On any given day, I am the biggest proponent of city living you’ll ever meet.
Whereas other people are torn, seeing the positives of big city life as well as wide open spaces, I get hives at the very thought of living anywhere I might have to operate a motor vehicle. My ass looks far too good from the miles of walking I do every week, and the half a mile I drove a car while we were in Virginia last month was TERRIFYING.
But sometimes, it can get to be a bit much here. Because I have this cute little affliction… I think it’s called “Being Notsomuch A Fan of Other People.” And, well, there’s a LOT of them here.
In fact, they’re sort of everywhere. On the sidewalks during my walkin’ commute, they stand in my way. They “do the dance” as they walk towards me, because some people do not understand the simple concept of moving to the right. They are touristy and stop in the middle of the walk and stand on corners while DC-ers pile up behind them.
I love our new neighborhood, but it is very, ahem, Latin. Which means we have great food, but I also cannot take one step outside my apartment in anything other than a burka without being cat called, kissy faced, and hissed at for the next five blocks.
As I crossed the street today, a homeless man I can only describe as yeti-like waited to accost me on the other side. His breath almost made me revisit the banana I’d eaten this morning. Consequently, I will be working out today, if only for the shower I get to take afterwards.
For the second day in a row, I forgot my badge, which I need since I work in a building lots of dirty hippies would LOVE to blow up if given the chance. I do this pretty much every Monday, but it still takes me ten minutes to get through the visitor’s entrance because after nine months of working here, the same three security guards fail- or pretend to fail- to recognize me.
Yesterday was the last day of our old lease. I have emailed, texted, and called our landlord to ask how he would like to handle the return of our keys and security deposit (!!!), but he has been curiously MIA. If he decides to say we’re not getting it back, or says nothing at all, what are we supposed to do? This isn’t my $100 deposit I paid in Carolina, folks. This is almost two grand we’re talking about. Such is city living.
I adore DC. I really, really do.
But it is time for a fracking vacation.
Two months… two months…
/rant.
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Wow that’s an INSANE deposit!!!
But yeah, I know all the negatives of the city and yes, people annoy me, but bar an occasional few days spent in the countryside, my head would explode if I was surrounded by fields and no regular public transport!
We’re going to a cabin in Shenandoah for a weekend. That will fill my field-quota for a year, I think.
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I’m with you—city living is definitely good for my soul right now, but it comes at a price. That price being dealing (daily!) with tourists, homeless folk, sky-high expenses, security (systems and deposits), cracked sidewalks, and crackheads.
At least we’ve got all these great bars and brunch places though, right?
Yes. I will focus on the homefries and mimosas. They always make me feel better.
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Ah yes, “The District”, I’ve spent way too much of my wreckless youth there. God we used love YUMS Chicken at 3 in the morning.
I don’t know what that is, but you better believe I’m googling it.
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I feel like you’d miss the cat-calling if it were gone.
I know I do.
I would appreciate it more if they showed ANY scrutiny in who they cat-called. As far as I can tell, the only requirement is “breasts”.
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I’ve often wondered how hard it is to just “move to the right.” It’s not rocket science, people. Or maybe it is? And we’re just that smart.
Smart is relative. I think they’re just that dumb.
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Oh I was you once you know. Thought I could never live anywhere but right in the heart of the city. Then one day I thought, “All these fuckin’ people all the time everywhere!” and I moved. And I like being somewhere quiet where there are no people and I can cross the street without taking my life in my hands. I must be getting old! Of course I’m still only 3KMs from a city therefore, I can get my fix of “INTERESTING STUFF AND STIMULATION” any time I want. Now I crave the wide open spaces. Gosh, I’ve grown up.
I know, I know. And after all the times I’ve flipped on things I said I’d “never” do, I am fully prepared to eat these words if/when I eventually move to suburbia and get a white picket fence.
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When did Latin people start wearing burkhas?
Does this mean my burrito will have a red dot on it’s forehead now?
You managed to offend, like, three cultures in there. Well done.
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I hate people that block/do the dance with you. Like you said, not hard to move to the right. Some days I wish I could walk to work, but that would take me like probably half a day or so.
Big city living looks like fun!
It is, it is. Someone just pissed in my Cheerios today.
