roof wars

Holly Oak: Wilmington, DE
Holly Oak will always be my favorite roof because the millions of perfect hours spent there would be really hard to outshine.


Washington House: Newark, DE
The fact that my mom's condo in Newark had such a nice roofdeck (or 4) was a really nice surprise.


Nice tomato plants.


The second mermaid chair I have encountered.

The Markle Residence: New York City
My roof in New York was one that I heavily occupied. One of my favorite things about that roof was that I never had to share it with anyone. It was usually just me, my bag of crap, and a phone. I made so many phone calls to so many people...my sick dad, phone interviews, my oldest & newest friends. The best thing was the view. To describe the greatness of that view would be like trying to take a picture of lightning. That roof had three stories that you had to climb terrifying ladders to scale, but that was a baby price for getting to hold on to that view for a minute.

Oh hello, so very sub-par cell phone pic.

West Sheridan: Chicago
This Chicago roof has a lot of other people on it all the time, which is not awesome. But it does have a great view, in a completely different way than New York. To the left, you can see the Lake & to the right, you can see the Cubs stadium.


First impression.


Right-on baseball face.


Pretty sun.

zoning laws.

First thoughts on moving to Chicago: I dislike the time change. All of my moves in these recent years have still kept me in the eastern time zone. And with my nocturnal habits, it would be so much easier to be an hour later than an hour earlier than the east coast.


My pretty street! It does kind of make up for the time zone issues.

go budget or go home

My truck but not my house, even though it has my name on it.


Thank you for guarding my worldly possessions, G-force.


Amish traffic jam.


Hello, feminine moving truck.


Self-explanatory


Gigl making out with the Budget AC.


Hello, new city.

newark library

Four Christmases


I thought it could go either way, and I liked it more than I expected.
B+

The Last Kiss.

Less RomCom, more serious relationship thought-movie. It was ok. I like Zach Braff, Rachel Bilson's face, and the soundtrack. It wasn't all that fresh, insightful, or stylish though. But I do love that Zach Braff loves Turin Brakes & my favorite part was the end credits because of this song:

C

DNT EEC

On the drive out of York, we stopped to look at the Early Ed Center that was named for my dad and was his last big project. I could tell it was his work because it had trademark floor plan with a multi-purpose room in the middle, classrooms around the outside of the building, and the main office as soon as you walk in. It was clean, well-excecuted and had nice tile floors. I approve.


Classroom.


That's what he said.


Midgy dining hall.


In-door playground.


Outdoor playground that looks like an indoor playground.


Yes, I am.


Teacher's room.


Gillymonster.


All the little children.

dear john

I hate it when movies change the endings of the books that inspired them. However, in this movie's case, I preferred the movie ending over the book ending. Which was an unsettling realization to make.

B

moving day

Byebye York, PA:



Hello Newark, DE: