tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post727103764618716443..comments2024-03-24T18:43:18.706-04:00Comments on Darwinfish 2: A Life on the Movebluzdudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-676347828609317482010-05-10T18:30:29.643-04:002010-05-10T18:30:29.643-04:00Bachelor Girl,
1. We always had movers, because e...Bachelor Girl,<br />1. We always had movers, because each time we moved, it would be on account of a job and Dad would work that into his employment agreement. Of course, once I got out on my own, it was all on me. Like you, I know the drill… I just hate it. <br /><br />I only had movers once. That was when I went from Albany to Baltimore. My dad had been telling me that he would pay for any move that involved me leaving New York. I guess he didn’t want any New Yorkers in the family. But I still had to pack. On the plus side, I still have all the boxes (much to Pinky’s dismay… she’d rather have the closet space.) But now I have all these boxes that are pre-labeled. All I have to do is get them out and fill them with whatever the box says. I have no idea what I’m going to do with all my new shit.<br /><br />2-3. I may not be a hoarder, but I sure have a lot of random crappola. That’s another part of packing… weeding out all the crap you don’t really need to move. The one move for which my folks had to pay, when they retired and moved from Green Bay to Florida, they got rid of everything! But with no basement or storage areas in a new house, you have to cut the clutter.<br /><br />4. Perspective is a funny thing. To me, one of the benefits of moving from Albany to Baltimore was that winters in Baltimore are so much warmer. If you ever tried winter in upstate NY, or God forbid, Green Bay, I’m quite sure your head would explode like the T-1000 at the end of Terminator 2. But if you ever get back to Baltimore, be sure and let me know… I’ll buy you a drink and a crabcake.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-68699307351075481682010-05-10T00:44:00.364-04:002010-05-10T00:44:00.364-04:00Oops. Make that THREE major advantages.
I TOLD y...Oops. Make that THREE major advantages. <br /><br />I TOLD you I suck at math.Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-34040510205840683832010-05-10T00:43:19.721-04:002010-05-10T00:43:19.721-04:00I moved around a lot as a kid too (my dad was an e...I moved around a lot as a kid too (my dad was an executive in the construction and maintenance industry, a job notorious for frequent relocations), and while parts of it SUCKED SO MUCH, I can name two major advantages off the top of my head:<br /><br />1. My family and I can pack a house and move in record time. Seriously. It's amazing. We once packed the contents of a five-bedroom house in Atlanta in nine hours.<br /><br />2. We are the polar opposite of hoarders. Even though my parents now live in the house in which they will almost certainly die, we still compulsively throw stuff away because OH MY GOD WE MIGHT HAVE TO PACK THIS DO WE REALLY WANT TO PACK THIS I THINK NOT.<br /><br />3. I will never have to drag my parents out of some house where they've accumulated 50+ years' worth of crap.<br /><br />Also, I visited Baltimore once, in February of '99. It is a breathtakingly beautiful city, but I'm telling you, this Deep South girl thought she was going to DIE of COLD. I have literally never been so cold in my entire life, and God willing, I never will be again.Bachelor Girlhttp://www.bachelorgirl.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-51320067837219634442010-05-09T20:45:41.135-04:002010-05-09T20:45:41.135-04:00Isn't that the way it always goes....Isn't that the way it always goes....Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-1782481093003320172010-05-09T19:38:03.683-04:002010-05-09T19:38:03.683-04:00That sounds like a place I lived in Cleveland. I ...That sounds like a place I lived in Cleveland. I was only there for one year, before moving to Albany, but it was great... no whirlpool though,(or volleyball or tennis) but it was right beside a great bike trail, had a nice pool (around which often reclined a number of MILFs) and most importantly, a GARAGE! <br /><br />I hated leaving there... when I went to Albany, I got half the apartment for a bunch more money.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-55010409798372443232010-05-09T18:22:29.865-04:002010-05-09T18:22:29.865-04:00And see, that's the silver lining.
