I haven't addressed the progress of my transition to New York City living in awhile. I think since porting my activities to "Dave the Web Guy" I've mainly concentrated on being some sort of expert on online stuff rather than keeping my buds and family appraised of what's going on.
As a step to bringing everyone up to speed, here's my latest Flickr stream which I call Camp Sunnyside. The pics below are just two from the growing set, so you'll have to actually visit the link to see them all and keep up with any additions.
The Courtyard Pub - An Occasional Hangout
The current living situation (in terms of my apartment, not the city) is likely to change in the next several months now that the real estate market is heating back up and our landlord is gung-ho to sell the place. If that happens my goal is to stay in Sunnyside because, well, for one thing it was just rated as the third best place to live in all of New York City or one of its boroughs, and, I happen to agree with that. I also have two great roommates and so far it seems like we'd just as soon keep ourselves going as such which should make finding a replacement apartment around here easy. If you're thinking about pulling off an NYC move yourself, you'd best realize quick that good roommates are as gold as closet space.
Regurgitated Text From the Flickr Set
My first year "in" New York City is actually spent living in Sunnyside Queens. Here are shots of my life in the apartment and the Sunnyside neighborhood in general. Initially I didn't expect to be living under the Sunnyside arrangement for longer than 3 months. I was just holding over to gain my footing and eventually to get my own pad someplace else. But even though 3 months has turned into over a year now, I still refer to my arrangement as living in "Camp Sunnyside", owing to that original expectation.
Tramping through one of 2010's blizzards on way to work.
I now realize that living with a roommate team and never quite being certain where you'll be next month *is* the way of living here (at least for folks with a salary and spending habits like mine). But I still refer to this era of my residency as Camp Sunnyside because I find it catchy and, for the most part, continue to live only a little better out of my suitcase.
See the complete set here.
