, don't sell yourself short. Oxford was ranked #4 in the world in 2008 according to this website:
http://tinyurl.com/4mlvz5
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:13 PM
think the Jets training camp is open now. saw some pretty big, built, ... young guys driving toward the direction of the facilities
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 12:14 PM
"Cobble, when you quote me, please feel free to take the liberty of correcting my spelling mistakes. :-)"
LOL! I'll try to keep that in mind! I saw the humor, but I'm fixated on the article!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 12:14 PM
Why you people be so smart for?
Can I borrow someone's brain for like 4 years so I can get an Ivy PhD?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 12:15 PM
Rob, thanks, and consider yourself hugged.
What, at least I went to school. What's your excuse?
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 12:18 PM
"But is your HDL high??? My overall cholesterol is more than a teensy bit high but my HDL is so high that he said I practically have a negative risk for heart issues. He said it was either genetic or I was a long distance runner. I've never ran distance in my life."
DIBS, booze can do that too... like Etson said.
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 12:19 PM
"Can I borrow someone's brain for like 4 years so I can get an Ivy PhD?"
I have the brain, I just want the attention span!! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 12:19 PM
DIBS, I know a lot of people who were laid off from legal compliance jobs in the past year who are still out there looking.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 12:19 PM
Did someone actually write "MM is stupid"?! That's hilarious. Thanks for your post today MM, I love reading your pieces about architecture and the little details that often get overlooked. Now THAT's how to love Brooklyn.
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 12:20 PM
I love Montreal, we try and go once a year.
My only beef is the guvment completely controls booze, so wine is ridiculous.
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 12:21 PM
Rob, the trains are empty cuz there's no school, and people are on vacation. The streets however are full. Can't even walk down 5th Ave (Manhattan) and expect to get anywhere.
The economy is getting better, not worse, altho it will be quite a while before it is felt by the avg unemployed person.
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 12:23 PM
denton, you're correct about the government control of alcohol in Canada but at least one can buy beer and wine in a corner store in Quebec, which isn't possible in most other provinces. Tabernacle!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:24 PM
Biff,
We had SCTV on late night local tv in NYC. Also, Bob and Doug did a really bad movie (not that I saw it).
Posted by: slopefarm at July 28, 2009 12:24 PM
Chrysler says dealer traffic at two year high on cash-for-clunker offer
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:25 PM
Montrose's Green Man post reminds me of the song 'River Man' by Nick Drake. I remember Biff saying he liked one of his other songs.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 12:26 PM
Just catching up here. With all this talk of credentials, I'll point out that I, like MM, went to school in New Haven, and then to Teachers College in Morningside Heights, and then Brooklyn College.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 12:28 PM
The What graduated from Wikipedia College of Knowledge with honors in Cut n Paste.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 12:29 PM
re: tax lawyers
is anyone here? i could seriously use some advice. remember when i mentioned (ugh) like 2 months ago that i have been audited for the years 2003 and 2004 for state taxes and they are giving me HUGE penalty fees and interest, basically sending me a bill for over 4000 dollars. i called the IRS and they told me to just download the old forms online and i did but they are SO confusing. i do have my W2s tho. ive been putting it off, which is probably bad. should i just go see someone at like H&R block or something? how much do you think they'd charge me to do these taxes? i am certain i dont really owe anything as i never had owed anything. my ex used to do my taxes and he just conveniently forgot to them those two years, but did the federal ones. i know i should have been a little more on top of things like that, stuff like that always comes to bite you in the butt.
anyway, do you think i need a tax attorney for this, or just an accountant? or should i try to do them myself? i looked over the forms and they hurt my brain. literally.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 12:29 PM
" think the thing to remember about What is that he hates MM because she is everything he could never hope to be- smart, talented, well-liked, accomplished, involved in helping her community and educated. (Yale on a scholarship- that means serious brains- another What lack.)"
Then why America is in bad shape Bxgrl? Did you see the stories coming from the Bronx about lager abandon Apartment Complexes? Bloomberg is Ivy league right and he has turned New York City in to a Asshats wet Jerkoff Dream! These "Ivy League" edumedicated idiots are ruining everything! But since you suck it so well, you don't see the destruction of our City and Country.
Bxgrl=Hallway Monitor=Bathroom Trick...
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 28, 2009 12:30 PM
""Can I borrow someone's brain for like 4 years so I can get an Ivy PhD?"
I keep an extra in a jar by the bed. You're welcome to it - I have others :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 12:30 PM
"I have been driving around the city and I notice the roads are empty, restaurants are empty and people are staying home."
What, it's called summer in NYC.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 12:31 PM
The What= Incoherent Loudmouth= MM Wannabe
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 12:31 PM
Rob - Having all that hanging over your head has to contribute to your malaise. I thought you'd gotten that seen to - didn't Snappy have a recommendation?
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 12:32 PM
""I have been driving around the city and I notice the roads are empty, restaurants are empty and people are staying home."
What, it's called summer in NYC."
Let's see: sixyearsandcounting in New York 7 years. The What 46 years.
The results are in and sixyearsandcounting is a F******Retard!
Thanks for playing, NEXT!!!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 28, 2009 12:33 PM
Rob, I know you've had a tough childhood. Whether or not you think you are 'over' it, you are not until you've had some help understanding it. If I recall you smoke, and sometimes you drink too much, and also dabble in other stuff. In all probability you are 'self-medicating' to help you exist. I also sense you are agoraphobic to some degree.
Of course this kind of mess also can give one some redeeming qualities, as DIBS and others have pointed out.
You also should not give up on finding a partner. Someone who takes an interest in you, besides your internet friends, can help you along the path.
So unfortunately I have to agree with some of the other posters who have suggested a session with a therapist. You should give it a try, even a single session and see what you think. You live in PS, for crissake, there's one on every corner. Just don't get one who thinks more drugs are the answer.
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 12:33 PM
Yes What, it is only the "edumedicated" people that ruin everything.
Blame it all on those who have something that you don't, an education.
Someday this fool's gonna learn something....
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:35 PM
You just need an accountant Rob. If it is something that is likely to involve negotiating with the IRS, I would try to get someone better than they would have at H&R Block.
If it is just forms that need to be filled out, I think there are free services that can help if you are below a certain income level.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 12:36 PM
Rob, you don't call the IRS for state taxes! I guess you just didn't file taxes for those years? nice... I see a payment plan in your future.
Better get on it, you're employer won't be happy when they get a garnishee notice.
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 12:37 PM
""I have been driving around the city and I notice the roads are empty, restaurants are empty and people are staying home."
What, it's called summer in NYC."
Let's see: sixyearsandcounting in New York 7 years. The What 46 years.
The results are in and sixyearsandcounting is a F******Retard!
Thanks for playing, NEXT!!!!!!!!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
Posted by: Return of The What at July 28, 2009 12:33 PM
I show you all the difference here between educated and not educated.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:37 PM
sixyears, pretty impressive.
bxgrl, thanks. But I need a smart one so be sure to take that one out of the freezer.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 12:38 PM
in case you dont know, my METS won 3 in a row.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 12:39 PM
"I know what you saying we got him but I'm a big dude and learned something today. Thank guys!
Posted by: Return of The What at March 26, 2009 12:34 AM"
Guess I'm not a "F******Retard!"
NEXT!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 12:40 PM
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
- Bob Dylan
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:41 PM
"in case you dont know, my METS won 3 in a row."
M4L, when they were losing, wasn't it "the" Mets? Now it's "my" Mets? :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:43 PM
Mets: 47/51
Phillies: 57/40
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:43 PM
sixyears, where'd you go to school in New Haven? I grew up, as it were, in Woodbridge for a number of years.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 12:44 PM
Biff, it was more like "the damn Mets."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:45 PM
"sixyears, pretty impressive."
Thanks, Kens, but we don't all fit the stereotype! I remember a guy who got in because his family had been there for generations. His major contribution to campus life was during his freshman year, when he figured out how to light a bowling ball on fire and drop it out of a fifth floor dorm window. He then had a keg party in his own eighth floor room, and constructed a funnel all the way down to the street so that passersby could get themselves some suds.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 12:46 PM
So, it's ok to say I'm stupid, and ok to call 6years a "F'ing retard", and bxgrl a "bathroom trick", (and that's just in the last half hour) and everyone still thinks the What is cute and adds so much to this site, and is just being himself? And he's going to go on for months about Dave? Please, enough already.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 12:46 PM
Biff, your eyes or memory failing you. I might bad-mouth my sports teams but I highly doubt dropping "my" - case in point, I've been saying "my" Knicks
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 12:46 PM
CarrollGardened, I can't say it on here, it's a four-letter word.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 12:47 PM
ha ha ha six.
"What, it's called summer in NYC." - six
All I know is that I was in New Paltz this weekend and you couldn't get a parking spot at the national park and we barely got a table for dinner at one of the touristy restaurants on the Hudson (which wasn't even one of the most popular ones).
