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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 24, 2010 9:06:26 GMT -6
So I got home from work yesterday thinking I could just swing into 7-11 between the train station and my casa to grab a 12er of some fine, non-union Coors Light. Roll in, do a lap, don't see any beer. Ask the dude, he tells me the People's Republic of Evanston wouldn't give 7-11 a liquor license. WTF? So I stroll down to Whole Foods and their only choice of "cheap" beer was a 6 pack of PBR tall boys for like 7 bucks. I picked up a couple of packs of Matilda (that shit will get you twisted fast) and headed home. On my walk home, I saw a for lease sign in the building that was Al's Italian Beef across the street from my new casa (I was just there on Saturday). Turns out they are moving a few blocks away, but that was one of the selling features - Al's a couple hundred feet away. Then, I get into my place and as I was waiting for the elevator, some old bag tells me that I need to get a fucking reusable bag to do my grocery shopping at Whole Foods because the paper ones Whole Foods uses aren't environmentally friendly.
So in the course of half an hour, I had quite a few letdowns, but the realization that Evanston is only moderately to the right of Berkeley (and only with respect to refusing liquor licenses) has me a little bit worried.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 24, 2010 10:39:20 GMT -6
Well if it makes you feel any better, you managed to make a new friend on HN by the name of MJSCK. You got an invitation and everything!  |
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Post by thefuckingboss on Dec 24, 2010 10:50:45 GMT -6
Like most uber liberal fantasy lands - they tend to be quite far to the right as far as fun and tolerance goes.
I just like liberal fantasy worlds, the uber liberals are kind of annoying.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 24, 2010 11:07:17 GMT -6
Well if it makes you feel any better, you managed to make a new friend on HN by the name of MJSCK. You got an invitation and everything! Holy shit, that guy is batshit insane. My unified theory of Neck Moines lameness ought to kill that thread. I get so fucking sick of going back there and having everyone who bagged on the place when we were young bragging about how fucking awesome it is. It's like "no dude, Des Moines ain't awesome, it's just that you're getting fucking old." Shit looks just about the same to me everytime I go there, with the exception of maybe one or two new national chains that have reached full penetration in top tier markets opening there to try to continue to grow. I went to my buddy's wedding and stayed at the Marriott downtown and that fucking place was an absolute shithole. Oh and downtown Neck Moines, yeah, some of the bar names may have changed and there might be a few more, but the shit's still lame as hell. Below is a list of towns I would live in if I ever moved back to Iowa: 1) Iowa City |
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 24, 2010 11:08:30 GMT -6
Oh yeah, 100% the die hard Des Moines cheerleaders I know are generally dudes who never left and who did NOT go to the U of Iowa.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 24, 2010 11:16:14 GMT -6
You're wrong about downtown. It's actually pretty cool.
But I'm not going to threaten to disembowel and skullfuck you or anything.
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Post by thefuckingboss on Dec 24, 2010 11:22:08 GMT -6
Here's my thing on Des Moines.
Any mid size city is going to have bars and restaurants and the urban revitalizations that are taking place all over the country are making downtowns in un trendy cities, trendy.
But it is totally nondescript. Drop someone in the middle of Des Moines or Omaha or Kansas City and tell me what fucking city you're in.
Drop someone in the middle of San Francisco and they know they are in San Fran. They know they are in Seattle or Chicago or New York. They know they are in DC or Philly.
There is nothing wrong with living in fucking Boise, but don't make it out to be New York City. It's not. There are reasons to live everywhere, and there are things to do and places to see everywhere you go.
You go where your job is and you make friends and buy a house and live there.
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 24, 2010 11:32:15 GMT -6
There is nothing wrong with living in fucking Boise, but don't make it out to be New York City. It's not. There are reasons to live everywhere, and there are things to do and places to see everywhere you go. Agreed. I'm happy with Des Moines, but I'm not bragging about how happenin' of a place it is. I like the size...big enough to have a decent amount of things going on, but small enough to not have to put up with BS traffic. BTR - I'm also calling you out that if you like Des Moines you must not have lived somewhere cool. Not to brag (totally braggin), but I lived THE lifestyle for a while. I had a $4000/month loft just north of downtown Dallas, had Ferrari's, Corvette's, BMW's at my fingertips. Went to the swankiest of clubs. Hung out with athletes (Spud Webb and I were at one time on a 1st name basis). Basically was a rockstar for a while. Too many people on here know me to bullshit a story like that. And I like Des Moines. But I'm also a pretty fucking humble person. |
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Post by The Resistance on Dec 24, 2010 12:08:31 GMT -6
BTR Thanks again for the entertainment over there. I think you can get that guy to the ledge.
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Post by thefuckingboss on Dec 24, 2010 12:10:10 GMT -6
Being rich certainly helps... in cases like this, the only things bigger cities give you are more options to spend your money.
Of course I live in a medium sized city that is also a college town, and it is fucking expensive as shit, so there goes that idea.
