Jeeze, plenty to tell

[pseydtonne]

I've been working hard again, so I've been reading but not updating. I have lots of stories to tell.

The apartment is coming together. About 85% of the shelving we own is up and usable. However the fiancee and I are bibliophiles, so we'll need to get more.

I have an office in my apartment, although things still need to be unpacked and organized. In the last couple days I got the desks uncovered from several layers of boxes and moved my temporary desk to the street. Unfortunately it's the hottest room in the house, so I have to run the window AC unit all day.

Important lessons for now:

• Outlet wall plates are 22¢ each. It had therapeutic to scrape three layers of paint off one with a box cutter, but I work for a living.
  
• Next time we move, I'll add a month to however long I think it'll take me to pack.
  
• We will hire movers next time. I don't have enough time to pack, move and unpack while working an adult job.
  
• Bring an overshirt to keep warm if you're outdoors at night, even in the summer. This would've been ridiculous to say in the east. However the ground loses all heat at night and the sky is clear, so you go from "my the sun is high" to "let's lean against that taco truck's front hood or we'll die from hypothermia" at an all-day concert.
  
• When two of your favorite bands are playing at exactly the same time at the same festival, always go see the one you haven't seen live before.
  
• Dead Milkmen live? Totally worth missing Death From Above 1979 to see. (fangirl715 will understand.)
  

I'll tell you all more stories soon, such as:

1. The last days of the Westward Trek;
   
2. How not to move stuff you bought on Craig's List;
   
3. Fiancee and I discover that Der Wienerschnitzel is pure love;
   
4. Related tales of trying local burgers and Mexican food;
   
5. Hardware store battles;
   
6. Supermarkets and their best qualities;
   
7. Boston driving skills come in handy in Hollywood;
   
8. Checking out the stand-up comedy scene; and
   
9. The Ed Hardy Car (which I promise will be the best tale of all).
   

Comment on which ones you'd like to read most and I will eventually comply.

-sorry about all the weather and geology I displaced, Dante

Comments

[lightcastle.livejournal.com]

Food always works for me.

Oh, I probably should have warned you about the hot/cold thing.

[miss-lisa-ma.livejournal.com]

You saw Dead Milkmen live?

I hate you. :-)

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

I also saw the Descendents (excellent!) and Guided by Voices (completely phoning it in, that putz Pollard) at the same show.

Oh, and Emo Philips! That guy is ridiculously funny when he's vulgar and not stopping.

[rednikki.livejournal.com]

I want to read #6! I already know about #7 and could write an essay. Or two!

Let me know if you want any LA dining recommendations. Where are you living?

[pseydtonne.livejournal.com]

I would love some recommendations! The closest major intersection to my apartment is Santa Monica & Fairfax.

[proudlyfallen.livejournal.com]

Seconding food. And requesting #2, although I already know it's not as funny as "How not to move a fishtank you bought on Craigslist".

I never liked the ocean to begin with. I like it even less in my bedroom.

[tenshikurai9.livejournal.com]

Just eventually get to all of them. You know me. I'll take mental note to return to this entry, as long as you don't delete it, and ask you to tell the tale of. . .until you've told all of them and have finished every tangent you sprouted-off with.

[bluepapercup]

Yes, I would like to hear ALL THE STORIEZ also, PLZ!

[bluepapercup]

I would like to hear about all of them, but #2 and #5 first, then #1.

Also - have you had the chocolate-dipped soft serve ice cream cone at Wienerschnitzel? It's quite something.