( Christmas would be something with this around. )

So I am clear that I really do not want to stay around here for much longer- I am thinking one year at the most. So, I started checking out rent on Craigslist--- HOLY SMOKES! How is everyone making so much money? SF has gone up at least $500/ month since I left. Brooklyn is out of the question with 3200/month for a 2 bedroom ( Read more... )

From time to time I tend to talk about growing up. More often than not what is so central in what experiences I had was the place I had them. I love the neighborhood I grew up in. It was a wonderful, close-knit neighborhood where you had more aunts, uncles and cousins than birth records and bloodlines could ever prove. It was a special place that ( Read more... )

While I found out that I am part Irish 11 years ago, I was always Italian. Being raised Roman Catholic, St Joseph's day was always celebrated in my neighborhood. I am willing to bet that if you are in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn today, MonteLeone's and Court Pastry, along with Caputo's Bakery, are all wishing the neighborhood a Happy St Joseph's Day ( Read more... )

There has been a car alarm going off for the last hour. I called the cops, they are on their way. Good morning.

Okay folks, I have just 2 and a half weeks left in this wonderful part of the world as a resident ( Read more... )

Mom and Dad would be celebrating their 41st anniversary today. 41 years is a helluva long time ( Read more... )

I went to Roseville today to spend some time with Blake, Matt and Michael before they head to Charlotte. It was a great day of just hanging out and eating, talking and chilling. I got to meet another fellow LJer-- Margaret, whose handle I cannot remember for the life of me, though I am certain it's incredibly simple. Although I am going to miss ( Read more... )

So thanks to nakednsf I was made aware of the awesome fact that I will have a whole week off for THanksgiving this semester! What this means is that for the first time in many years I will have enough time to go home to NY for my favorite holiday and spend it with my favorite cousins EVER ( Read more... )

I am home. I feel like it's been forever since I've been here. In a way it has been. Excluding a week upon my return from Africa I haven't been home for a whole month this summer and I'll be gone a total of a whole other month by the time it's over. I came home found my iPod and decided to go for a walk to take in the brisk San Francisco evening. ( Read more... )