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January 08, 2005My first post of 2005...
Today was a real red-letter day for my new apartment in North Hollywood. Not only did the onsite manager swing by and wire my ceiling fan/light fixture combo to allow for circulation and light, but the gas company sent by their representative to check out (and subsequently light) my heater, stove burners, and oven. My new place has never been so well-lit, or so warm, as it was today.
I hadn’t planned on doing a journal update this evening, but a certain somebody (named Jon) left a comment in the most recent entry before this, gently suggesting that it was high time for one. If I were the petty, tit-for tat sort, I might point out the fact that Jon’s own blog (which far eclipses mine in both importance and caliber of writing) is in need of some new ammo, having lain dormant since December 8th.
But I’m not the petty, tit-for-tat sort, so I won’t mention it. : )
I’m almost completely moved in now. In retrospect, it’s a good thing I wasn’t able to put in my 30 days’ notice at my old place any sooner than I did, as this non-stop rain we’ve been having in both North Hollywood and Riverside has slightly hampered my efforts to get my stuff schlepped over. I have until the 16th to be totally out of my Riverside apartment, which is good since the weather looks like it’ll be putting the kibosh on my plans to move that final carload tomorrow afternoon.
The acclimation is coming right along. I’ve located the nearest Ralph’s, the nearest library (whose used book sale shelf is nothing to write home about, compared to the A.K. Smiley in Redlands, or even the Riverside Main Branch--yeah, like I need more used books), the nearest movie theater, and all the pertinent freeway on-ramps. I’m mourning the loss of University Village, which was my one-stop destination for movies, games, boba, coffee, cheap used VHS tapes, Chinese food, Chinese food, and Chinese food (no typo, that—there’s a profusion of Chinese restaurants in there). Hunting down replacement locations for myself in the vast consumer rainforests of Los Angeles will be fun, but until I’ve found them, I can’t help but long for UV’s expediency.
Other perks/discoveries:
The neighbors’ penchant for loud music means I won’t be weathering any complaints when I start rehearsing my arias for voice class. I see your American Top 40 and raise you Verdi at the top of my lungs.
Even though this incessant rain has flooded the building’s parking area to the point of uselessness, we could hold one hell of a Rubber Duck Regatta.
I’ll never want for a panderia (which sell bread, and not pandas, for my fellow gringos).
The heat-lamp in the bathroom waited a full ten seconds after I walked into my bedroom to have one of its three UV bulbs explode. I’m considering that a warning shot, the announcement of a now-formal duel between it and myself, the luxury of which it didn’t have to grant me.
All good-natured kvetching aside, though, this apartment is a pretty good deal—comparable in size and rent to what I had in Riverside, which I hadn’t expected on being able to find. It’s no verdant wonderland like my last place, but you can’t have everything. Another thing I won’t have is the huge commute out to L.A. for voiceover work—I’m now a stone’s throw away from two of the three recording studios at which I work.
The website changes I predicted will be happening—it’s just a question of when. I’ll be reconfiguring my blog in Movable Type, and dumping all my old entries and comments into it. I need to get some quick answers from Mike Barre on how to make some of these changes, though. Maybe I’ll call him tomorrow afternoon…
And, apropos of nothing, Happy New Year.
Posted by patrick at January 8, 2005 11:31 PM
CommentsSo, whereabouts in NoHo are you? I know some kick ass places to eat, depending on where you are. Don't forget to ring Kathy. She would love to have you hang with the crowd. She's right around Lankershim and Cahuenga.
Gimme a call sometime. I'll help you out with any Movable Type issues you might have. Trust me, there is a refined procedure to that upgrade that must be maintained with sugical precision.
Master Lao will need some voices soon, too!
Posted by: James at January 9, 2005 08:52 PM
Thank you! Chinese Apes.
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Thank you! Chinese Apes.
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