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34 great things about not living at Normandie house

  1. No more helicopters
  2. No more sirens
  3. No more yelling from the street
  4. No more bikers/ricers revving their engines at the stoplight
  5. No more of that guy that sits in the parking lot next door leaning on his horn so that someone will come move whatever car is blocking him
  6. No more cockroaches
  7. No more rats
  8. No more o’possums
  9. No more trash to clean up from the driveway
  10. No more fliers to collect from the fence
  11. No more fence, period.
  12. The windows all seal shut so the warm/cool air stays in
  13. The doors don’t have holes drilled into them from crazy drug addicts trying to break into the house
  14. The ceiling isn’t falling down on my head
  15. There’s no need for an air conditioner when you live less than a mile from the bay
  16. The shower tile isn’t collapsing in on you
  17. The bathtub is not in the floor
  18. The toilet is not on a platform
  19. There is a medicine cabinet
  20. There are heat lamps in the bathroom to keep you warm
  21. There is a goodly amount of water coming out of the shower head
  22. You don’t have to look at yourself in a mirror while you’re peeing
  23. The light switches all work
  24. The light switches are where they should be
  25. There is a light fixture in every room (sometimes two!)
  26. The kitchen cabinets are clean and pretty to look at
  27. So is the sink
  28. So is the floor
  29. The fridge was made in the past 20 years
  30. There is a dishwasher
  31. And a built-in wine rack
  32. And a serving counter that keep the place feeling spacious
  33. The trash can goes on a little platform that slides out from behind a little cabinet door
  34. The view out the window above the kitchen sink doesn’t have any brick walls, chain link fence, or “NO PARKING” signs

More to come as time goes by, I’m sure…

6 Comments

  1. Cathy wrote:

    #22 is my favorite! How does Pixel like his new digs?

    Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 9:32 pm | Permalink
  2. nessahead wrote:

    After the first night sleeping here he seemed to realize this was home. I’ve been able to go out for three or four 10-minute errands and have come home to no barking. I think the neighbor I share a wall with works graveyard so I’m hesitant to test Pixel much during the day. Maybe I’ll try going out to for dinner for an hour or so soon.

    Friday, August 10, 2007 at 7:03 am | Permalink
  3. Amanda wrote:

    #13 is my favorite because I know you are safe now. :)
    Hooray new apartment!

    Friday, August 10, 2007 at 8:12 am | Permalink
  4. nessahead wrote:

    Just remembered…

    #35: No more semis driving down the street in the middle of the night
    #36: No more propositions from creepy guys in vans when you’re outside after dark

    Thanks, ‘manda :)

    Friday, August 10, 2007 at 9:51 am | Permalink
  5. Dad wrote:

    Ahhh… life and it’s juxtapositions. You can take the girl out of Hollywood but can you take the Hollywood out of the girl?

    Monday, September 10, 2007 at 11:26 am | Permalink
  6. nessahead wrote:

    No, I’m simply too fabulous. ;)

    Monday, September 10, 2007 at 11:30 am | Permalink