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ahhh living in the city… i also need to find my security deposit from my old place. good call! good luck with the cat calls, shake what your momma gave you!
If I “shook” anything, I don’t think I’d leave alive.
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Sorry about the kissy noises…I cannot help myself. Your ass is so firm.
Oh, god. I can’t even imagine WHAT would happen if they saw a little lesbian action.
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i want a vacation all the time – being sept 1 and all the fools moving into boston doesn’t help. seriously, walking down the street today was a battle.
good luck with the landlord, i feel like they’re always a pain to deal with.
We are going to IKEA tomorrow at 2pm just to avoid the college kids. Sigh.
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Holy crap! My security deposit was $500, and that’s for Woodley Park.
Anyway.
I love city loving, too. I’ve only been doing it for a bit over a year. But I still travel off peak, because not many people are on the Metro at 5:45 am, and the bus from the Metro to work is pretty empty, and the Metro’s a lot more comfortable at 3:30 heading back into DC than it would be at 5:30.
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Don’t hippies like books? Don’t you work right next to the Bookstore? They wouldn’t blow up my Bookstore, would they? Fuckers.
You are part of corporate America, friend. We are all fair game.
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Any more tips for city living? I literally just moved to NYC the other day without ever have stepped foot in it before.
Walk on the right, don’t block the escalators, don’t stop suddenly, and learn the public transit systems as quickly as you can. If you ever need a referral for something, ask the bartender in your local dive bar. You’ll be fine.
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I live in the city where cat callings happen all the time I walk, luckily we’re big on using cars everwhere. I rather drive than have to be cat called *shudder
Driving a car is far more terrifying to me, but only because the callers employ a “hands off” policy.
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I had forgotten how easily I got into swing of things living in the city — like walking everywhere, being annoyed by the tourists and other people who stood on the escalators coming out of the metro, etc. While big city living was fun, the small town life style agrees with me much more. Where are you going on vacation?
Costa freaking Rica, baby. I can’t WAIT.
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do you have chola’s in you neighborhood? i hope you do so that when i come to DC in OCT i can see one in it’s natural habitat.
xo
HA. We are so going to drag show brunch.
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I love…LOVE the city but I have the same pet peeves that you do. And this morning, there was a guy walking up the metro escalators but he wasn’t on just one side…RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE…stopping every 2 steps…I swear I almost fell backwards because of his damn sudden stops.
I will run those people the fuck over. Not even kidding.
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Hey gorgeous, I hope you get your deposit back soon! I totally understand your rant. I LOVE city living, adore it, HATE the suburbs with such a passion that I end up in argument over it at dinner parties. Seriously. I have probably ruined two kind of friendship/acquaintances because they talked shit about city living and I told them off for being small-minded suburbians. But anyway. The one thing I can’t stand is crazy homeless. Not normal homeless, those are fine, I may even give a sandwich or two to some homeless people.
But the drunk ones, that follow you, stagger up to you, ask you questions in foreign languages, get mad at you for not understanding, and you stand there wondering if you should call for the nearest cop or just drop kick him in the crotch – but then you might smell like him. Thankfully, in these situations, a hot guy always shows up and saves me, to which I say thank you and walk away, since I have a bf, but you can tell these boys expect more for saving me. But that’s too bad.
I’m sorry I’m ranting on your rant page.
I have an award for you!
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EXACTLY. You cross the line once you swear at me or invade my personal area. I AM VERY PROTECTIVE OF MY BUBBLE.
And thanks
you are the best!
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so glad that i found your blog today. you freaking crack me up and I can’t wait to read more.
I love you.
Man, that is ROUGH. Sexual harassment can be a bit much to deal with, especially when it happens on a daily basis. I totally studied abroad in the city with the worst sexual harassment in the world – not this one, obviously – and used to encounter that shit ALLLLL the time. It sucks. So does the other stuff you mentioned.
But hey…this is why we live here and vacation in the middle of nowhere, right?
Yes. Exactly. And I’m totally curious- what city??
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In California, landlords have 21 days to return your deposit. But then you get to take them to court and try to collect. 90% if my tenants don’t pay their last month rent so they can eat up their deposit.
And then leave the place damaged and a mess.
Doesn’t “taking someone to court” cost money? I totally would… if only I had my deposit to pay for it.
