subway car confessions, vol. 2
sorry, this isn't a juicy revelation (not that i really set the bar for candor high with vol. 1 as it is), but i was talking with my neighbor, jill, on the way to work the other day about whether we'll be renewing our leases come this fall, and she ended up being the first person to know that i intend to pull up the stakes and settle elsewhere before the end of the year.i find myself getting progressively worn out by my surroundings as time goes on. for one thing, there's something fairly numbing about the aesthetics of brighton, and of my neighborhood in particular. color, mood and texture combine as static atmosphere, with all the drab, gray, brick and rusty brown conmingling as an energy-sapping whole. the other part of the equation comes down to the people. granted, we've got some nice kids on our street, and the times i get woken up by cat calls and bottles breaking are few and far between, but i know that i'd feel much better situated living somewhere that has a higher concentration of people in their mid-20's - mid-30's, like, say, somerville or cambridge. i know that i don't have all that many years on the college kids living around me, but having the distinction of being a college grad among so many people that are still living up their undergrad days can put one in a lonely place.
though i'm pretty well-satisfied with our current apartment itself, especially when it comes to space, i do think i'd also prefer to live somewhere that has carpeting. i never really understood the appeal of hardwood floors -- apparently, they're enough of a selling point to warrant mention in apartment classifieds, whereas you never seem to hear about carpeting -- and as a guy who prefers to go without shoes indoors, i've always hated how even the cleanest can still manage to cake grime all over your socks.
it's a little early for me to speculate much on the details of exactly what i'll be in the market for, but i'd like to hear from you if you care to chime in with any of your own living experiences from the different burbs and regions of this fine city.
posted by jomilkman @ 8:55 AM
5 Comments:
We will welcome you with open arms in the Davis Square area (aka The Coolest T-accesible Neighborhood around).
JP (in my 4 months of living here) is not a bad place. my roommate moved here post-college because it is less undergrads. if there are students, they tend to be grad students.
Y'know, I hear California has streets paved with gold. Just saying.
In my experience, JP swings too far the other way- so quiet you will feel sleepy. Not bad, but not awesome. No offense, miss lyss.
I think Davis, Porter and Central all offer a perfect middle ground, lots of mid-twenties folks, vibrant neighborhoods, lots to do, etc. Join us.
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