Top ten awesome things about the place you live now that are better than where you were before

1) anchor and hope pub
2) greensmith's organic grocer
3) three theatres in a stone's throw
4) whole buncha decent eateries
5) can walk into town
6) stone's throw from station with trains into the country
7) buses to anywhere
8) 10 mins walk to work
9) close to the river
10) pwnage

(1) Detached with parking
(2) 2 spare bedrooms
(3) Space beside that mentioned above
(4) No disputes over TV/dishes/bathroom/washing facilities
(5) Neighbours aren't cattle-stupid druggie cunts
(6) No slope (missed 3 work days last winter due to frozen road down to last place)
(7) Not living with brother so it smells much better
(8) First time living with gf, <3 etc
(9) Landlord takes care of everything quicksnap, including gardening
(10) pwnage

Things that suck:

Moving back into aforementioned old place with aforementioned brother and aforementioned neighbours in the next 2 months.

1. can walk to work, grocery store, friends houses, and uncle lou's lounge in 10 minutes or less
2. all my best friends
3. close to my family
4. better job, awesome co-workers and boss
5. still right near the beach
6. vegan restaraunts
7. tons of lakes
8. oak trees, especially live oaks
9. dixon-azalea park
10. vietnamese businesses and asian supermarkets

I guess this should refer to the place you were *immediately* before, and not, say, your hometown or somewhere you lived a long time ago and have nostalgic fondness for...also I'm going to refer to the change of building type (from an apartment to a house) because really it's the biggest difference.

Anyway, here:

1. Backyard.
2. QUIET. Can barely hear traffic or sirens, ever.
3. Nice walkable parks very close.
4. Lake is much closer.
5. Wildlife. Rabbits live under our deck, cardinals have nests in our trees.
6. Neighbourhood kids playing are fun to listen to.
9. Traffic is not an issue. Rush hour is about 10 minutes long.
8. Dishwasher - changed my life.
9. Laundry is one floor away from the hamper, is not shared, and does not require exact change.
10. Can be out in the country in 10 minutes.

This is kind of difficult given that my current place isn't far from my last place and so big things like location/neighbourhood don't matter much.

1. Awesome illuminated back garden
2. Absentee landlord who never interferes
3. Part of gorgeous private estate
4. Dishwasher
5. Doesn't get intolerably hot whenever the sun comes out
6. Five minutes from the park
7. Built by actually renowned architect
8. Two cats that hang out in our garden
9. Huge windows
10. Big fuck-off telly

1. A much more central location -- almost everywhere I go is 15 minutes or less away, including work, making the shortest commute I've had in 5 years.
2. Much warmer environment, not so 'removed' from the city
3. Less $$ spent on tolls (big winner here)
4. My new roommate completely stays out of my hair.
5. Much more inviting complex -- with community areas and places to gather.
6. Driving habits are less annoying.
7. Convenience store on my property within easy walking distance -- great for when I run out of toothpaste or need a snack.
8. Condo has a great refrigerator, my last roommate had the shittiest fridge alive which fit hardly anything, we fought for space frequently.
9. Front-loading dryer -- so much easier for someone my height, as it is level with me.
10.NO FLOODING

1. better food (and cheaper food too! can't stress that enough. and awesome local produce and meats and beer and local soda and local everything.)

2. more friends

3. more family

4. i have a cool used record and book store

5. i love the area around our town (new hampshire and vermont and the rest of western mass)

6. less bugs and mosquitos

7. snow in the winter instead of endless rain

8. the rivers

9. all the cool music i've seen and all the bands/artists who have played in my store

10. records and books and cool stuff everywhere and friendlier people and just generally mellow and awesome and cool in every way

oh and the mountains and trees and swimming holes and fields and all that natural type crap.

1. family life
2. can visit parents whenever I want
3. big house
4. job with masses of spare time
5. rarely unbearably hot
6. can still go to a good city pretty easily
7. I've got a car now
8. quiet
9. folk can be a bit friendlier, sometimes
10. much cleaner

1. we own it
2 - 10. see #1

1. I live in the very centre of Central London
2. At the weekends, that means things are very quiet around here
3. Walking distance from absolutely every kind of Asian grocery store
4. Parquet flooring
5. Balcony
6. Heating and hot water included in very low rent
7. Waitrose/M&S/Sainsbury branches 5 mins, The People's Supermarket and excellent wine shop 2 mins.
8. Equally walkable to Shoreditch, South Bank and the West End
9. Charity shops nearby which have provided me with Margiela and Helmut Lang stuff
10. THERE IS A BATHTUB HERE. HOW DOES ANY FUCKER TOLERATE LIFE WITHOUT A GOOD LONG SOAK?

My former flat had a shower that was so pissy and lukewarm at all times I thought I was participating in alternate-universe water sports with some dude with bad kidney stones.

10. THERE IS A BATHTUB HERE. HOW DOES ANY FUCKER TOLERATE LIFE WITHOUT A GOOD LONG SOAK?

I DON'T KNOW!

xp

1. Incredibly low cost of living
2. Good garden climate. Throw the seeds down and run.

...that's about it.

mah new house, you should SEEEEEE mah new house (in no order):

1. washer/dryer (doing laundry in my underwear at 3 a.m. is pretty awesome)
2. the "downstairs" (it's only a few steps down) where we have an office/den/library/music studio
3. co-habitation with a lovely man
4. it's behind a tall gate so it's set apart from the street and there's more privacy/quiet
5. walkable to good transit and coffee and food and shopping
6. a small backyard with a picnic table
7. just more space generally
8. closer geographically to a young hipster's needs in studio city, toluca lake, hollywood, etc
9. pwnage
10. pwnage

oh yeah, and we have half of a garage, which lowers my bf's car insurance rates.

"3. co-habitation with a lovely man"

ooh, do tell. i don't think i've heard about this lovely man. plus, i'm nosy. *said in grandma voice* "so, what does he do?" "where did you meet?"

i e-mailed you!

cheap rent & not sharing.
also, quiet street, no bus stops outside.
neighbour not having password on internet is pretty good too!

1) landlord: not a douche
2) no douchey property management agency
3) i no longer have to share a building with drug dealer/possible crackheads
4) no more student parties at 3:30 am next door
5) g/f right down the street
6) two of my close friend across the street
7) more space!
8) free laundry!
9) green space!
10) cheaper

"i e-mailed you!"

got it! sent you one back.

1-8) Eight Good Independent Record Shops Within Ten Minutes Walk
9) Lots of great peoples
10) Lots of great pubs, gigs

1. no malaria or typhoid
2. privacy, peace and quiet
3. a pool! which i never use
4. you can buy ... everything here
5. getting out of the house does not require hiking or offroad driving
6. biking along the ocean
7. friends and family!!!
8. meet more possible romantic interests here
9. good beer
10. no longer get up and go do a job i'm unsuited for every day

1. co-habitation with a lovely man.
2. the garden and flowerbeds and lawns we've made.
3. you can actually get coffee and/or make it.
4. so many paintings, books, music, photos, memories, meaning.
5. closer to friends.
6. closer to good food and goings-on.
7. get to cuddle up and watch movies.
8. psychic assaults not lying at every turn.
9. fewer mormons.
10. sharing the yard w/ family of quail and house finches.

smaller spiders
can walk to three fish'n'chips joints in under 4 minutes
...that's about it, sadly.

I got nothin :-/

ps <3 hi kate

1) Living with the loveliest lady in the world
2) Across the road from the post office
3) Around the corner from the greatest Portuguese chicken shops in the Southern Hemisphere
4) Down the street from a titty bar
5) Has a great view of a water tower
6) Building is less than 10 years old rather than around 100 years old
7) Secure, covered car parking!
8) Bottle shop is a few doors down
9) Cheap but awesome bakery down the street
10) DISHWASHER DUDE DISHWASHER

oh man this is soooo my thread; we just moved into a place that is 100000x cooler than our last place:
1. duplex, but no upstairs/downstairs neighbours to be annoyed by
2. garage - now ytth can keep all his bike/outdoorsy crap out of the house!!
3. a WHOLE DANG ROOM for our small press workshop
4. niiiiiice interior - no more dingy walls and stuff
5. our own laundry!!!!! hi five to get_bent
6. insect screens!
7. fridge is IN THE KITCHEN and not the other side of the house
8. huge living area - finally have a dining room table
9. bath
10. backyard
bonus: the kitchen has these totally trivial things that i adore - one of those pull-out boards under the counter and triple-tiered lazy susans in 3 corner cupboards; cheap rent; cooler weather; closer to train; nice neighbourhood

basically there is nothing i miss about our old place. at all.

hi tehresa! quiz sucks here, too. xpost

the "downstairs" (it's only a few steps down) where we have an office/den/library/music studio

aw i want this

Aw! I have not even attempted to go to quiz here but I was talking to a former coworker who's moving to seawa soon and was like, 'here is the name of my awesome stylist. Also pls go to soul night and trivia night.'
I am relieved you are also missing it and it's not just me having a bad attitude/outlook!

Xpost

Lukas, is your display name a quote from The Manual?

xxxp

1. Eligible men live here.
2. I live with my best friend.
3. Free internet from across the street!
4. I don't have to pay utilities (other than gas).
5. Pretty much anything is 10 minutes away by car at most.
6. I work with people I'd actually consider talking to apart from merely "dealing" with them in the workplace.
7. A pigeon comes to my bedroom window every day at 11am and eats rice I lay out.
8. It is not located in Florida.
9. My landlord is very nice.
10. There's so much cool shit happening at any given time that I'm usually too busy for most of it.

yes

xp

1. Detached house yo!
2. My work office is 100 yards away.
3. Walking distance from several Armenian kebab places - all fantastic (and all have great coffee) plus an old-school greasy Mexican restaurant
4. Apple tree in my front yard. Good apples too!
5. Separate office/music studio
6. Off-street parking + close to major bus routes
7. Full-sized kitchen means that I'm cooking again
8. Walking distance from central part of town w/movie theaters, used bookstore, etc.
9. Quiet
10. Neighborhood critters include a cat, a raccoon, an opossum, and a coyote

1) lack of horrible persons of either gender I have to share house with
2) can paint walls any colour I like (in fact several are painted paisley)
3) own kitchen
4) own bathroom
5) neighbours polite, mostly non-noisy (occasionally loud but all night parties are a rarity not a weekly occurrence) but not in-yr-face
6) amazing Indian takeaway SEMI-ATTACHED TO HOUSE!
7) massive fuck-off front windows
8) decent water pressure in shower
9) MASSIVE closet under stairs where large amounts of junk does not have to be seen or dealt with
10) I OWN IT so no one can kick me out because they're getting married or breaking up with me or just turned into a massive arsehole for no reason