I would also believe the articles that said that there is much less travel by car because of the economy IF I DIDN'T STAND 9 HOURS (usually would take 4.5) IN TRAFFIC ON JULY 4TH WEEKEND COMING BACK FROM ITHACA!!!!!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 12:47 PM
DIBS, stopping staring at the rear view mirror. 3 in a row helps even on the standard deviations.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 12:48 PM
6, what college? I was in Bk.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 12:49 PM
Got it, six. I didn't realize it was THAT four letter word!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 12:50 PM
reality bites, m4l. They have no chance of catching the Phillies. Don't throw that highbrow Princeton/Yale statistical jargon at me when it's all but over for them!!!! :)
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:51 PM
I know I know six. I went to a CUNY with some brilliant people who made it pretty far in their professional life, and that's after graduating 6 years ago! They were just immigrant kids who didn't have an opportunity to go to an Ivy because they had to stay and help out family financially and/or morally. My sis is one of those people ;o). She lurks around here so hopefully she'll see this :o). Needless to say, I am the dumb one in the family.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 12:52 PM
Guys I was living summers in New York City before some of you was born. With high gas prices and the economy the train and streets are empty. I was in Manhattan two weekends before and Midtown was empty with no traffic.
It's OK keep on Keeping on. Believe what they "tell" you. Buy buy buy!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end...
Posted by: Return of The What at July 28, 2009 12:53 PM
Ooooppppppsss, that was WonTon who went to Princeton & Yale.. I can't seem to get my Chinamen straight.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:53 PM
M4L, I know you're a diehard, loyal fan (as your allegiance to the Knicks proves). Was just busting your chops.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:53 PM
Where were you living Winters, What????? Boca???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 12:54 PM
> Montrose's Green Man post reminds me of the song 'River Man' by Nick Drake
Get outta my brain, etson. I had the exact same thought.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HRo-9mqrQ
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 28, 2009 12:58 PM
Kens, I know you don't want to give away your sis' ID, but does she ever post here or strictly lurks?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 12:58 PM
"I can't seem to get my Chinamen straight."
I thought you didn't like them that way.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 12:59 PM
"M4L, when they were losing, wasn't it "the" Mets? Now it's "my" Mets? :-)"
He's right M4L - you were ready to jump off that bandwagon a few days ago, now you're jumping back on. You're going to hurt yourself if you're not careful!
What did you want to ask me, Biff?
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 1:00 PM
"I can't seem to get my Chinamen straight."
-daveinbedstuy
You need to circulate more, DIBS! There are quite a few straight Chinamen in New York
Posted by: WonTon at July 28, 2009 1:00 PM
DIBS, how do heck can you confuse a Princeton & Yale Grad with an Engineering Drop-out who realize his crappy math is only good enough to be an accountant?
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 1:00 PM
MM, I was next door in Calhoun.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 1:01 PM
kens- sorry, I was keeping that one for myself. Ok, ok- you can have it.
I know! I'll use the one from the parakeet- I can afford it now that I turn tricks in bathrooms. What's my best customer - how do you think he knows where to find me ;)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 1:01 PM
ENY, as a true NY fan, I complain when the team is UNDERPERFORMING but I don't jump off the bus.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 1:02 PM
Have any of you really turned a trick in a bathroom???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 1:03 PM
quote:
Bxgrl=Hallway Monitor=Bathroom Trick...
dont forget "stick in the mud" and someone who can't see the forest from the trees.. lol jk bxgirl hahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 1:05 PM
What you should stop moaning. No sooner than you asked for more positive stories on people of color than we get today's entry on the Green man.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 1:06 PM
Snark, don't tell me you're also a Nick Drake fan! Did you see his documentary a little while back?
http://www.nickdrakefilm.com/
"I remember Biff saying he liked one of his other songs."
etson, it was Northern Sky, which is in my all-time top 5 favourite songs. However, I actually love all of his stuff. The CD Way to Blue is some of the most moving music of all time. Complete genius.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:07 PM
Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
- Mark Twain
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 1:07 PM
Lots of fantastic scenery in Soho today!!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 1:09 PM
So true, ENY (and Mark Twain) but when you're driving the porcelain bus, chances are you're praying to god for relief.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 1:10 PM
Guys too, dh???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 1:12 PM
"> Montrose's Green Man post reminds me of the song 'River Man' by Nick Drake
Get outta my brain, etson. I had the exact same thought. "
I was thinking the movie Swamp Thing :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 1:12 PM
rob- I (we) are nothing if not versatile :-)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 1:13 PM
"Guys too, dh??? "
There was a tall dark and handsome man DIBS - but not sure if he would be your cup of tea ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 1:14 PM
"think the thing to remember about What is that he hates MM because she is everything he could never hope to be- smart, talented, well-liked, accomplished, involved in helping her community and educated. (Yale on a scholarship- that means serious brains- another What lack.)"
"Then why America is in bad shape Bxgrl?"
Not sure I understand the logic of the argument that, because montrose went to Yale, she is not only stupid but caused the financial crisis. But give me time, maybe it will come to me. Meanwhile, fess up, MM, it's all your fault, apparently.
Posted by: slopefarm at July 28, 2009 1:14 PM
6, next get together, we'll talk. We used to go over there to eat once in a while, but for some reason, not too many people I knew ended up in Calhoun. Most were in Branford, which had to be the prettiest college, along with JE.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 1:15 PM
ENY, in the book I referenced above, there is a walking tour of East New York and Canarsie Pier. Two acquaintances of mine, lifelong Brooklynites, told me that an Asshat like me (meaning a white guy with a backpack and tour book) should probably not be walking through East New York by myself. One of the two acquaintances has a friend who is a cop and works around there.
Would you agree? In a sense, it makes me want to do it even more now as I don't like the thought of being in fear: it makes me feel like a tourist that comes to New York and is worried about walking around Central Park in broad daylight on a Sunday. Is what these people saying overblown?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:15 PM
denton, not the IRS that i called... im pretty sure i talked to the new york state department of taxation and finance audit division. basically it's two notice of demand for payment and tax due. each one is roughly almost 1800 each. for example on the 2003 on it says tax amount due 841, interest amount due 395, and pentalty amount due 513! then the same roughly for 2004.
they told me to fill out the 2003 and 2004 state tax forms and send them in. i have my W2s and on the forms tho, i get wages, salaries, tips part number 1. but then from part 2 on i have no clue what they are asking me to put in the boxes.
2 "taxable interest income" huh?
3."ordinary dividends" - double huh
hmm
you mentioned they could garnish my wages? ugh that would not be good. that would not fly over well at work at all.
plus it's pretty embarassing!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 1:16 PM
Denton, why do you "Just don't get one who thinks more drugs are the answer."
I don't take psych meds myself, but I know two people who do take a low dose of a popular anti-depressant, and the drugs work well for them.
I understand that some docs over-medicate people, I know one person who was a walking 'chemistry set' for awhile, but got a new psych med doc, and straightened that all out (was 4 meds!, now just one).
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 1:16 PM
Rob, wild stab in the dark here, but you should put "no" to 2 and 3.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 1:19 PM
Yep, slopefarm. Devious of me, isn't it? Everyone is looking for the secret society, Skull and Bones, WASP, Ivy League, Masters of the Universe conspiracy, and here, with my l'il old, African-American, rural, unconnected self, I manage to do what others have only tried. Ain't America wunnerful?
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 1:20 PM
Biff are you intending to take a stroll during the day or during the night?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 1:20 PM
rob, unless you own mutual funds and/or have a brokerage account, interst income & dividends is likely zero. You may get some interest income through your checking account or a savings account though. 401k is tax exempt so what you earn in that does not count.
You would have a 1099 for any interest or dividends. If you have your federal returns the number could be found there as well if you've misplaced the 1099s from those years.
Biff, my Mexican bf lives in Canarsie. he will be glad to provide youe with escort services.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 1:23 PM
ditto, as with all the other walks I've done, it would be during the day. I guess I just don't like hearing I shouldn't go somewhere and/or having a preconceived notion of what a place is like without seeing it for myself.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:23 PM
You probably don't have either taxable interest income or ordinary dividends, Rob.
Taxable interest income would be interest on a savings account or taxable bonds (i.e. that weren't issued by the US government or your local municipalities).
Ordinary dividends are dividends paid by stocks, so unless you own stocks you won't have any.
Also this is the link about the free tax return prepsration service (VITA program):
http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 1:23 PM
And people wonder why I refer to her as the Great EVLL?
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 1:24 PM
Has anyone seen where they're calling this recent NJ politician/rabbi dustup the Kosher Nostra??? LOL
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 1:24 PM
I think you'll be fine during the day.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 1:25 PM
ooooh thanks guys. i made it to line 8 now. basically i just put in my wages and then 0 for the rest.
what is "public employee contributions"
"flexible benefits program" cuz it says to add 8 to 9 and 10.
'taxable refunds, credts"
then "new york standard deduction" (it says look at page 17). page 17 where? assuming in the book? i think it'
s line. should i just put 0's for everything?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 1:31 PM
> Snark, don't tell me you're also a Nick Drake fan!
Oh yes, I am indeed. I haven't seen the film yet though, thanks for the tip.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 28, 2009 1:31 PM
Big up to my block
http://www.newyorkshitty.com/?p=23118
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 1:32 PM
oh crapola, just looking at the top it says "ny state county of residence". do i put what county i was living in 2003 and 2004? or where i am now? (kings county?) manhattan is manhattan county right? and school district name? huh!
okay sorry for the all the questions. im going out for a coffee
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 1:33 PM
Biff, I'll walk around ENY with you, I've never photographed there, and I know parts are quite interesting.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 1:33 PM
Rob, Manhattan is New York County, which also includes Marble Hill.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 1:34 PM
MM, would love to talk shop, as it were - especially about how New Haven's changed in recent years.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 1:38 PM
"an Asshat like me (meaning a white guy with a backpack and tour book) should probably not be walking through East New York by myself."
You'll be fine. If anything, the ENY people will think you're an undercover cop. HA HA!
Seriously, I would say it's OK to walk around the area - it's not like there aren't already white people in ENY. All I would say is keep you wits about you, as you would in any public place. The most important advice I can give you is to ACT LIKE YOU BELONG THERE. I think the people who would tend to arouse the interest of the "wrong element" are people who creep up the street with the unmistakable "OMG, I am in the ghetto!" look of fear and panic stricken across their faces.
Certainly there are people in ENY up to no good. But normally these guys hassle EACH OTHER, not random strangers. No one in particular will care that you're walking around with a backpack and book if you don't act like you're doing anything other than walking around with a backpack and book.
I did once tell Rob I thought ENY was not for him. However, that's because by his own admission, he falls down a lot and walks around in a Hannah Montana hat. These things might attract attention from the wrong element. The other thing is ENY is HIKE from almost every other part of Brooklyn (one of the reasons I no longer live there, although my Mom still does). I didn't think that would work for Rob.
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 1:39 PM
Rob,
You should claim the standard deduction if you are not claiming other deductions - that will reduce the amount you owe. I just looked it up, it was $3000 last year, not sure what 2003-04 levels were.
Not sure on the others. You probably won't have them but I don't know.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 1:40 PM
MM, that could work! I'll let you know when I'm doing that one. I have a bunch of neighbourhoods still to cover and it's so hard to choose which ones to do.
ENY, thank you so much for the sincere and very helpful insight. You've confirmed to me that I need to go check it out.
And I just spoke to a Trinidadian colleague of mine who has lived in Mill Basin (yes, the Mill Basin!) for years and she told me it's fine as well.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:44 PM
"There was a tall dark and handsome man . . ."
My type of scenery, DH
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 1:48 PM
"If anything, the ENY people will think you're an undercover cop."
- ENY, my typical scruffy weekend look will definitely give them that impression. Thankfully I got rid of the Serpico haircut a couple of decades ago.
"I think the people who would tend to arouse the interest of the "wrong element" are people who creep up the street with the unmistakable "OMG, I am in the ghetto!" look of fear and panic stricken across their faces."
- I already survived my walking tours of BedStuy and Crown Heights (the very first ones I did as I was most interested in them thanks to DIBS, MM, bxgrl et.al. on this blog), so I have learned to suppress the panic-stricken OMG-I'm-in-the-ghetto look that the typical Canadian / Brooklyn Heightian would have.
"I did once tell Rob I thought ENY was not for him. However, that's because by his own admission, he falls down a lot and walks around in a Hannah Montana hat."
- that is hilarious! He doesn't belong there because he falls down a lot. I can't stop laughing.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:49 PM
I used to frequently meet a friend who worked as a social worker out in East New York. Can't say I really got any bad vibes from anyone walking around. The mentality of people is funny sometimes - like in 'ghetto' areas, people are just standing around waiting for scared white people to miss their subway stop and rob them as they walk off the train. Please.
I did, however, get bad vibes when I found myself in Brownsville once. Not sure if that means anything, but I didn't feel comfortable.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 1:51 PM
"I used to frequently meet a friend who worked as a social worker out in East New York"
Was she one of the ones who made bad decisions???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 1:54 PM
six and MM, I'd love to talk New Haven with you. Big fan, notwithstanding that I grew up there. And my grandmother lived in Westville, and when we were kids we used to park cars in her yard for people going to the Yale football games. As I think about, parts of Brooklyn (Ditmas Park, Midwood, Flatbush) remind me a lot of New Haven.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 1:55 PM
haha dibs - yeah, but not with me.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 1:57 PM
Are we talking New Haven, CT??
Home of the best pizza on earth - Pepe's!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 1:57 PM
Rob, what's the rush? Get them right, you're only six years late...
CH, I spose some SSRIs are OK, but they often go along with benzos, which are addictive and nasty. And then people take them for their whole life. If the cause of the problem is chemical, it's one thing, but if it's not, why bother?
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 1:57 PM
Biff, sis does post but not on the OT. She does state her opinions on some of the HOTD and other related threads if she has time because her job is pretty demanding most of the time. You can probably figure her out easily if you see the post. Her name is VERY similar to mine AND she writes way better and more articulate than me by far.
She does want to come to the Brownstoner shindig and I think she might be up for the 6th to Ellis.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 1:59 PM
My friends all make bad decisions; such as agreeing to be my friend.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:59 PM
Biff, in addition to the High Line, I'm always up for a good walking tour if you're looking for a fellow explorer. I'd offer to bring the dog for protection, but, as it happens, I have the world's friendliest Chow so she'd be of absolutely no use!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 1:59 PM
I went to VT last weekend, where I grew up, and was more frightened of the kids playing hackysack in the downtown parking lot than I ever was walking around the streets of Brooklyn. There's a narrow-mindedness factor in small town type places that I just don't know how to deal with anymore (though that kind of makes me sound narrow minded!). Those kids can harass and be really mean and threatening to you if you look a little different. It's a little weird.
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 2:01 PM
Biff, last summer I walked from the northern end of Greenpoint back home to Ditmas Park. I went through Williamsburg, past the Navy Yard, then Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Prospect Park, and back home. This year I'd like to do something similar but take a more easterly swing - maybe Bushwick, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, PLG, and then to Ditmas Park, probably on a Sunday in August. I'd love to have PLUSA company and assistance anywhere along the trail!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 2:01 PM
quote:
"I did once tell Rob I thought ENY was not for him. However, that's because by his own admission, he falls down a lot and walks around in a Hannah Montana hat. These things might attract attention from the wrong element"
youd be shocked how many people i met in harlem that way when i lived there hahahah
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 2:02 PM
sixyears...we could do a walking thing where various PLUSAs open up their houses for drinks along the way. It could be called a PLUSA Crawl.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:04 PM
My friends all make bad decisions; such as agreeing to be my friend.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 1:59 PM
You mean you have other friends than Brownstoners?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 2:04 PM
" If the cause of the problem is chemical, it's one thing, but if it's not, why bother?"
Ah, ok, got it denton. I agree.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:04 PM
Kens, the yenta wheels are turning. What do you think of DH as a possible brother-in-law?
CGar, I love Chows! Gorgeous dogs. A group walking tour could be great. Email me at biff champion at yahoo dot com and maybe we can set it up with MM.
By the way, I have to confess I couldn't wait any longer to see the High Line and spontaneously went yesterday after work. I would go back if anyone is interested.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 2:05 PM
Biking is also a great way to see Brooklyn - my friends and I are planning to bike the length of Bedford Ave (i think it's the longest road in brooklyn?) on sunday - from williamsburg down to the belt parkway.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 2:05 PM
"Trinidadian colleague of mine who has lived in Mill Basin"
Mill Basin is fine as well, and to be honest, if it ever was sketchy, it was so for BLACK people, not white. I can tell you that when I grew up, black people who found themselves in that area or in, say, Canarsie had something to worry about. But that has changed since my younger days. Canarsie in particular now includes a lot of black folks. It wasn't always like that.
"I did, however, get bad vibes when I found myself in Brownsville once."
Brownsville is really a tough area. There's no getting around it. It's not unusual for ANYONE, black or white, to get bad vibes in Brownsville. Although ist's next door to ENY, the areas are different. Brownsville is made up of mostly housing projects (and not the better ones, either). ENY definitely has some housing projects, but is made up of mostly one- and two-family homes. Now, housing projects aren't inherently bad, but the sheer concentration of them in Brownsville doesn't make for the greatest atmosphere, in my opinion.