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Sad that you aren’t in my hood anymore. The only thing you are missing tho is the crazy hungry pregnant lady. Who spits on people. Yea, bitch is still here.
I have a new one on double crutches, but at least she hasn’t spit on us yet…
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One good thing about Canada — no security deposit. just first and last month’s rent. so no worries about not getting money back for an unclean or damaged apartment! or maybe that’s just Toronto. I’m not a real Canuck. I just play one on tv.
That kind of sucks for the landlord, but as a poor 20 something I am TOTALLY okay with it.
P.S. You just broke the fourth wall.
Other people tend to have this nasty habit of not behaving in the correct manner (read: the manner you want them to). As for the security deposit, good luck. If he is anything like my old landlords, he will continue to be conveniently MIA for the next few months. Luckily, I hear that a trip to Costa Rica is the recommended prescription for a diagnosis of recurring contact with annoying folks.
Agreed, but that security deposit is supposed to be our spending money FOR Costa Rica…
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There’s little you can do to combat the harrassment. You’re hot & they all see it. Including the security guards who just like getting some face time with you every Monday.
HA. If I knew you were right it would make me feel a littler better about suffering through it.
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I am not sure how the Tenant Rights and laws are in DC, but in MA, they are good! The landlord has to return your security deposit within 30 days after the termination of tenancy. ALSO, Check to see if DC has the same law as MA, that you are paid Interest for your security deposit…because it should have been sitting in a bank. I think MA is 5% interest! Next phone call you leave, casually mention something like , “My attorney advised me that my security deposit should be returned in X amount of days etc.”
It just gets them to listen up! I have also reported a landlord to the housing authority. They do not like that either, but I got what I was owed!
I do miss the City though!
Dude! I had no idea about the interest! $50 what what!
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yea… i think i need one those vacay things too.. lol!! i wouldn’t ever mind living in a larger city.. but actually i’m the opposite with motor vehicles… when thinking of NOT having my own to go as far as i wish OR whenever… i could almost have a panic attack just thinking of it!!!
I know, it’s funny. When I think back to how free I felt when I finally HAD wheels at 16… and I felt almost that free when I got RID of them last year. Life is weird.
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Amen to it all! I love being in NYC, but I swear on of these days I’m going to show up on the nightly news for pushing a tourist in front of a taxi. I get you want to take a picture , look at a map, or just be a moron, but please kindly step aside and get out of the damn way!
And and far as the cat calls, you could have the build of a linebacker, but if you’re in a skirt or anything that shows a little skin they will still stop and call you sugar lips or soemthing just as compelling.
The kissy noises actually make my legs swing involuntary at their gonads.
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This is why I could never live in the city, though living in NoVA isn’t much better. The main difference is that we don’t have to walk as much which is good b/c I’m supa lazy.
Oh and I’m STILL fighting with my old apartment complex about money they are trying to scam us out of even though we moved out in June. Bastards.
I hear ya, but the walking is the only exercise I get some days, thanks to working for the man.
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I can’t imagine myself living in a city. I’m sure I would adjust but its a whole different world. When I went to NYC for the blogger meetup I was absolutely terrified (until I did shots of course!)
Tequila cures all.
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I’m definitely familiar with your new neighborhood. It’s made me brush up on my Spanish so I know what’s being yelled at me as I run by. So educational.
It also comes in handy when ordering at Pollo Granjero. DELISH.
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As someone who grew up in a small town, I couldn’t wait to get out of that place. The city lights were calling me. I spent a good portion of my young adult life doing the Big City thing. Chicago, Memphis, Nashville, Chicago again. So where did I end up? I bought the same house in the country I grew up in. I couldn’t be happier. I was okay with City life. Loved the culture and entertainment. Hated the traffic, people, etc. But atleast I had the experience should I ever venture into the city, which is only an hour of highway driving away, I know how to function and not look like a tourist. Not that Indianapolis is a huge city, but it’s big enough.
I think that’s the Way It Goes, generally. I can’t imagine owning a house with a lawn, but it seems as though it will happen…
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I once had to write a nice bitchy letter to a landlord threatening legal consequences if we did not see our deposit back within the week. We got it back the next day. Simple as that. Just bring out your bitchitude and they crumble.
