July 16, 2003

So much for nostalgia

I was all set to be melancholy about leaving my building.

Of course last night as I was leaving work I noticed a guy passed out drunk on the sidewalk. Then I listened to some guy screaming about something around the corner[0] as I walked to my car[1]. Then I spent most of today in an 85-90F office[2]. And I think back to how a couple of developers (the real estate kind, not the C++/Java kind) have tried to tear down the abandoned building next to us and build something in it's place, only to have every one of their efforts blocked by the local residents who apparently want to have a graffiti covered building full of broken glass[3].

I can't wait to move to Westwood.


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[0] I don't know what he was screaming about (or at). Usually there aren't people screaming and breaking things, and since we hired a security guard there haven't been so many problems with people peeing on the walls of our building.

[1] Parking in Santa Monica is awful. Not NYC awful, but if I lived in NYC I could ride the subway.

[2] I'm in the one section of the building where the air conditioning doesn't work properly.

[3] There's probably a very good reason like "It might cause additional traffic that would make my commute an entire minute longer". Santa Monica is kind of like the Connecticut of Los Angeles. If someone reads this who blocked the development efforts, do me a favor, don't waste your time telling me why the development was a bad idea, just get off your butt and do something to clean up that area and make it safe. Either that or go choke on something nasty, your choice.

Posted by matt at July 16, 2003 12:45 AM
Comments

Hey...what's with the Connecticut dig?

Posted by: Christian at July 16, 2003 04:51 AM

He's learning from me.

Posted by: kasia at July 16, 2003 05:58 AM

Lived there for two years. I really can't say I enjoyed the experience.

Off the top of my head (and ignoring specific instances of rednecks and racist individuals I met in CT):

* Small town attitude. I hate that.

* Blue laws. Most people think you're joking when you tell them about CT blue laws.

* People in Hartford who think they can drive like the people in Boston... but lack the skill of the Boston drivers.

* Conservative Goths.

* Liberman.

Maybe I had a rather poor CT experience, but from the people I've talked to it doesn't seem to be atypical.

Posted by: matt at July 16, 2003 11:12 AM