Interestingly, Brownsville is not only the home of Mike Tyson, but the "Murder Incorporated" crew of Bugsy Seigel, Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, and other famous gangsters of the 1930s.
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 2:06 PM
Again, Philly has NYC beat with Broad Street being the longest street in America.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:07 PM
sixyears...we could do a walking thing where various PLUSAs open up their houses for drinks along the way. It could be called a PLUSA Crawl.
Haha come to think of it, I still have lots of beer in my fridge from an after-work gathering I hosted...although my taste in furniture (sorry, it's all IKEA) would come in for a beating!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 2:07 PM
sixyears, I'm not worried about anyone wanting to sit on my sofa!!!!!
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:09 PM
On a PLUSA crawl, one is only allowed to drink Magic Asshat #9.
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 2:10 PM
wasnt there a poster here once who said they owned a chariot or something? that would be fun to tour brooklyn in!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 2:10 PM
Biff, sis doesn't make bad decisions :o).
She is much older than DH and is married with two of the most beautiful kids in the world (That's obvious since I am the uncle).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 2:11 PM
Rob, I'm sorry to hear about your half sister and other siblings. I'll second what Denton has said. Your uncle (and probably others) were abusive. That was no way to treat a child! They were in the wrong! I'd say see a therapist, go to AA, be sober, and stop smoking. You have tons of wonderful qualities, including brains and charm. Also, I am sure you will find a partner, so don't worry about that. Everyone thinks it will never happen to them, but it does -- eventually.
Posted by: mopar at July 28, 2009 2:12 PM
"I went to VT last weekend, where I grew up, and was more frightened of the kids playing hackysack in the downtown parking lot"
That would scare me, too.
"youd be shocked how many people i met in harlem that way when i lived there hahahah"
Harlem is an uptown Manhattan neighborhood. It is LIGHT YEARS away from ENY, which is akin to Far Rockaway in its sheer isolation from the rest of the city. When I worked at a restaurant in college, my Harlem friends (black and Hispanic) were scared sh**tless about ever setting foot in Brooklyn, much less ENY!
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 2:13 PM
All this talk about smart people and then I show up.
Actually what brought me out is Dave's question, if anyone turned a trick in a bathroom.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 28, 2009 2:15 PM
All this talk about smart people and then I show up.
Actually what brought me out is Dave's question, if anyone turned a trick in a bathroom.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 28, 2009 2:16 PM
I'd like to be carried through Brooklyn in a sedan chair by four hunky Chinamen.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:16 PM
Yes, DH, New Haven, CT. Sally's pizza is great too.
The PLUSA pub crawl is a great idea!
Biff, I did the High Line, but I'll gladly go back - can't wait until the full length is opened. And, if, before we meet, you see someone walking a black Chow in your hood, please stop and say hello, at least to the dog.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:18 PM
I am totally up for walking tours as well. Used go on walks around BK a lot when I was "between jobs" a couple of years ago. I still do sometimes do a long walk on a Sat afternoon.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 2:18 PM
BRG, is that really you??
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:18 PM
"Trinidadian colleague of mine who has lived in Mill Basin"
ENY, my post with respect to this point must have been very poorly written. I meant to say that my Trinidadian colleague (and friend) who lives in Mill Basin told me that EAST NEW YORK is fine. I know Mill Basin is fine (at least for a white guy). I walked around Mill Basin last weekend and felt less threatened than just about anywhere I've been in Brooklyn. It was like being in the 'burbs. I couldn't wait to get out. :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 2:20 PM
herkimer, where in VT? I've been going up to Southern Vermont since the late sixties (there we go, now I feel really old) and am thinking of buying a place in the Stratton area, but that's for another blog since it's Vermont real estate porn. BTW, are you going to Ellis on the 6th?
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:22 PM
"I meant to say that my Trinidadian colleague (and friend) who lives in Mill Basin told me that EAST NEW YORK is fine."
Oh...OK.
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 2:23 PM
quote:
It was like being in the 'burbs.
i think it definitely fits the standard definition of a suburb, no? - detached houses and trees? granted there's probably no 7/11, but i dont think that's necessary.
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 2:25 PM
Rob, in the past I've been clincially depressed, broke, and despondent about my working life and personal life. I can think of a period 15 years ago when life seemed to me as worthless as a bunch of dirty underpants.
Tackling each day as it comes, getting real help from others as necessary, continuing to apply yourself and not giving in to negativity are important, as is recognizing how much life can change (for the better). I can also say without a doubt that I am happier at 40 than I was at 25 when my head was all over the place.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 2:25 PM
"It was like being in the 'burbs. I couldn't wait to get out. :-)"
I feel like that in most suburbs. It's rural or city for me, no inbetween!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:25 PM
Ellis, Thursday August 6th at 6pm — Be there. I'm not sure what time the Karaoke starts!
We'll be celebrating several Leo and Virgo birthdays - Arkady, Snappy, Dirty Hipster, and mine!
Any other birthdays coming up? Who am I forgetting?
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:32 PM
my 1/2 birthday is august 9th :) so you can include me as well
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 2:36 PM
Ellis is on 5th Ave?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:36 PM
CH, it's also initiation for herkimer and me, which I gather means we buy a round of shots, though clearly we get nothing to adorn our heads. (I didn't say tiaras, did I?).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:36 PM
Ellis: http://www.ellisbar.com/index.htm
Thursdays
Karaoke Night 9pm-1am
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:36 PM
Dibs - I thought NYC's Broadway was the longest street in the States - if you count name changes as it wends its way up to Maine.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:37 PM
Time for my daily catchup and seems like I've missed a lot. We sure have a lot of edumacated peeps here. Sadly, I don't add to the trophies so I'll just cheer from the sideline.
Oh, and that was a quality slapdown of What by Montrose at 12:46!
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 2:38 PM
Howdy PLUSAs! I'm finally back from court...it's sooooo effing hot out there!
I see we are in fact on for Ellis on the 6th. I'll warn them tonight...any estimates for a head count?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:38 PM
hey CGer we def have to meet up since we enlisted on the same day! Will try for the 6th for sure, now that I see it's a thurs (right? calendars are hard for me). I used to have a Chow-Bernese mix. Awesome dog, totally gorgeous (red like a chow but otherwise looked like a bernese) and a funny mix of the 2 personalities: stubborn and loyal like a chow but goofy and lovable like a bernese. I'm from Brattleboro which looks quaint on the outside but has actually become quite depraved and drug-infested. so sad. it hasn't been the same since Walmart opened up across the river in NH. VT real estate eh? Apparently interesting things are happening in White River Junct; a young arts community has taken over, cafes, live music, lots of organically grown children running around... you want a weekend place?
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 2:39 PM
You don't count name changes, Arkady. It's Broad Street and It's quite a bit longer than Broadway in NYC.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:39 PM
Oh, yes...I also need a headcount of all of us B-day PLUSAs so I can buy us party hats :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:39 PM
"CH, it's also initiation for herkimer and me, which I gather means we buy a round of shots, though clearly we get nothing to adorn our heads. (I didn't say tiaras, did I?)."
Yes, EXACTLY right CGar, 1st round of drinks/shots are on you two, so that's two rounds to be precise. Best to hit the cash machine on your way to the bar, this is a thirsty crowd!! ; )
You're trying me CGar!! One more mention of the g*damn YOU-KNOW-WHATS and you are on MY LIST!! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:41 PM
haha six!! good one re: magic asshat
i'd be down for a long brooklyn walk one of these days. there's some really cool stuff to see out in Bushwick Street art and some grand houses out on bushwick ave (i'm sure mopar knows more)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 2:41 PM
Karaoke!!!!! Wait 'till you hear me sing "Creep."
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:42 PM
PARTY HATS! WHAT!?! You cannot pay me enough to wear a party hat! BH will never let me live it down!! ; )
[Snappy, perhaps these can stand in for the YOU-KNOW-WHATS?]
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:43 PM
herkimer, It is a thursday. She's a black chow - she looks like a little black bear; very happy dog; loves all people. I know my way around Brattleboro well, but I had no idea what's being going on there recently, which is really too bad. I've read that about White River Junction. I'm thinking of a weekend/vacation place a bit further north, but still off Exit 2 on 91, somewhere from Jamaica in the south to Dorset in the north.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:43 PM
Cobble...that is exactly what the hats are for...and heaven help us all if I manage to get my hands on some you-know-whats!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:44 PM
Herk, honey...that's why I posted it as:
Ellis, Thursday August 6th at 6pm!!!! I understand that some are shall we say hm, challenged...in the calendar dept!! ; )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:45 PM
Snaps - I have the hats.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:45 PM
Dave, do you sing the "very" or the "f*9ing" version?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 2:45 PM
"I'd say see a therapist, go to AA, be sober, and stop smoking"
Mopar, doing all that at once would put anyone in the looney bin :-)
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 2:45 PM
Dave - isn't Broad Street interrupted by City Hall at some point? Meaning it isn't the longest continuous street in the US ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 2:45 PM
argh, unlikely to make this one & I am going to miss karaoke. I am definitely up for PLUSA karaoke another time. The more I drink the better I think I sound...