And vacation? Yes please. Even though I have kind of been on a gazillion of them this summer you can NEVER have enough.
I know. And we’ve been on a couple trips, but they were for weddings and such… I just want to go somewhere for NO REASON except pure, unadulterated fun.
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I like living in cities, but ones that I can drive in. I love NYC, but I don’t think I could ever live there.
DC’s definitely driveable, but it’s also walkable, which I love. I’ve driven in NYC and you couldn’t PAY me to do it again. Yikes.
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I usually scream obcenities in spanish at them and they leave me alone that or they decide to chat me up. You can’t win.
Exactly. I need to learn just enough Russian to say I don’t speak English or something.
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No, I’m part of “retail” America at the Bookstore — “Corporate” is where some idiot decides that an alternate reality novel of the Battle of Gettysburg is ‘history’ (and not ’sci-fi’).
At my day job — yeah, then I’m a corporate drone, but that’s in a business park in Rockville-wannabe-Bethesda!!!!
Hahaha, touché.
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I’m not a huge fan of other people, either. However, I’m currently living with a lot of them, and no one can understand why I would ever want my own space. Who needs that? Anyway, I think I’m jealous of your ass.
Haha. I seriously wish I could wear an actual bubble. A sound proof one. Though then I’d get run over by a bus. I can’t win!
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I’m one of those people who see the benefits of city living, but also like the wide open spaces (and my car!).
Your security deposit sounds pretty similar to what ours was when we lived outside of Boston. You should definitely, DEFINITELY pursue it if your landlord kicks up a fuss (or doesn’t respond). We didn’t have any problems with our last place, but the one before that tried to keep the majority of it. I made them create a detailed list of expenditures to demonstrate why our security deposit was eaten up and, yeah… they couldn’t do it, so we got the money back. Hopefully you won’t have to go through that experience!
He actually just texted me back, so hopefully he will follow through… sigh.
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just yell “La Migra!!” and they’ll scatter.
I actually thought of doing that. I need a big stick to go with it.
(TWSS.)
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Ooh where are you vacationing?! I like picturing you in a latin neighborhood. Pretty soon you’ll pick up the accent, and the dance moves. It will be awesome!
Costa freaking Rica, baby. And I could really, really use some of those dance moves.
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At least where you women aren’t still treated like property? And the threat of secession isn’t tossed about daily?
I hate people.
Stupidity is everywhere, my friend.
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vacation is GLORIOUS
You hookers. Get some tan for me.
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Cairo, Egypt. Overwhelmingly, I absolutely LOVED it, but it’s a totally different kind of city crazy.
Ha! I was totally going to guess that! Egypt and Morocco are totally on my to-do list, but only with B at my side.
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Live. At least where you live. I was actually trying to make a sentence, I promise.
Don’t think too hard. We still have 3.5 days to get through.
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Meanwhile I kind of love the suburbs. We have buses and like, a light rail and shit, but I’ve never taken public transportation ever. I think I took the bus once when I was…erm…13? And I took the light rail to a baseball game the other day. I’m always scared I didn’t pay right or something, and that I’m gonna get kicked off. I’m going to fail so bad when I move.
Oh god, hold me.
I hear friends who know what they’re doing are great for that kinda thing. WIN.
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I love big cities but even in the suburbs where I put down the white picket fence and are trying to raise sane kids, folks are effing clueless as to move over on the freaking sidewalk. No, morons, you don’t get to walk 4 abreast and take up the whole sidewalk.
Sorry for the MIA landlord, dillweed.
Thank you so much and I am so over the machismo kissyface from the locals in Baja Newhall too.
Gosh, your post has made my crazysemicrapola week better.
Is it wrong for us to rejoice in our anger together? Never mind, I don’t even care. I love it.
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i want to go on that vacation with you. beautiful!
Puerto Viejo, baby.
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*sigh*
I think I’m the only country bumpkin around here….
My left eye starts to twitch when I watch the evening news and they show rush hour in a city that is 8 hours from me…… The only thing I fear walking down my road is bears and rogue wasps. (No shit, the wasps are freakin’ mean ’round here….)
Oh, my lord. I think I might take the tourists over the bears and wasps… at least I know I can beat the tourists.
Literally.