My favori...And see, that's the silver lining. <br /><br />My favorite place we lived was in Minnesota in these apartments called Park Place. I always felt like I was living in a Monopoly game. Plus they had a whirlpool in every building, a pool, tennis courts, volley ball courts, bike trails and lots and lots of memories.Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-31734949085575143282010-05-07T18:33:04.305-04:002010-05-07T18:33:04.305-04:00Cassie,
I think there's no question that we ar...Cassie,<br />I think there's no question that we are. =o)#<br /><br />But it was tough, when I was in school, always being the "new kid". Just as I'd make friends, off we'd go again. But I can't complain. We always went to a better place, and we got to see and do a lot of interesting stuff.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-81722669418469934572010-05-07T18:30:05.883-04:002010-05-07T18:30:05.883-04:00Angelia,
I absolutely HATE moving. That’s the mai...Angelia,<br />I absolutely HATE moving. That’s the main reason I’m still in the original apartment I found when I came to Baltimore. I figure, I don’t want to move again until it’s into an actual house.<br /><br />Baltimore has its nice sides, but it also has the same problems as any other big city… crime, drugs, staggering poverty, crappy public schools, bombed out roads… <br /><br />But there’s some very nice countryside just outside the city. As you said, the Inner Harbor is nice, most of downtown is OK. There are cool places to go out, in Fells Point or Federal Hill. But if you stray too far… watch out. You just have to be careful.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-77971557438258511542010-05-07T18:29:07.967-04:002010-05-07T18:29:07.967-04:00Burgh Baby,
I may not have lived there long, but I...Burgh Baby,<br />I may not have lived there long, but I always consider Pittsburgh my home town. Almost all of my Dad’s family still lives there, so we’ve always maintained the connection.<br /><br />And we've flaunted our Pittsburgh-ness everywhere we’ve gone. I even went so far as to paint my office at a Cleveland-area record store yellow with black trim, just to piss off the locals.bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-32837072885004274912010-05-07T18:07:46.283-04:002010-05-07T18:07:46.283-04:00Sounds a lot like our moving, however we moved bet...Sounds a lot like our moving, however we moved between two states and just a lot of apartments and rental houses. It's like we're kindered spirits.Cassiehttp://www.whosmydaddy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-57702849533425248762010-05-07T12:14:11.213-04:002010-05-07T12:14:11.213-04:00That's a lot of livin' in one area! I don&...That's a lot of livin' in one area! I don't know you that well but 12 years sounds like a (shhh) commitment. :-) I think it's interesting to see where you've come from and why. <br /><br />I've been in Dallas/Fort Worth 20 years now but my zig zags would be all over the place moving between suburbs. I like moving around it's fun. I can't do it for a while now since I have<br /> a daughter in high school. <br /><br />Baltimore sounds nice. You have the harbor and pretty great music venues.Angelia Simshttp://youthinkyoucanblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-12285577670213715452010-05-07T11:52:47.467-04:002010-05-07T11:52:47.467-04:00All that moving and the Yinzer stuck with you. I l...All that moving and the Yinzer stuck with you. I like that.Burgh Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123901504643963583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-39210998809888741962010-05-06T22:07:39.033-04:002010-05-06T22:07:39.033-04:00I absolutely loathe the Ratbirds. I want them to ...I absolutely loathe the Ratbirds. I want them to go 0-16 every year. I'd rather beat then twice and go 0-14 than lose to them twice and go 14-2.<br /><br />You can check out my in depth reasons why (they are many, and specific) right here:<br />http://darwinfish2.blogspot.com/2009/11/purple-stain.htmlbluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-65272164553851051472010-05-06T21:55:38.188-04:002010-05-06T21:55:38.188-04:00God, I hope that doesn’t make me a Baltimorean…
D...God, I hope that doesn’t make me a Baltimorean…<br /><br />Do you root for the Ravens? (OMG, do you believe I almost said Colts? I have the same problem with the Oilers. Houston WHAT's???)<br /><br />It is a very sweet story, tho. Family is, well, family....DGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-8915611486649414772010-05-06T21:28:04.125-04:002010-05-06T21:28:04.125-04:00You have a lot of time to settle in. It took me 3...You have a lot of time to settle in. It took me 38 years to end up here. Enjoy the journey!bluzdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991272670722362652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-329507352453931374.post-67101817300064277302010-05-06T20:50:31.782-04:002010-05-06T20:50:31.782-04:00I've never lived anywhere for 12 years. Not ev...I've never lived anywhere for 12 years. Not even the same city, much less the same house! Maybe when I'm your age I will have been in the same place for 12 years. <br /><br />I've got a long way to go until I get to be THAT old though. (couldn't resist!)Mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425833336328499166noreply@blogger.com