A Place to Live (That Goes to 11)

[UPDATE - Tom just measured the hallway. It is 11 fathoms long. (How long?)]

So here I am, sitting in apartment 5C of 1845 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. It is unique in many ways. It is, for one, the largest apartment I have ever seen in Manhattan. But as far as uniqueness goes, it pales in comparison to the radical faerie houses, anarcho-syndicalist squat spaces, indian reservations clearly marked "off-limits."

But I didn't just fall into apartment 5C at 1845 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. while having some random adventure. I decided to live here. I have already bought a bottle of scotch whiskey. I will furnish my room. I will have friends over for tea. I will pay rent.

All of this makes my mother very happy.

It was not easily won. Our bizarre finances caused no end of waffling from the management company. When they finally decided to proceed with us, they made insane demands about how fast we needed to deliver large sums of money to them. I spent countless hours on the phone with the real estate agent.

This threw my current situation in stark relief with the rest of my life of late. Even when I was applying for the job with Google - which I was really excited about - I didn't really work for it. But this apartment thing - I was like some kind of rabid pit bull. It was THE place. All the hangups and difficulties only served to highlight how truly committed I was to making a new life here in New York. And making it in THIS apartment.

I already have a regular Bones for Life gig planned for our rediculously huge living room, which we plan to use for movement practice (you know, like stage combat and belly dancing). Adam, my new roomate, already has some people coming over to practice for a production of Romeo and Juliet. And at last Sunday's Meeting, I found some Quakers who are interested in an overtone singing class.

Our apartment also now has the distinction of being the largest apartment anyone has in the Carmine Street Irregulars juggling club. Lots of people from the US and Europe come to visit the club. So, these rooms will see many strange objects balanced in odd new ways on interesting parts of the human body, guaranteed.

All kinds of cool stuff happened before when I wasn't even trying. So, All of this is a way of saying you should come visit. 'Cause it'll be even cooler.

Oh yeah - and we need another roomate. So let me know if you have one for me.