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I think you should reconsider your vacation for someplace such as Kazakhstan, where for the right price they’ll let you hunt down the homeless, “Surviving the Game” style.
Borat: I like to shotdawg.
Dating Lady: Snoop Dog?
Borat: No, SHOOT. DOG.
Dating Lady: ………………
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Renters have rights, and there are people who know how to help, I’m sure.
Don’t ever give the key back until the deposit is in your hand…
He said he would send it after he got the keys. Now I’m torn…
Couldn’t agree with you more…I love the convenience and excitement of city life, but there are a lot of assholes to put up with. I can’t walk to the convenience store in my neighborhood without being asked for a smoke or a dollar.
This is what I’m saying. “No cash” has become my walking mantra.
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OMG, your former landlord needs to get on the ball about your deposit! That is NOT COOL!
I’ve never lived in the city. I’m sure I could get used to it, but I can’t imagine life without a car of my own.
I thought the same, until I got here. Now, I barely miss it.
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Oooo 2k, is that the money thats going to be used for a needed vacay??? Take me, take me!!!! Pluh-eseeeeeee!!!!?!
You know a good place to go, The Maldives.
I told the bf that it might sink in a few years time so we should go there ASAP before it disappeared. 
I’ll put that on our “To Visit” list!
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SWEET ! I just looked up the laws for MD and we get 3%.. Not too much.. but with our $1850 deposit and $1500 pet deposit (yes.. $1500. We got jipped). we should be set for an good night of boozing
That pet deposit is CRAZY. At least you get it back!
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Every once in a while I really miss living in Chicago (mostly all the amazing food), but then I read something like your post and my sickness is cured. Thanks, sweets!
Haha- glad to help.
I understand completely. All it takes is a trip to the burbs to see a friend to remind myself why I live in city. Good luck with the former landlord. But that was chump change, no?
Dear lord, I wish.
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Do you have a patented catcall in rebuttal? Or is that taking your life into your own hands?
Yeah. It’s called Head Down, Walk Faster. Sigh.
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Are you actually going to Costa Rica?
November, baby!
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So freaking frustrating! And $2k is a lot of freaking money!
You’re telling me, lady. Sigh.
Seriously, I can relate today. I’ve lost my yearly bus pass plus my membership card to Costco. Not to mention that I have no idea what I’m wearing tomorrow for my important interview. I’m going to walk like a mofo on my lunch hour. That’s the only way I’m going to get through this day.
Tuesday, you are FAILING us.
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I see there’s more than a few people jumping in about the deposit problem but it’s definitely worth looking into the laws in your state. In WA they have 14 days to refund AND tell you the breakdown if they take out any of it. Make sure to prep your bitchiness and explain to them the details, most often they’ll freak and get you your money ASAP.
And geeze, I thought my deposit’s were bad but that’s insane!
I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, for now, but we’ll do what we have to. Thanks.
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Whenever you’re ready to come out to rural Western North Carolina and let me drive you around the mountains and dairy farms and general wide open spaces, you say the word. We’ll sit on the porch and drink while the donkeys bray and I’ll cook you some fresh eggs (I have to wash the poop off first and EVERYTHING) and we can try to order a pizza for delivery and listen to them laugh at us. You’ll be relaxed, refreshed, bored stupid and dying of city withdrawal in a long weekend. Promise.
You can’t wash the poop! How will I get a TMIT out of it?
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I hate people. Especially at the grocery store.
The end.
That was a great story.
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Catcalling, unfortunately is not limited to the city life. I always yell, “You kiss your mom with that mouth you freaken’ perv” in Spanish.
Or, “Callate el hociquo, guey.”
translation= shut your dog mouth asshole.
actuall definition:
güey
n. a dude, guy, buddy, buster, cabrón, cuate; orig. chump, punk, idiot, fool. Subjects: Spanish, Mexico, United States, Derogatory, Slang
Editorial Note: This term is usually said to be a form of buey ‘ox’ or, in Mexico, ‘idiot.’ Often used vocatively as a salutation or interjection. Like cabrón, usually used only among friends, but not between men and women or strangers. Unlike cabrón, it also used among women. It is pronounced similar to way or hoo-way. It is sometimes spelled wey or way in English or in informal Spanish.
Hoo-way. Hoo-way! GOT IT.
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I definitely have that little affliction too! People suck.
Amen.
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LOL @ the cat calls and kissy faces. Work it Lilu, work it. Nothing like feeling violated first thing in the morning to get you going.
I know. And this is at SEVEN THIRTY AM. Shouldn’t they be sleeping off a tequila hangover?!
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Wow! Who knew our LiLu was a fashion runway model with her own fan club. Too bad you don’t understand a word they are saying, but maybe that’s a good thing.
Does your landlord have an office – part of a management company? I’d go there. He’ll call for the keys. He probably didn’t want to pay a penny until he went through the place top to bottom.
No, it’s just his place- he lives in Jersey. Sigh.
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I’ve lived in the city for most of my adult life and loved almost every minute of it. Just this year I moved in my with boyfriend and he lives out in the boonies/suburbs (although, we do live across the street from Target so it’s not THAT bad…). It’s been an adjustment, but I’ve enjoyed the slower pace so far. But instead of tons of people, there are goddamn mini vans and SUVs EVERYWHERE. No one walks anywhere in the ‘burbs! Drives me batshit.
Minivans everywhere?! I think I’ll stay right where I am. Yeesh.
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dude i hear you, though i don’t live in the city. i was just saying to my fellow that i need to start wearing a burka to the gym. constantly harrassed there…. i cant help that i have j.lo butt
That is so uncool. Honestly, that’s like hitting on someone in church. I would be so uncomfortable.
The day they stop giving you cat calls…that’s the day you worry. Smile and enjoy it! (inwardly though–that would be best)
Oh yes. No encouragement coming from this girl.
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“I don’t know what that is, but you better believe I’m googling it”
It’s the name of a Chinese-American carry out. They’re usually found in iffy neigborhoods in D.C. , but they alway have the best fried chicken wings. My favorite is Danny’s.
Duly noted. It sounds right up my alley.
I love living in the suburbs. I think I would love to live in the city too, if it were not for what you have just described. The city is awesome but I am not as brave as you are. I can’t handle all the homeless crackheads walking towards me. One of my best girlfriends works and lives in downtown Seattle and everytime I hang out with her or drop her off at work I am simply amazed at all the crazy drug addict hookers and homeless people walking around. She is so used to it she just ignores them and laughs at my horrified expressions as I lock all my car doors and tell her to hurry up and get in!
Kudos to you for braving the city “elements”. I would have bought a car by now, or at least mo-ped!
Honestly, most of the time they’re entertaining. But on an off day, they make me want to kick a puppy. Argh.
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If he doesn’t give your security deposit back within 30 days or an explanation of why you’re not getting it, you take him to small claims court after writing a threatening letter. A strongly-worded letter at that.
I do that dance all too often because people don’t move to the right. I hate that.
I HATE HATE HATE it. Especially because I’m not good at the dance itself. Once you throw off my “move to the right” inclination, I will go back and forth like a ping pong ball until we smash into each other. This is good for no one. Except the people watching, laughing, and cringing at my awkwardness.
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You must one day write a book. You crack me up every time I read you.
I would love to live somewhere I could walk everywhere I wanted to go. My ass would fair better too! Unfortunately for me my car and I are joined at the ass.
Nearest grocery store…10 miles.
Kids school…8 miles…
my gym…7 miles from home, 15 miles from the kids school.
Ah, the joys of living in the country. No body cat calls me either.
My entire world is within a 2-3 mile radius, essentially. But there’s 8 times as much “stuff”. It is interesting, to be sure.
Also, THANK YOU.
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I feel your pain girl! Being from the city, NO ONE understands any rules about walking on the street.
Where are you going in 2 months? I couldn’t tell from the picture except that it looks like something you want to sit around and drink all day….
COSTA RICA, BABY.
I am a *leetle* excited…
My landlord handled the first three questions about my security deposit by ignoring them. He dealt with the fourth by saying he was on vacation. If you figure out what works, let me know. I’ll do the same.
Miss Bianca sent me some wonderful advice about what to do. Hold on to that one.
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cállate pendejo (pronounced: ki-aut-ay pen-day-ho) is the correct phrase in Spanish for “shut up, asshole!”….scream it loud and proud…then pull your mace, or hairspray, depending on what you happen to have in your purse at the time. Sharpie markers can work also, but only if you jam them far enough up the nose….
