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Playing catchup
Aug. 18th, 2003 10:02 pmSo. As y'all know, I'm moving to PA. I flew there the 7th through the 13th to take a look around, and, most importantly, unload the moving truck that was supposed to be joining us Monday the 11th.
The flight there was fine (non-stop -- how'd that happen?) and I got to ride the new monorail at SFO. Whee, monorails! I just have this Thing.
The weather in Philadelphia, though, was ... exciting? They tied the previous record for most consecutive days of rain in August while I was there. On Saturday, we got to make a fun u-turn because of downed trees. And people actually had to have their hazards flashing because you couldn't see anything.
Did some site-seeing, got oriented, got sick. Really sick. Dizzy and couldn't walk sick. Vacations are just lovely like that.
South Street was fun, though. Pacific/Telegraph/the Haight, but with famous kosher delis and three sex toy shops. The art museum is about the most gorgeous building ever built. We got to see crew teams racing in the rain that took down trees. I went to the Germantown UU service on Sunday with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
m_shell, which probably means that the world is coming to an end. The church is purty, tho.
Our neighborhood is nice, although not gorgeous in the Old East Coast House With Grounds sort of way (as if we could afford those). There's a corner store (with ice cream), and three delis, two pharmacies, a bank, several old churches, umpteen restaurants, a hiking goods store, and a post office within a couple blocks.
We live within a few blocks of the Laurel Hill Cemetery, too -- it's a giant historical cemetery. We wandered around there for a while. It's right over the river, and pre-dates the bridge, so they used to do processions with the coffin in boats. Alas, we found very few famous people, as the cemetery is massive and we didn't buy the little Guidebook. However, as we are nearby, I will continue wandering, and one day I really will find famous people. And fun headstones that say things like "Mary Smith, best medium, in town, 213 Main Street" (we really did see one like that -- it read like a business card). I always want to find one like this acrostic on a modern headstone. I love headstones.
Tangent: My personal favorite tombstone is from Lincoln, Maine:
Manayunk's a slightly longer walking distance, and there's a movie theatre there, but it's kinda Classy Small Stores. The Manayunk Brewing Company has good beer, yes, and there're coffee shops, but also -- Prada shoe stores. Not, I think, my ideal neighborhood.
Sunday, I got sick. Monday, remained sick. Tuesday, still sick but went to meetm_shell for lunch, wandered the neighborhood, and took m_shell to dinner at the Manayunk Brewing Co. You'll notice no mention of the truck? Right. That's because it didn't arrive until Wednesday morning at 7 am. You may remember that I flew out Wednesday. Sounds like fun, no? More on that in a bit.
The flight there was fine (non-stop -- how'd that happen?) and I got to ride the new monorail at SFO. Whee, monorails! I just have this Thing.
The weather in Philadelphia, though, was ... exciting? They tied the previous record for most consecutive days of rain in August while I was there. On Saturday, we got to make a fun u-turn because of downed trees. And people actually had to have their hazards flashing because you couldn't see anything.
Did some site-seeing, got oriented, got sick. Really sick. Dizzy and couldn't walk sick. Vacations are just lovely like that.
South Street was fun, though. Pacific/Telegraph/the Haight, but with famous kosher delis and three sex toy shops. The art museum is about the most gorgeous building ever built. We got to see crew teams racing in the rain that took down trees. I went to the Germantown UU service on Sunday with
m_shell, which probably means that the world is coming to an end. The church is purty, tho.Our neighborhood is nice, although not gorgeous in the Old East Coast House With Grounds sort of way (as if we could afford those). There's a corner store (with ice cream), and three delis, two pharmacies, a bank, several old churches, umpteen restaurants, a hiking goods store, and a post office within a couple blocks.
We live within a few blocks of the Laurel Hill Cemetery, too -- it's a giant historical cemetery. We wandered around there for a while. It's right over the river, and pre-dates the bridge, so they used to do processions with the coffin in boats. Alas, we found very few famous people, as the cemetery is massive and we didn't buy the little Guidebook. However, as we are nearby, I will continue wandering, and one day I really will find famous people. And fun headstones that say things like "Mary Smith, best medium, in town, 213 Main Street" (we really did see one like that -- it read like a business card). I always want to find one like this acrostic on a modern headstone. I love headstones.
Tangent: My personal favorite tombstone is from Lincoln, Maine:
Sacred to the memory of Jared Bates,I just think that's great.
Who died August the 6th, 1800:
His widow, age 24, lives at 7 Elm Street.
Has every qualification for a good wife,
And yearns to be comforted.
Manayunk's a slightly longer walking distance, and there's a movie theatre there, but it's kinda Classy Small Stores. The Manayunk Brewing Company has good beer, yes, and there're coffee shops, but also -- Prada shoe stores. Not, I think, my ideal neighborhood.
Sunday, I got sick. Monday, remained sick. Tuesday, still sick but went to meet
m_shell for lunch, wandered the neighborhood, and took m_shell to dinner at the Manayunk Brewing Co. You'll notice no mention of the truck? Right. That's because it didn't arrive until Wednesday morning at 7 am. You may remember that I flew out Wednesday. Sounds like fun, no? More on that in a bit.