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 2:46 PM
Ok, so far the birthdays are:
Arkady
Rob
Snappy
DH
and yours truly, moi.
[Oh lord, DIBS singing...this should be something!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:47 PM
ditto, the f&^ing version of course.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:47 PM
I've never partaken in karaoke before!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 2:47 PM
What is the cross street for Ellis? 5th Avenue and what?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 2:47 PM
Arkady...you've got hats? Awesome! I'm gonna check the dollar store tonight for noise makers...although we make plenty of noise on our own :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:48 PM
quote:
I gather means we buy a round of shots
(i dont think anyone was serious when they mentioned that) unless it's been added to the rulebook or something. chiller?
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 2:48 PM
I will also sing "White Wedding" unless it is determined that it's race/class warfare.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:48 PM
5th between 17th and 18th
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:49 PM
Cobble - BRG too, I think.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:49 PM
Someone should do a Forum post about the drinkup and mention this in a few other threads as we get near the date (like the Links and/or Closing Bell threads). That usually catches the eye of 'Stoners who dare not enter the OT to realize there's a gathering.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 2:49 PM
I second adding the "buy a round of drinks" to the rule book.
All in favor say "I"
OK, done.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:49 PM
Dave, if you change the lyrics to 'multi-cultural lgbt wedding', it should be alright :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:50 PM
Ellis:
Directions for the directionally challenged!! : P
http://www.ellisbar.com/index_files/Page779.htm
5th between 17th & 18th
I'll repost all this for you Asshats as we get closer to the day.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:50 PM
Where's THL?
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:50 PM
Biff, the forum postings are your job!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:51 PM
Is there a decent haberdasher's nearby?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 2:51 PM
"5th between 17th and 18th"
Is that area as safe as East New York?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 2:51 PM
I don't know if it's in the rule book, rob. It's taking me a very long time to read through the whole thing.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:51 PM
Ditto - You & Rob can meet at Dress Barn & continue from there.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:52 PM
Has anyone scouted out the kitchen help yet for me?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 2:53 PM
DH and six, I just e-mailed Biff about joining a PLUSA walking tour and Pub Crawl.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:54 PM
Maybe one of the newbies can do an index for the rule book.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:54 PM
Biff...I'm soooo kickin' your @ss for that ENY comment!!! If you show up, I'm gonna sick Hector, the neighborhood handyman with the pronounced limp on you :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 2:55 PM
"(i dont think anyone was serious when they mentioned that) unless it's been added to the rulebook or something. chiller?"
Ahem, uh, yeah Rob, didn't you get the updated non-existant PLUSA Handbook? Biff are you slacking again??!! Rob says he didn't get the UPDATED manual!
Page 4,653, line 54 states very clearly: All new probationary PLUSA members must buy all Usual Suspect Asshats a drink at the first gathering they attend.
[Yes, it's a joke. No one has to buy anyone drinks. Even if I do like the idea A LOT!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:55 PM
Snappy - Did your rubbish get collected?
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 2:56 PM
cool CGer, those are nice towns, Dorset, esp. I dream about having a country cottage too, but that's all it will be for a long while. Don't even have a kitchen at my current place.
I love how cuddly black chows look. They do look like little bear cubs. I still miss my girl, though she's been gone for many years.
Thanks for the reminder about next thursday. looking forward to meeting youse (that's plural informal in Brooklynese)!
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 2:56 PM
"I will also sing "White Wedding" unless it is determined that it's race/class warfare."
"Dave, if you change the lyrics to 'multi-cultural lgbt wedding', it should be alright :)"
DIBS and Snappy, too funny!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 2:56 PM
"It's taking me a very long time to read through the whole thing."
Your diligence is to be commended CGar!
"Maybe one of the newbies can do an index for the rule book."
Arkady, thank you for spear-heading this long neglected and seriously overdue project.
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 2:56 PM
"I'm gonna sick Hector, the neighborhood handyman with the pronounced limp on you :)"
You just got DIBS attention!
Snappy, I'm staying out of the promotion of this one so the Forum posts are up to you!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 2:59 PM
haha lets see how many birthday celebrations I can have in the month of august.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 3:00 PM
Arkady...I didn't put out any trash on Sunday night...I was so angry over who got kicked off Design Star I forgot all about it! Ha! I'll be putting it out tomorrow night though. Wish me luck :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 3:00 PM
Ok, so far the birthdays are:
Arkady
Rob
Snappy
DH
BRG
and yours truly, moi.
Any others? C'mon, don't be shy!
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 3:03 PM
Oopsy, gotta run. Have a good night everyone! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 3:04 PM
354 comments at 3:00 pm - I predict a 500+ day!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 3:05 PM
what are the directions to 5th avenue and 17th street?
haha. jk.
yay! this is an easy one to get to this time :)
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 3:07 PM
354 comments at 3:00 pm - I predict a 500+ day!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 3:05 PM
Not unless somebody says something controversial. Come on, somebody.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:10 PM
I like it when we have to explore deepest, darkest Bklyn to find the watering hole. It's as close as I'll come to a Biffy-type walkies.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 3:11 PM
"I like it when we have to explore deepest, darkest Bklyn to find the watering hole."
Rewrite anyone?????
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:13 PM
Can I just say I would volunteer to do the handbook index, but I'm terrible doing indexes and outlines in Word, so I guess that leaves herkimer unless there's a newer inductee.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 3:15 PM
Rob just walk down 5th from your house in the increasing number order. I am sure you'll find it.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 3:16 PM
CarGar...doing the index will exempt you from the drink buying requirement :) Start typing or open that wallet! J/K
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 3:17 PM
East New York was pretty cool in the 70's, there was a theater on Liberty Ave. that showed kung fu movies, a great pizzeria that served THE best zeppoles in NY complete with powdered sugar, there was a book store that must have been there since the 40's with an excellent comic book collection, there were the last remnants of the local Gambino crew at the social club who were always entertaining, Hip-hop was just starting and Afrika Bambaata and the Sugar Hill gang were booming down Atlantic Ave., at night in the summer you could cool off with the rest of the block in the hydrant on the corner. On the fourth of july; forget it. The streets were covered with red paper wrappings. People still slept on fire- escapes to beat the heat, haircuts were cheap and girls weren't too stuck up and never wore bras. In short, you were never bored and the A-train was always there to take you to Rockaway Playland or the city.
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 3:18 PM
nah cain't right but I kin shur make it look purty!
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 3:19 PM
Excuse me but my spy has just informed me that 2 PLUSAs, whom I am kind enough NOT to name have been posting sly, not so subtle hints about "you-know=whats." Did you honestly think this would escape my eagle eye??? Hmmmmm??????
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 3:29 PM
Why, Bxgirl...whatever do you mean??
**looking innocent over here**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 3:32 PM
"On the fourth of july; forget it."
I thought the American spelling of this phrase was fuhgedabattit
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 3:36 PM
this makes me feel vaguely paranoid... however I'm certain that I haven't posted anything untoward about my PLUSA membership (though would be typical to get kicked out before I even officially joined).
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 3:37 PM
To whomever is interested: Amzi Hill and I still want to do a Bed Stuy tour and a Crown Heights tour. Both neighborhoods are too big to do in the same day. If anyone is interested, please let us know, and which neighborhood you want to see first. A decent walking tour would take at least close to 3 hours, as both of us are fonts of useless information, and the goodies in both neighborhoods are spread out, so good walking shoes are a must. We would meet near the subway, at the A at Nostrand and Fulton, and could end both tours at a local restaurant and bar, such as Peaches or Saraghina in BS, and Tavern on Nostrand in CH.
Amzi and I could wear silly hats and hold up closed umbrellas like the tour guides in Europe.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 3:38 PM
"Not unless somebody says something controversial. Come on, somebody.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:10 PM"
Techno music - musical evolution or repetitive noise syndrome?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 3:40 PM
"Not unless somebody says something controversial. Come on, somebody.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:10 PM"
Jesus: Saviour of mankind or guy with a beard?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 3:43 PM
MM, that sounds like a great idea. I know you and Amzi know your stuff like nobody's business, but I'm happy to photocopy those sections of my guidebook just to give you an idea of what the author suggested people see.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 3:43 PM
"Not unless somebody says something controversial. Come on, somebody.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:10 PM"
Why is it okay to eat a pig but not a dog?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 3:43 PM
There would be no techno music were it not for Devo.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:43 PM
"Not unless somebody says something controversial. Come on, somebody.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:10 PM"
Elephants. Waste of space?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 3:44 PM
Chicken...ROFL and look out for the lightining that is bound to strike you dead in the @ss!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 3:44 PM
hey MM I'm in, that's my corner of the world and would love to stroll around and meet some new neighbors.
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 3:44 PM
Will the rattlesnake at Ellis taste like chicken???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:46 PM
MM, we'd be interested. More so in CH. email in my profile.
Posted by: denton at July 28, 2009 3:46 PM
for which one Snappy? The elephant one?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 3:46 PM
Finally on the list!
But don't buy me a party hat, my head won't be there.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 28, 2009 3:47 PM
"Will the rattlesnake at Ellis taste like chicken???"
chicken, you better keep your snake in its cage if you show up.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 3:48 PM
Return of bayridgegirl, how tall are you and what "celebrity" did I say you look like???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:50 PM
"Finally on the list! But don't buy me a party hat, my head won't be there."
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 28, 2009 3:47 PM
Are you "and yours truly, moi"?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 3:50 PM
BRG, that really you??? Hiya! We miss you :)
Chicken...you are a card!!!
Dave, I'll try to get an eyeful of the help tonight and report back tomorrow afternoon what I find for you :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 3:51 PM
Thanks Biff. What book is it? One of us probably has it.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 3:54 PM
fugeddaboudit is for Marty Markowitz.
controversy?
how about this question;
What is man't most basic instinct Fear or Sloth?
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 3:55 PM
Cats....useful human companions
or
a new dimension to competition hacky sack?
Posted by: Legion at July 28, 2009 3:56 PM
most basic instinct? The need to eat. Chocolate preferably.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 3:56 PM
MM my email address is up on my profile too, if you're organizing something and want participants!
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 3:57 PM
MM, as I said to Biff, I'm always up for a good walking tour, and Bed Stuy and CH are 2 neighborhoods I'd like to get to know.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 3:57 PM
MM - I'd love to join you guys to see either/both of those nabes!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 3:58 PM
bxgrl, I surely hope you aren't referring to me, because CH warned me not to mention "you-know=whats" and I'd never risk expulsion . . . ( . . . so early in my membership).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:00 PM
MM, it is Walking Brooklyn. I posted the link to it above, but you can Google it to see it you have it already.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:01 PM
what are 'you know whats' ??
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:01 PM
RE. BROOKLYN WALKS
I encourage everybody to take up Montrose Morris on her offer to walk around Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant. She, Amzi Hill, BxGrl and I covered part of the Crown Heights leg one recent Sunday and it was terrific!
Here's a long walk everyone may consider. I do it when I get pangs for Brooklyn:
-- Taxi or subway to Court and Montague
-- Weave around blocks adjacent to Montague to waterfront
-- Walk back to Clinton Street then south to Cobble Hill
-- In Cobble Hill weave between Clinton, Court and Smith Streets
-- Continue to Gowanus
-- Cross Gowanus into Park Slope, hitting Fifth for refreshments.
-- Get to Grand Army Plaza by way of Prospect Park
-- East on Eastern Parkway to Brooklyn Museum
-- Wind through nearby blocks back to Vanderbilt Avenue
-- North on Vanderbilt to Atlantic
-- Wind through Clinton Hill/Pratt Institute
-- Connect to Fort Greene and park
-- Pass Brooklyn Tech toward downtown
-- Catch subway or taxi at Municipal Building.
It's a good walk, but makes a wonderful cut through "brownstone" Brooklyn, mixing residential, institutional, commercial, industrial and park spaces -- and its good in most any weather (except rain, of course).
I get the craving about once a year.
Nostalgic on Park Avenue
Posted by: NOP at July 28, 2009 4:03 PM
"what are 'you know whats' ??"
dh, I'm dumb but not that dumb - bxgrl is paying close attention, and I dare not risk her wrath.
MM, you can txt or email me at ras1964@verizon.net
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:04 PM
"Will the rattlesnake at Ellis taste like chicken???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 3:46 PM"
Once you've had chicken, nothing tastes the same...
(ducks for cover!)
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 4:06 PM
400
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:06 PM
MM, no disrespect to my nearly adopted home of Crown Heights, am more interested in stroll through Bed Stuy which is more foreign to me (accept strolling thru the streets via google map)
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 4:06 PM
"Cats....useful human companions
or
a new dimension to competition hacky sack?"
Uh-oh. Now you've done it. FelinesFoos to battle! Of course you know that in a real Hacky Sack competition with felines, humans are the footbag?
---------------------------------------------
hmmphf, CarrollGardened, see that you remember that! Although we do give newbies a bit of a break. However certain other PLUSAs may not get off so easily.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 4:07 PM
Legion,
I'm pretty sure I'd get tired before I get scared. In the rare instance that fear comes first, it would make me tired and then I'd need a nap.
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 4:07 PM
Re-write:
A new dimension to competition hacky sex.
Posted by: Return of bayridgegirl at July 28, 2009 4:08 PM
"dh, I'm dumb but not that dumb - bxgrl is paying close attention, and I dare not risk her wrath."
Haha CG - i seriously have no idea what you guys are talking about!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:08 PM
NOP, your tour starts with Brooklyn Heights. That's why I love you!
Legion, I forgot to mention I enjoyed your post on East New York. I really enjoying reading about that kind of stuff.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:08 PM
Biff, you've been sniped by the Chicken!
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 4:09 PM
> Once you've had chicken, nothing tastes the same...
Word.
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 28, 2009 4:09 PM
Good afternoon asshats!
I've been out shopping in this sticky goo paste we're calling air all day today and I'm exhausted.
refreshing cocktail stat!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:10 PM
Speaking of rattlesnakes, did anyone see the news story today about the guy who had a car accident in CT because the 2 snakes he was carrying in each pocket got out while he was driving? What did we do before Captivision? You can't make this stuff up.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:11 PM
MM, I am down for the tour as well! Would love to see both!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:11 PM
"I really enjoying reading about that kind of stuff."
And I really not enjoying me bad grammar today.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:11 PM
Biff: I call it "The Loop." Whenever I mention it my friends and family glance away, avoiding my invitations to join me. But I'm happy to do it on my own. NOP
Posted by: NOP at July 28, 2009 4:13 PM
Montrose, I am very interested in the walking tours as well.
Posted by: etson at July 28, 2009 4:15 PM
Interesting fact to point out: BRG is back as Return of BRG and somehow everyone forgets that Expert Texpert is gone. Hmmmm........
BRG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pretty please come. I actually wanted to talk to you about something semi work related that might be in your neck of the woods expertise. If you can, email me at BKJester3@aol.com
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:16 PM
bxgrl, cover your eyes, please, or give me special dispensation to enlighten dh. dh, the forbidden word is . . . (tiara).
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:17 PM
"Why is it okay to eat a pig but not a dog?"
I've never heard anyone refer to a pig as "man's best friend."
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 4:17 PM
Cats for hacky sack!!! FOR SHAME!
Hola THL...any more neighbors doing the perp walk? :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 4:18 PM
TIARAAAAAA!!!!! (imagine that delivered a la Stephen Colbert)
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 4:19 PM
It should be interesting watching Amzi try to convince DIBS that the tour is actually over as DIBS tries to follow Amzi home.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:19 PM
I am deinfitely not afraid of sloths. They move too slowly.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:20 PM
haha tiara - oh yeah.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:22 PM
I would love to join the tour, but, alas, my tootsies are sure to refuse cooperation :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 4:23 PM
CG'ed- you have received special dispensation to use the full form of the T-word because I see that you are using it in an educational way. (Whereas Ch and snappy toss it around in a (sniff....sob...) hurtful, painful way).
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 4:23 PM
NOP, that looks like a great walk!
ENY, I believe Suzanne Sugarbaker used to say that about her pet pig Noel.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:24 PM
oh - forgot to mention, i was walking home last night from a friend's crib and I saw a homeless guy on the corner of Union and Grand choking his chicken on the corner against a building.
First time I ever saw that in NYC - very cool.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:24 PM
No tiara for you, Herk!
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 4:25 PM
Some interesting fears. These are real:
Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing
Aerophobia- Fear of swallowing air
Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Genuphobia- Fear of knees
Helmintophobia- Fear of being infested with worms
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia- Fear of long words
Panophobia- Fear of everything
Phobophobia- Fear of fear
Phronemophobia- Fear of thinking
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:26 PM
"choking his chicken"
DIBS - with the benefit of your knowledge, what does that mean?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:26 PM
a lone tear just rolled down my cheek...
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 4:27 PM
"Some interesting fears. These are real:"
Fischerphobia - the fear of new construction condos designed by Karl Fischer.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:29 PM
Uh oh!!
http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/07/28/kardashian.bush/index.html
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 4:31 PM
yeah DH, just what DOES that mean?? Please stand up in front of the class and explain!