As for driving….I hate it too…I remember the good ol’ days of living in Colorado, where I only drove during rain and if I had to drive more than 10 miles….ah, those were the days…
Hahaha. I’m afraid of letting them know I speak (poor) Spanish… then they might think they can chat me up as well as leer…
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luckily i have been working on my “city etiquette” for a few months now. we’ll see if i can pass the test when i move up for good in a couple weeks!
Yesssssssssssss!!!
I don’t know, Stephanie, “pendejo” means a really stupid person so it’s more like saying, Shut up stupid, or shut up retard.
“culero” is probably the closest thing to the word asshole, I think?
I’m pretty sure anything I say would be considered encouragement. I’m just going to keep my big mouth shut (for once).
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I just need to say how much I loved this sentence: “His breath almost made me revisit the banana I’d eaten this morning.”
And it was so, so true.
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When I lived in NY, I avoided Time Square like the plague. All the tourists looking up at the buildings and stopping in the middle of the sidewalk gave me something akin to road rage. I would have kicked them all in the backs of the knees if I could. So yeah, I totally get the whole not liking lots of people thing.
I know. I’m going to start doling out “flat tires”.
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That is probably the only reason I could never live in Chicago. I hate being around other people all the time. Meh. I think you understand.
Are you a government employee?
Un-technically, yes.
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I hope you get that deposit back, keep my fingers crossed for you!!
I can only imagine what it must be like to live in a big tourist city, yuck.
I will be moving to a tourist town soon and that scares me, now, it isn’t a big city but I’m not patient with tourist!!
Tourists are everywhere, thanks to the failing dollar.
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I know I’ve told you this before. Hubby agrees with you. He thinks humans are a virus that need to die (not that he’s out killing them…at least not that I know of….). But he is not one for being around people. But HA! He’s in Sales!!
“Thinks”? You mean we KNOW they are.
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I’m Latin! This is why I like you!
You can cook AND shake for me anytime, lady friend.
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yeah i’m the complete opposite and i think city living would be so overwhelming. then again if i want a city i can just drive to it. but man i would love to not have to drive, that is definitely a perk for sure.
It’s a great thing to be able to go out drinking and never worry about how you’re getting home. Truly.
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wouldn’t it be great to live in the city and have vacation homes? that would be the ultimate!
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Cat calls? Last weekend I was barked at. What the hell is that supposed to mean?
You should’ve told him to get neutered.
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I live in a moderate sized market and there are FAR too many people here. I dream of wide open spaces, gravel roads, a barn and a couple horses to fill it…at least we live in a country where we can each find our slice of home. Until then I can be the tourist stopping on street corners and backing you fierce DC’ers up!
Horsies?? No one told me horsies were involved!
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GASP and SQUIRT! Infinity pool!!
I haven’t been on vacation since before the advent of the infinity pool. Want.
It’s going to happen if I have to burn my building down.
Wait… maybe I’m the dirty hippie!
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on the upside at least you weren’t tried to be picked up by a father and son duo in the mall …the son looking tres goodfella and the father on a walker and an oxygen mask. yes. it happened to me. they both winked at me and started whispering/coughing/babbling shiz i didn’t want to hear….at least you still get picked up by some that are somewhat attractive and somewhat alive. those days for me are apparently over.
These men are *not* attractive… but I’ll give you two points for the “alive” bit.
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Grand Papagayo??
You lost me.
Lol, for a small fee of $1,500, I will track down your old land lord and beat him… I mean arrange for the safe return of your deposit. Just puttin that out there.
Hardy har.
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Yeah, I have the same walking problem in Toronto, where I work right smack downtown and often work on weekends when people spread out over the sidewalks and meander slowly or just stop. Let me by!
I find an elbow here and there can be a great asset.
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Well, I am a suburban dweller [always have been, always will be] so I know not of this city living you speak of, but, I sure do hope you get that 2 grand security deposit back!
Me too. Thanks, hon.
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I’m a city girl myself but the one time I wish I could leave it is when I have to hear neighbors through the walls. It drives me crazy when it sounds like all they’re doing is dropping stuff on the floor over and over and over….
My last place was like that. Now I’m on the top floor and my building’s made of concrete. What what!
