I just committed to moving. Again. In one month. We're getting a house, which I'm really looking forward to after nearly 2 years of apartment dwelling - a yard, a quiet neighborhood, and our very own washer and dryer - all things I took for granted before moving into my current dive. The bad news? Moving itself. The changing of utilities. The packing of boxes. Deciding who gets which room. It will all be worth it to live in a decent neighborhood again. I'll be just as close to work, and no one can make fun of me for living in West Monroe anymore since I will automatically become more sophisticated once I'm on the other side of the river. I think it will be a Good Thing (as my old friend Martha Stewart would say).
Posted by at July 13, 2004 02:56 PMdude...i don't know if i can help you move AGAIN!are you going to the garden district? sheesh. west monroe's way better:)
Posted by: UJ at July 13, 2004 05:53 PMYes, Garden District it is. I'll still drive to W.M. to visit y'all.
I'm going to have to make new friends just so I can have people to help me move.
It's about time you left that dried up burg and moved to a real city. They have a Library instead of a CB shop. And you'll be amazed at the amount of teeth people have.
Posted by: Patrick at July 15, 2004 10:09 AMWait a minute. People in Monroe make fun of people who live in West Monroe?
Wow.
That's like people living in cardboard boxes making fun of people who live under bridges.
Oh yeah, I forgot. For poshness and sheer sophistication it goes:
1. Paris
2. Manhattan
3. The Garden District
Moving is a pain but you can't beat getting the washer and dryer. The house that I just moved into has 'em and it sure beats loading the car up and making change for quarters.
Posted by: tom at July 15, 2004 08:31 PMOh West Monroe's not so bad. In fact, some of my best friends live there. They are good people, willing to give you the dip out of there mouths or the shirt of their backs if they ever wore one.
Posted by: Patrick at July 16, 2004 10:59 AMAt least we don't have to live in a dumb anymore. I'll just be glad to have running water on a regular basis...that's not brown.
I'll try not to complain too much. Who am I sharing a room with anyway?
Did you mean dump? (Not that "dumb" is altogether inappropriate.)
No more brown water.
No more trashy neighbors.
No more laudromats.
No more people giving me the dips out of their mouths.
The benefits are too many to name.
Posted by: Christin at July 16, 2004 11:30 AMToo funny...one group of rednecks making fun of another. Don't do it Christin, stay in West Monroe! Just think of all the guys that will offer to take you to a drag race you won't get to meet! Besides, West Monroe is closer to Sophie. Now, let's hear your argument to beat that!
Posted by: SonofThunder at July 16, 2004 04:05 PMMy best argument? I already signed a lease! I'll still work in W.M., so I can meet all the rednecks I'll ever care to meet (and then some). And I'm only about 5 minutes further away from Sophie.
Posted by: Christin at July 19, 2004 10:21 AM