Yeah, even though French is much more consistent in its spelling than English, the sounds are so different that I always had a couple of people each semester that had problems.

My neighborhood has concert venues and awesome restaurants and a Target and gang violence! Also apparently a farmer's market on Thursday.

My neighborhood had (hell, probably still has) a gang that named themselves the Taliband. Doesn't that sound like a terrorist boy band, not a gang? And then we also have the best damn 4th of July parade (and rock-and-roll carnival), the gay bars, the leather bar, the year-round farmers' market, the funky restaurants, the bicycle co-op, and the white dude with dredlocks down past his ass (he frightens me).

Good for CJ!

I'm pretty fond of my current neighborhood. I'm right next door to a Buffista (amyth). Along with amyth I have two other good friends in my apartment complex, smonster within a couple of miles (for now), and several other delightful people within a reasonable drive. I'm also within walking or biking distance of two grocery stores and a farmers market, a drug store, a plethora or restaurants, a few nice bars, and my hair cutter. I hate the heat in the summer, and I miss snow in the winter. But sadly I can't airlift my tri-city area, complete with friends and work, up to Traverse City, so I'll probably stick around for a while.

I like my neighborhood well enough!! It's mostly residential but I can get to a ton of restaurants and town buildings within 30 mins walking. I mostly just love my town; it's incredibly diverse and multicultural and I always feel so lucky that I grew up here.

I'm pretty fond of our current neighborhood. Bungalow Heaven in Pasadena.

Here's a link about it:

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Where I live in Brooklyn, I'm in a ten block radius of the post office (w/ extended hours), bank, library, supermarket, Trader Joe's, several parks, five subway lines, a hospital, a Barnes and Noble, a multiplex and a smaller independent movie house, and a whole bunch of restaurants and bars.

I have all that! Except the movies are a little farther. Also two malls.

Farther, not father. Further?

Today's little gift from the file pile, flickr contact locked.

Moses Card Front

Moses Card Inside

Being in the suburbs would normally mean little diversity and nothing within walking distance (at least, that's what it meant when I was growing up). My town still isn't the easiest to get to on foot, but my apartment complex is about a mile from the library, a Walgreens, and a not-too-horrible supermarket.

If I get in my car and drive ten minutes, I can get to four other supermarkets, restaurants including fancy Italian and French, Thai, Uzbek, Indian, and a great Mediterranean local chain spot with homemade pita bread, hummus, and baklava (gotta love Pita Inn!), a Barnes & Noble, Trader Joes, and tons of strip malls.

As for diversity, I've said it here before--my apartment building alone has representatives from five continents. When I go swimming in my complex pool in the summer, I'll hear everything from Russian to Arabic to Senegalese.

I have a car.

carry on.