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where are you vacationing!? Hopefully somewhere quiet!!!!
Costa Rica, baby, The east coast is the most peaceful place on earth.
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I saw at least one mention of this…and there’s probably 10 more, but oh well…
I’m dealing with the same landlord issue. He’s being completely ridic and trying to scam some money off my deposit for damage that I sure as hell didn’t do. Anywho, in MI if you aren’t given your deposit or a written list of damages within 30 days, the landlord forfeits their rights to the full deposit, so you get it…plus you can sue for double the amount. I’m a week away from that and half hoping that it goes there so I can claim twice as much
Look up the law if it gets too far down the path and fight it. It’s your money dammit!
The laws have been looked up. Hopefully they will not be necessary… good luck with yours!!
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I concur. City living is the shit. I don’t know what I’d do without homeless people. I had one recently actually smack his naked penis on the hood of my car. I mean, you just don’t get that in the country.
Ewww. Was it green?
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I think you should be allowed to tase people who won’t move to the right.
That’ll learn ‘em.
Ohhhh, AWESOME. We’d have a whole city of this guy.
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I would be so bullshit about that security deposit. I saw you go to your landlord’s house and knock on his door until he opens it for you.
I would, but his house is in Jersey…
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im with you! love the city. hate people on the sidewalk haha
but for all of the things i get sick of, im not ready to give it up for the burbs!
Hell to the no!
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and that’s why i live in the ‘burbs. It’s people I hate.
Me too… but not enough to leave.
Today during my social studies lesson on urban communities a third grader told me this…
“Washington DC is an Urban community and one day I’m going to own it. I’ll own every building, sidewalk square, and cat.”
So you have that to look forward to in your city living life. Prepare I tell you.
I’ll keep my pockets full of M&Ms.
So good to read your bloggy-wog again! I just had to catch up with about 2 weeks worth of posting… my google reader has dug a hole to China, I’m pretty sure.
Anyways, I totally understand what you’re talking about! Being from NY, I want to maim tourists on a regular basis. The best is when there’s a whole group of ‘em wearing the EXACT SAME CLOTHES. Just to annoy me.
Yay, glad to have you back! Is it working right now?
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Bahahaha, move to the LEFT, the LEFT! I was confused at you saying move to the right then remembered you crazy yankees like the right side of things.
Haha true. But it’s the CONSISTENCY that is important.
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Oh hell do I know about needing a vacay. For me, that’s also about two months away. If I don’t count this month.
And I totally don’t. I refuse to!
Mine’s early November. Yes I am counting the days. What’s your point?!
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Must admit I live city living too, although perhaps I cheat a little by living in the suburbs! At least that way I get the best of both worlds I guess. But I can’t help but love being near shops, bars, clubs, work etc.
I’ll retire to the countryside though
!
It seems like that’s the way to do it.
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Girl, I feel your pain. When I lived in Brooklyn, I was the only white chick within a 100 block radius in a neighborhood filled with Latinos. I’ve never heard more disgusting slurping noises in my life. I do not miss being called “Mami” every day, that’s for sure.
The slurping noise is the WORST. Like, can I get you a straw?!
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Oh, I’ll work downtown, but Venice is the only city center I’d be living in.
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Allegedly Grand papgayo is the *best* ALL-INCLUSIVE in Costa Rica.
Maybe we can turn this into a positive and think of the cat calls and whistling as compliments for how freakin’ hot you are. Then it’ll bring a smile to your face each day…
Not gonna work, huh? Well, damn it, I tried.
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2 G’s, god damn that’s a big deposit!!
Send some money to your girl!
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In DC landlord has 45 days to return your deposit or 30 days from notice that there are damages. If he doesn’t then sue him in small claims court which is very tenant friendly. Then tell him if he doesn’t pay up pronto you will a) be informing his mortgagor of his default b) filing a lien on the apartment (if it is a condo) or building if he owns the whole thing and c) commencing foreclosure proceedings to collect the money he owes. You will get your money.
I concur with Jman. He sounds like he knows what he’s talking about! haha!
I hope you get your deposit back!
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I LOVE city living as well! But there are definitely times when I encounter horrible-smelling homeless people or have disatrous public transportation experiences that make me think “Why do I love living here again?” =p
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