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 4:31 PM
Plusaphobia - the fear of wasting one's entire day posting on a blog.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:31 PM
ditto...it's what you do when your wife hasn't been around for a long spell. It has nothing to do with your blow up doll or paying a hooker either. rob calls it "beanbagging"
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 4:31 PM
I definitely have that Hippo phobia thing. Some of you on here scare me sometimes with your Ivy education and big words. Yeah I am talking about YOU Montrose! :o)
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:33 PM
"yeah DH, just what DOES that mean?? Please stand up in front of the class and explain!"
Explain - but not demonstrate!
something that makes you go blind if you do it too much
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:34 PM
I know ENY! I loved those two together because they're both just so damn pretty. I
I just saw this blind item at Blindgossip.com
BlindGossip - Which half-jock couple isn’t telling the truth about their breakup? Both parties are sticking to the same story: it was mutual and they still really, really care about each other, but their careers forced them to spend too much time apart. LOL. Not even close. The truth is that he was a dog. Not the cute, cuddly type you carry around for a photo op. No, he was the two-timing, non-condom-wearing kind of sinner. She wound up with an STD that he picked up from one of his pickups.
Hmmmm...Wonder who this could be???!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:35 PM
"something that makes you go blind if you do it too much"
DH, you saw someone staring directly at the sun?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:35 PM
DIBS, DH and Biff, ROFL!
I met a girl a couple of weeks ago that was a Kardashian look alike so I got all excited and got her digits but after talking to her, I also confirmed that she shares her brain. Needless to say, it never got to a second phone call or a date.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:37 PM
haha biff! yeah....that's it!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:38 PM
OK...if you could choose, would you rather your apartment be infested with bed bugs or would you rather contract a venereal disease?
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 4:39 PM
triskadecaphobia
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:40 PM
Kens, WTF? You're not marrying her? I don't care what Kim's IQ is; if I was single and had a chance, I would be there. Damn, I can just imagine ENY shaking his head at you.
DIBS, I would take bed bugs in a heartbeat over VD.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:41 PM
Dave, do we get a choice of which VD?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 4:41 PM
is the VD treatable?
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:42 PM
"triskadecaphobia"
What's that, fear of Triscuit crackers?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:42 PM
"something that makes you go blind if you do it too much"
DH, that' why you have to point AWAY from your eyes!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:42 PM
Did I catch the VD from Michelle Yeoh or Yo Yo Ma?
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:43 PM
well at least you can ultimately get rid of venereal disease...
Posted by: herkimermaid at July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
"something that makes you go blind if you do it too much"
"DH, that' why you have to point AWAY from your eyes!"
Or at least wear safety goggles.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
Eh hem Snappy, I hear you are gettign a new addition to the family. Please produce a photo of said critter post haste. Townhouselady at yahoo dot com
Thank you.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
yes, the VD is treatable, even if you're allergic to penicillin.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
Kens, DH wants those digits. I suspect he shares no such restriction, prohibition,etc
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
Biff, I have pics of her (Facebook friends). Remind me to show you when I see you. She is Israeli too :o).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
"OK...if you could choose, would you rather your apartment be infested with bed bugs or would you rather contract a venereal disease?"
VD - sans herpes or aids.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:45 PM
If we get a choice of VD and it's a treatable one...I'll take the VD! VD won't make me want to burn down my home with all my possessions in it...and can you imagine trying to get bed bugs out of a cat's fur? No thank you! VD please :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 4:45 PM
haha Kens - close first, worry about brains later.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:45 PM
Kens, I wouldn't kick her out of bed for eating hummus.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:46 PM
"Plusaphobia - the fear of wasting one's entire day posting on a blog."
Today, I definitely have Plusaphobia!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:46 PM
VD then.
Biff, yes, if there's the right number of crackers.
(is that racist?)
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:46 PM
THL, as soon as he arrives, I'll be snapping away with my new camera!!! (early b-day gift for myself!)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 4:47 PM
Some choice, DIBS, but I'd have to go with the treatable VD.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:47 PM
DH, Kens got his priorities all F'd up. he needs to know to call one of us for the proper advice in those situations
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 4:48 PM
Is the bed bug thing that serious? I mean does anyone know anyone who has them?? It just seems that once you get them you will never, ever get rid of them.
I assume they travel on people's clothes.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 4:48 PM
I usually follow that theory DH but she is a "good" girl. Don't want to break any hearts.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:49 PM
Well then Happy Early Birthday!
Eeek, can't wait! It'll be a cute kitten shot with Pia scowling and plotting in the background.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:50 PM
"Today, I definitely have Plusaphobia!"
This is my 65th post today. Clearly I do not have this fear.
M4L, the market should have tanked based on your theory.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:50 PM
Cake or Death?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:51 PM
"VD won't make me want to burn down my home with all my possessions in it"
than made me laugh
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:51 PM
Biff, you cauight it from Sandra Oh. Sorry
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:53 PM
As a female I must say that I think you made the respectable and decent choice Kens.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:53 PM
Ditto!! ROPFLMFAO!!!!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:54 PM
"Biff, you cauight it from Sandra Oh. Sorry"
D'OH!
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 4:54 PM
Dave, I think it's possible to get rid of them in a private house but in apartment buildings, they never go away. They just move from apartment to apartment if you exterminate and bag everything but they eventually come back when you're done. We had/have them in my building for like a couple of years (when one person decided to furnish their apartment from the street or whatever) but they seems to stick around like 5 apartments and never venture into others.
Thank god that little infestation is on the other side of the building and far far away from me but it might be possible for me to get them one day (I haven't yet but there is a chance I presume).
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:54 PM
THL, either that or it will be a shot with a cute kitten, and my hand in the shot holding Pia back...although I'm praying for a cuddle session :) The vet says a baby boy may make some maternal instincts kick in. From his lips to God's ears!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 4:54 PM
"I usually follow that theory DH but she is a "good" girl. Don't want to break any hearts."
:(
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:56 PM
Well, clearly my Plusaphobia hasn't stopped my posts all day today, Biff, but I have my fear of posting because I'm afraid someone, at some point, will notice that I got, shall we say, not a great deal accomplished.
DIBS, there was a forum thread about bed bugs within the last couple of days, and, given the choice you presented, treatable VD would seem to outweigh the bed bugs.
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 4:57 PM
Biff, yeah, mkt today didn't play out as theory would indicate but never the less it's a down day though
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 4:58 PM
kens- what about Faithful?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is classic! So that makes MM a Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophile- omig-d....ROTFLMAO!!!!! so true and did you notice her name is even in there?
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 4:58 PM
"Is the bed bug thing that serious? I mean does anyone know anyone who has them?? It just seems that once you get them you will never, ever get rid of them.
I assume they travel on people's clothes."
You're getting travel bug and bed bugs mixed up. Different species.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 4:58 PM
Thanks THL. I knew I would have your support.
I was born with this thing they call Conscience (evil little critter). Some of you may have heard of it.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 4:58 PM
"From his lips to God's ears!"
Well, you better get Pia to church so can deliver the good word. Frankly, I'm highly skeptical.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 4:58 PM
some 'friends' of mine had bed bugs. you essentially lose all your clothes and furniture along with alot of friends (me)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 4:59 PM
"kens- what about Faithful?"
I suppose we'll have to administer an IQ Test to faithful in addition to the gender verification.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 5:00 PM
Kens, just accept it man. you looking for a wife to settle down vs keeping "score" count. nothing wrong with that.
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:00 PM
I am still waiting for Faithful. Is she coming?
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 5:01 PM
THL Tidbit would can destroy Pia's defenses with a blink of his sad little eyes.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 5:01 PM
"Kens, just accept it man. you looking for a wife to settle down vs keeping "score" count. nothing wrong with that."
Aren't we all? Where do all the sane twenty something girls hang out nowadays? Maybe I should start going to church again :-\
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:02 PM
OK, biff. Whose going to do the same for Kens? :)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 5:02 PM
THL, I'm skeptical too, but I think with time they should atleast be able to tolerate each other and keep each other busy. I can't take many more days of her crying when I leave in the morning and having to literally peel her off my leg to get out the door. :(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 5:03 PM
M4L is that so wrong? :o(
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 5:03 PM
"I was born with this thing they call Conscience (evil little critter). Some of you may have heard of it."
Hm, nope, never heard of it, but it sounds awful. I think I would rather have bed bugs and VD then that. Then again, I suppose having a conscience might help prevent the bed bugs and VD.
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 5:03 PM
bxgrl, don't worry about an increase to your rent but rather Montrose won't be renewing the lease after your post there. and no one will have balls to shelter you afterwards - ie no one wants to cross the great EVLL
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:04 PM
Tidbit- good lord, could you have come up with a cuter name?
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 5:04 PM
I was a science major and have never heard of conscience.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 5:06 PM
It took our oldies a while to accept the newbies but now it's all good.