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 24, 2010 12:38:17 GMT -6
There is nothing wrong with living in fucking Boise, but don't make it out to be New York City. It's not. There are reasons to live everywhere, and there are things to do and places to see everywhere you go. Agreed. I'm happy with Des Moines, but I'm not bragging about how happenin' of a place it is. I like the size...big enough to have a decent amount of things going on, but small enough to not have to put up with BS traffic. BTR - I'm also calling you out that if you like Des Moines you must not have lived somewhere cool. Not to brag (totally braggin), but I lived THE lifestyle for a while. I had a $4000/month loft just north of downtown Dallas, had Ferrari's, Corvette's, BMW's at my fingertips. Went to the swankiest of clubs. Hung out with athletes (Spud Webb and I were at one time on a 1st name basis). Basically was a rockstar for a while. Too many people on here know me to bullshit a story like that. And I like Des Moines. But I'm also a pretty fucking humble person. If twine and thejesus confirm it, I will believe that you won $250k in the lottery and spent it all within 4 months. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 24, 2010 12:46:44 GMT -6
Being rich certainly helps... Fuck yes it does. I moved out to Manhattan immediately after graduation. I knew one person there, had no job, about $2500 in my pocket, an army duffel bag full of clothes and a suitcase with my shoes and toiletries in it. I found a job at an investment advisory firm within a week of getting there. I didn't get paid much bince I was 22 (actually, I probably made more then than kids are making today), but the boss man was fucking awesome and he introduced me to his circle of friends, all of whom were rich, middle aged Jewish guys like him and all of whom loved to party. Those dudes hooked me up nicely and without them, my time in NYC would have been a just scraping by prolish existence with limited fun. When I went to my bosses daughter's bat mitzvah and saw just the kind of asshole money you need to keep up appearances in NYC, I realized there was no fucking chance I would get there. Fuck, my brother's pulling over 4 bills and he is moving into a 1 BR condo in Brooklyn. He can do pretty much whatever he wants to when shit comes to town, but unless you have a shitload of money, NYC can be a shitty place to live. |
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Post by NOTTHOR on Dec 24, 2010 12:47:37 GMT -6
Of course I live in a medium sized city that is also a college town, and it is fucking expensive as shit, so there goes that idea. One more thing, where do you live bossman? |
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Post by Saggitariutt Jefferspin (ith) on Dec 24, 2010 12:52:09 GMT -6
Agreed. I'm happy with Des Moines, but I'm not bragging about how happenin' of a place it is. I like the size...big enough to have a decent amount of things going on, but small enough to not have to put up with BS traffic. BTR - I'm also calling you out that if you like Des Moines you must not have lived somewhere cool. Not to brag (totally braggin), but I lived THE lifestyle for a while. I had a $4000/month loft just north of downtown Dallas, had Ferrari's, Corvette's, BMW's at my fingertips. Went to the swankiest of clubs. Hung out with athletes (Spud Webb and I were at one time on a 1st name basis). Basically was a rockstar for a while. Too many people on here know me to bullshit a story like that. And I like Des Moines. But I'm also a pretty fucking humble person. If twine and thejesus confirm it, I will believe that you won $250k in the lottery and spent it all within 4 months. I wasn't rich...actually quite to the contrary. I worked for an exotic rental company. I knew the investors and one was my roommate...who made the majority of the loft payment. We drove our cars around to project an image. Some of our clients were athletes, a couple musicians...it was important for me to act the part. Of course, I was fine with that, because that meant basically living like a rockstar, driving the cars that weren't rented out, "marketing" ourselves at the best nightclubs (many were gentleman clubs...Platinum status). It's amazing how many times you can go out with the stupidly wealthy before they notice I haven't paid a dime. Maybe they didn't care and are just used to it. But anyway, I personally wasn't ballin' it, but I was living like I was...maybe like being part of an entourage in a sense. If you look up Meridian Motorcar & Plano, you'll see my old place of employment. I think the website is long gone...just a few fragments of info here and there. EDIT: Wow, there's actually less out there than I thought. This is about the only leftover I can find... www.bizfind.us/44/1351439/meridian-motorcar/plano.aspx |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2010 14:02:59 GMT -6
Charlotte is a 'right size' city as far as I'm concerned. 18th largest metro by population. There is legit money here (big banks, pro sports) and the lure of 'the new south', but not the filth and fear and sprawl that the ATL is associated with.
Great dining town, enough 'culture' to keep us interested, and obviously the weather is superb.
I grew up in the Chicago 'burbs, and both parents were city natives, and I do love The Big Windy. But I can't stand the fucking suburbs - they are truly a humongous wasteland of generic bullshit and pretenders and wannabes. And the weather is fucking horrible.
Providence is a pretty cool city, but it is pretty small.
Boston (which was ~60 min away from me when I lived in RI, and where my wife lived when we first met) was OK, but I have never understood why so many young hipsters think it's the be-all, end-all. It's not; it wants to be 'little NYC' with a more prep flavor, but it only achieves Poserville, USA status. Very overrated, imho.
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