Conquest of the Planet of the Bride of the Son of the Return of the Open Bar

[East Coast Hustle]

Oh and it's top floor and the balcony is east-facing so on clear days I have a sweet view of the Cascades.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

[Suu]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

You lived in Lynn? I am so sorry that was your point of view of New England.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

You lived in Lynn? I am so sorry that was your point of view of New England.

That and Salem.

I actually didn't mind Lynn. And I could hop a bus or train and get out any time I felt like it.

[Suu]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

You lived in Lynn? I am so sorry that was your point of view of New England.

That and Salem.

I actually didn't mind Lynn. And I could hop a bus or train and get out any time I felt like it.

Providence isn't as fluid as Boston or New York in that respect. It takes too long to get somewhere not Providence. Not that anything is far, but the idea of "I'm going to get out for a bit and go into one of the real cities" takes planning in advance and more than $2. And with the MBTA raising fares to TWENTY FUCKING DOLLARS ROUNDTRIP that just means less options for me to go to Boston when I just feel like it. I can still do the beach for $2 though.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

You lived in Lynn? I am so sorry that was your point of view of New England.

That and Salem.

I actually didn't mind Lynn. And I could hop a bus or train and get out any time I felt like it.

Providence isn't as fluid as Boston or New York in that respect. It takes too long to get somewhere not Providence. Not that anything is far, but the idea of "I'm going to get out for a bit and go into one of the real cities" takes planning in advance and more than $2. And with the MBTA raising fares to TWENTY FUCKING DOLLARS ROUNDTRIP that just means less options for me to go to Boston when I just feel like it. I can still do the beach for $2 though.

It was an all-day affair to go 20 miles and come back, yeah.

You ought to see the shit you have to go through in TX, though. 
No, scratch that. I don't wish it on anybody. Put it this way: fifty miles and back for a 45 minute show, $200, three days.

[Suu]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

You lived in Lynn? I am so sorry that was your point of view of New England.

That and Salem.

I actually didn't mind Lynn. And I could hop a bus or train and get out any time I felt like it.

Providence isn't as fluid as Boston or New York in that respect. It takes too long to get somewhere not Providence. Not that anything is far, but the idea of "I'm going to get out for a bit and go into one of the real cities" takes planning in advance and more than $2. And with the MBTA raising fares to TWENTY FUCKING DOLLARS ROUNDTRIP that just means less options for me to go to Boston when I just feel like it. I can still do the beach for $2 though.

It was an all-day affair to go 20 miles and come back, yeah.

You ought to see the shit you have to go through in TX, though. 
No, scratch that. I don't wish it on anybody. Put it this way: fifty miles and back for a 45 minute show, $200, three days.

That's like Florida.

Perceptions of distance are very skewed between New England and the normal sized states. I still have no issues daytripping to Manhattan, but some people think I'm absolutely INSANE. It got me yesterday though, we went up to Bellingham, and I forgot it was literally right over the state line, and kept thinking it was far. Like Worcester...which isn't actually far either. Not like...Leominster or Fitchburg far....OH GOD MAKE IT STOP, IT'S FINALLY GOTTEN TO ME.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

I get that at 99% of the places I move to. From Lynn, MA to Seguin, go figure.

I learned to sleep through it, assuming the dog didn't jump on my pillow and bark.

You lived in Lynn? I am so sorry that was your point of view of New England.

That and Salem.

I actually didn't mind Lynn. And I could hop a bus or train and get out any time I felt like it.

Providence isn't as fluid as Boston or New York in that respect. It takes too long to get somewhere not Providence. Not that anything is far, but the idea of "I'm going to get out for a bit and go into one of the real cities" takes planning in advance and more than $2. And with the MBTA raising fares to TWENTY FUCKING DOLLARS ROUNDTRIP that just means less options for me to go to Boston when I just feel like it. I can still do the beach for $2 though.

It was an all-day affair to go 20 miles and come back, yeah.

You ought to see the shit you have to go through in TX, though. 
No, scratch that. I don't wish it on anybody. Put it this way: fifty miles and back for a 45 minute show, $200, three days.

That's like Florida.

Perceptions of distance are very skewed between New England and the normal sized states. I still have no issues daytripping to Manhattan, but some people think I'm absolutely INSANE. It got me yesterday though, we went up to Bellingham, and I forgot it was literally right over the state line, and kept thinking it was far. Like Worcester...which isn't actually far either. Not like...Leominster or Fitchburg far....OH GOD MAKE IT STOP, IT'S FINALLY GOTTEN TO ME.

It's the congestion up there. Population density.
Because people actually WANT to live there.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Signing a lease for my new apartment on Monday. Reasonably nice place, has a balcony and 2 covered parking spots, just south of downtown Everett (walking distance to shitty metal bands and minor league hockey!) and about 5 miles from work. Now all I have to do is buy ALL THE FURNITURES.

That sounds sweet!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

Where did you move to? You are probably on a designated emergency route. Fremont is one too, but that makes sense because it's a major through street.

[Cain]

I just had to throw a six foot tall Nigerian out of a girl's room for threatening her.

So. Fucking. Had. It. With. This. Job.

This place needs goddamn security officers, not pastoral staff.

[Suu]

It's the congestion up there. Population density.
Because people actually WANT to live there.

With considering how expensive it is to live in the Northeast, sometimes that's beyond me.

I just had to throw a six foot tall Nigerian out of a girl's room for threatening her.

So. Fucking. Had. It. With. This. Job.

This place needs goddamn security officers, not pastoral staff.

Sweet merciful fuck.

[Cain]

Both our students, I should add.  I have to live on the same corridor as this cretin.  Well, only for a few more months, thank God.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

It's the congestion up there. Population density.
Because people actually WANT to live there.

With considering how expensive it is to live in the Northeast, sometimes that's beyond me.

Yeah, but considering higher wages, fuel assistance, etc. I actually had money in my pocket in those days. It's just getting started there that's a bitch.

I just had to throw a six foot tall Nigerian out of a girl's room for threatening her.

So. Fucking. Had. It. With. This. Job.

This place needs goddamn security officers, not pastoral staff.

Sweet merciful fuck.

CS gas. Srs.

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Apparently, I have moved to a part of Portland that gets multiple police cars with their lights on doing about 40-50 mph through the neighborhood every evening.

I have the room facing the street, which is the largest and has the best natural light but also is the red-and-bluest room between 12pm and 4am. They're going to kill some drunk asshole on a bicycle one night that doesn't realize that tons of cops are legally speeding down this particular road on a regular basis.

Right on cue, when I went to post this, the law went careening by my window. I don't even live downtown or by a highway—this is a main street in a residential neighborhood.

Where did you move to? You are probably on a designated emergency route. Fremont is one too, but that makes sense because it's a major through street.

Killingsworth. The lights at night don't bother me, in and of themselves, it's just the heavy cop presence. During the day they patrol the fuck out of this area in marked and unmarked cars.