You're a good mommy getting her a friend.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 5:07 PM
Has anyone taken an IQ test?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:07 PM
501
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:10 PM
Chicken, it's better to assume/believe one is smart than to take an exam & pray it confirms you're smart. I always tell myself, I'm aint the smartest but definitely no idiot. good enough for me to go thru the days
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:11 PM
She really needs a friend...poor thing is miserable at home all day by herself. When I come in the door, I barely get to put my bag down before she jumps into my arms and starts drooling with joy on shirt. I luv that damned cat!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 5:11 PM
DH, thats a pretty high IQ.
Posted by: dittoburg at July 28, 2009 5:14 PM
She got spoiled with you being home all the time. She's freaking out now poor thing.
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 5:14 PM
haha ditto ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:16 PM
not so much interested in your actual number but more whether it came in higher or lower than you expected.
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:18 PM
a friend of mine who lived in an east village walkup had a serious bed bug infestation. he seriously just thought they were roaches :-/
they look nothing like roaches.
i was like uh watch this... i smashed one that was on his wall and blood squirted all over the wall.
i know for a fact that there are bitter nasty people out there too who bring bedbugs on the train and fling them on people. be careful!
*rob*
Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 28, 2009 5:18 PM
501
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:10 PM
IQ or style of jeans???
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 5:19 PM
I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and, doggonit, people like me!
Posted by: TownhouseLady at July 28, 2009 5:19 PM
Snappy - Do bedbugs really get into cat fur?
FWIW - If you can take some kitten hair home before you get the kitten, it gets the in-situ cat accustomed to the new guy. Worked really well for me.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 5:21 PM
"IQ or style of jeans???"
**checks pants** actually the latter! damn, that's kinda creepy DIBS!!
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:21 PM
ROB!!! NOW I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO RIDE THE DAMNED TRAIN WITHOUT HAVING A PANIC ATTACK!!! AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHHHH :-(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 5:23 PM
"a friend of mine who lived in an east village walkup had a serious bed bug infestation. he seriously just thought they were roaches :-/"
I thought bedbugs were very tiny - how could one be mistaken for a roach?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:23 PM
Kens, when you admit you're looking for wife, your eyes will be trained to look for diff things / traits in girls
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:23 PM
Hey Ken!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can I email you also?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at July 28, 2009 5:24 PM
Arkady...good idea with the kitty hair.
I don't know if bedbugs get into cat fur, but it seems like they might like that sort of hide-out!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 5:24 PM
wait wait. hipsters now wear Levi 501's?
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:24 PM
I remember scoring pretty high on the IQ test but I am really dumb. I think I just generally test well on these things. I also did great on Johnson O'Connor aptitude test back in high school. Boy did I have them fulled. They said that I had an aptitude for becoming a very good surgeon or something like that.
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 5:24 PM
M4L- aren't you going to offer me refuge in your CHN property? (I come highly recommended....oh wait....that would have been from the Great EVLL) :o(
Actually I have to email you. Look for it later - have a question.
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 5:25 PM
from the "cost to move kitchen" forum post:
"I keep hearing this $30k number being thrown out for a "basic" kitchen that I don't understand.
I'm getting a new kitchen, bathroom, full reno on the conservatory plus argon-filled glass roof ($5k just for the glass) for that.
Is construction work just not that competitive in NY?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:24 PM"
thoughts?
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:25 PM
" your eyes will be trained to look for diff things / traits in girls"
the eyes can't be trained to NOT to look at certain things.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:26 PM
"wait wait. hipsters now wear Levi 501's?
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:24 PM"
Goes to show that if you keep your clothes long enough, they eventually come back into fashion. DIBS is going to have a field day!
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:26 PM
texpert, If you work in the same field as BRG then Yes. wink wink
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 5:27 PM
Bedbugs look kind of cute under the microscope - like bugs with giant boxing gloves on.
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:27 PM
oh wait - I'm thinking of a different kind of bug. Bedbugs look disgusting
Posted by: the chicken at July 28, 2009 5:28 PM
Looks (& sounds) as if we're about to get the daily downpour.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 5:29 PM
To those who'd like to tour, I'll check with Amzi and get back to you post haste.
Kens, you make me feel like William F. Buckley, something no one should have to feel like. I don't use that many big words!
Bxgrl, your lease expires in October. That's plenty of time to look for a new place.
Snappy, Tidbit is a walking stomach with legs. I was going to take him to the vet this week, but I have to take my cat Lucky tomorrow in an emergency visit. He's losing weight and today his breathing didn't look good for while. I'm worried. If you can wait a bit longer, or want to take Tid without vet visit, let me know. He's at maximum cuteness.
Posted by: Montrose Morris at July 28, 2009 5:30 PM
Well- the last time the IQ question came up I got slapped around for telling what mine was. So I'll not do that again. Suffice it to say it was high enough to shock everyone (moi included) but ultimately was what exposed my serious hearing impairment.
Found this scary article today- anyone else see it?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/168224/does_google_know_too_much_about_you.html
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 5:30 PM
Go to the Wikepedia listing for bed bugs. They prefer to feed on humans vs. pets, don't actually seem to travel well on people's clothes and, given the look of the bites, should be able to be dealt with before they spread throughout your apartment.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at July 28, 2009 5:31 PM
"No, he was the two-timing, non-condom-wearing kind of sinner. She wound up with an STD that he picked up from one of his pickups."
Yikes.....I guess Kim would chose "house infested w/bedbugs."
Posted by: East New York at July 28, 2009 5:31 PM
awesome - isolated t-storms moving in just in time for the evening commute.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:31 PM
"awesome - isolated t-storms moving in just in time for the evening commute."
oh darn, I'll just have to duck into a nice dry bar tonight.
501 is DIBS' I.Q. (Indonesian Quotient)
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 5:33 PM
I am offage peeps. See you all lataz!
Posted by: Kensingtonian at July 28, 2009 5:35 PM
Last week I ran into an old pal from highschool (class of '61) who said, "RK, you haven't changed a bit! Not even your clothes!" and it was true - a shirt I'd got in 8th grade.
Posted by: Arkady at July 28, 2009 5:38 PM
MM...i'll drop you an email tonight.
Nite all :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at July 28, 2009 5:38 PM
MM- you can't kick me out... you can't!! You haven't finished making my Ren Fest costume- so there! (I smash your tiara on the ground! Feh!)
Posted by: bxgrl at July 28, 2009 5:39 PM
> wait wait. hipsters now wear Levi 501's?
Hurray, I'm hip!
Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 28, 2009 5:41 PM
DH, looking is one thing but decisions will be based on more stuff than just those "sights". when you catch yourself asking would she make a good wife, daughter in-law, good mother,..... then you've changed your priorities
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:43 PM
"DH, looking is one thing but decisions will be based on more stuff than just those "sights". when you catch yourself asking would she make a good wife, daughter in-law, good mother,..... then you've changed your priorities"
haha - yeah i know m4l. I just feel something chauvanistic needed to be said because the guys were all sounding too level headed and emotional ;)
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 5:46 PM
outta here. clear skys here in NJ
Posted by: more4less at July 28, 2009 5:56 PM
5..4..3..
Posted by: Biff Champion at July 28, 2009 5:59 PM
Heh heh Denton, true.
Posted by: mopar at July 28, 2009 6:16 PM
Glad to see my 500+ prediction came true while I had tacos at Fast & Fresh Deli on Hoyt Street and then my first ever clover coffee. Now I gotta go back and read and catch up...
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 6:32 PM
MM - if you're still out there, count me in (especially for Bed-Stuy).
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 6:47 PM
How was Fast & Fresh Six?
God I'm a PLUSA, home and checking Brownstoner instead of getting into trouble.
Posted by: dirty_hipster at July 28, 2009 6:47 PM
Likewise, MM, please count us in, please!
CGar, you're off the hook for mentioning the YOU-KNOW-WHATS...this time!
Aw, tidbit...too sweet!
DH, who's worse? Me or you? I signed off and am back checking! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 6:52 PM
dh and CH, I got you both beat. I had to work late, and here I am, getting my fix, checking in one last time before heading home. Hoping the rain holds off long enough for me to walk over the Brooklyn Bridge.
Thanks for the special dispensation, CH. In your absence, I had to check with bxgrl!
Nytol!
Posted by: CarrollGardened at July 28, 2009 6:59 PM
Official PLUSA status is hereby and forthwith granted to .... CGAR!!
Congratulations and many happy returns! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at July 28, 2009 7:23 PM
DH, been there twice since it was ROTD. Outstanding, both times!
Posted by: sixyearsandcounting at July 28, 2009 8:07 PM
Hello, Rob. I'm this late getting to read brownstoner, and don't know if you are even awake by this time. I am sad that you are feeling sad. I want to make a post to you as soon as I can. Now I have to go -- big family things going on taking up much time. I only read about the first 12 posts of this thread. Bless you.
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