About a week ago I learned that they are going to be building a 39 story building on an empty lot near my apartment. This means that the very last little bit of view beyond the skyscrapers that this little unit in the heavens has held onto for the last 40 years is going [...]
So, I have my big problems like “What should I do with my life?” and “When will I meet the love of my life?”
But then there are the little problems, like “how can I sufficiently dry out underneath my shower door enclosure so that I can caulk around the edge so that it will stop [...]
I walked into the building from the garage this afternoon around 5:30, in my normal swirl of post-work, almost home activity. Check package list at front desk, dig through bag for keys, open mail box, retrieve junk mail and bills, find building id card in wallet, glance at bulletin board in passing…whoa
I was [...]
My apartment is featured in Philadelpha Weekly today, if you’d like to check it out. It’s not the greatest article, but it’s fun to be there!
and counter tops. I painted it yellow last May, and put up some shelves, but it hasn’t changed substantially since 1966 when my grandmother moved in. The cabinets are metal with fake wood grain laminate on the doors. All the shelves used to be lined with turquoise rubber that matched the counter [...]
I live in apartment 2024, in a high rise in Philadelphia. My family has lived in this apartment since 1966. The first time I came to this apartment I was 3 months old, it has been the most consistent home in my life, and I feel so lucky to have such a safe [...]
