Bye Bye Belmont

[saavedra77]

I finally turned in my keys to my old fourth-floor walkup on Belmont, Wednesday.

Things I will miss about living there:

1) The dramatic views of downtown



2) The kitschy murals









3) Being right on top of five downtown bus routes
4) The neverending supply of abandoned free stuff in the laundry room
5) The pink flowers that bloom on the hedge out front in the spring

Things that I won't miss about living there (of which no photos are necessary):

1) My cramped little studio
2) The drafty, poorly-insulated windows
3) The ineffective electric heat
4) The old wiring and recurrent power outages
5) The high staff turnover
6) The smell of urine in the elevator
7) The new neighbor with the little yippy dog

There are pluses, there are minuses, but on the whole this move has been a substantial upgrade. I'll post some more pictures of the new place, once I get my wall art up.

Comments

thank you so much!

[dlasky.livejournal.com]

You know how it is when you listen to someone on the radio all the time and you get this mental image of what you think they look like? And then you see a photo of them IRL and they look completely different from how you thought they would, and you think: "So that's why they work in radio and not on TV." That's sort of how it is for me and these murals. Over the last few weeks I've developed this image in my head of what the murals might look like... Seeing the photos now... I'll just say: aw, very nice.

Re: thank you so much!

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they're pretty rudimentary. But they add a little personality to the place. I think I'll remember the one with the plane and Mt. Rainier most fondly, I think.

In defense of radio personalities

[dlasky.livejournal.com]

Today I decided to test my theory and look at photos of all the KUOW DJ's. I had an incorrect mental picture of Ruby de Luna and I wish to apologize. She is actually totally hot. She ought to be on TV.
http://kuow.org/about/staff.asp?staff=1256

Re: In defense of radio personalities

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

You're right: romantic name, nice voice, unexpectedly beautiful face. You'd think that she'd turn up on one of those KTCS regional talk shows or something.