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Motorboat Cruiser · 03-02-2005, 12:10 PM

A friend of mine lived there for 4 years while she was attending the Berkley School of Music. She really fell in love with the place and I was surprised because she was a born and raised California girl. The snow got to her a bit but she loved being in close proximity to NYC.

Sorry to hear that you are moving though. Geez, we just met ya in person for the first time.

innerSpaceman · 03-02-2005, 12:44 PM

there's nowhere to paaak the caaaah.

mousepod · 03-02-2005, 12:55 PM

Boston is a great city. As a once and future New Yorker, I can say that Boston (and Cambridge) are great places to hang out. Plus, it's a groovy home base for road and train trips. Portland, New Haven, Providence, New York and Philly are all within a few hours. You've got Cape Cod in the Summer, Vermont in the Fall (the leaves, man, the leaves) and when Winter rolls around, point your car due south and head to Orlando!

blueerica · 03-02-2005, 01:03 PM

And it is here that I shamefully admit that I haven't been to Boston, or any of Massachusettes....

Motorboat Cruiser · 03-02-2005, 01:08 PM

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And it is here that I shamefully admit that I haven't been to Boston, or any of Massachusettes....

Yeah, here I am going on about the close proximity to NY, yet I lived on Long Island for almost 15 years and never visited Boston. Didn't even visit DC until I was living on this coast. It's funny how you can live so close to something and never take the opportunity to check it out.

blueerica · 03-02-2005, 01:12 PM

Yeah, I think that happens, which brings me back to the Watts Towers thread.

There's so much to even see out here! /end derail

I'd really like to see Boston. I hear it's a wonderful town!

alphabassettgrrl · 03-02-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Yeah, here I am going on about the close proximity to NY, yet I lived on Long Island for almost 15 years and never visited Boston. Didn't even visit DC until I was living on this coast. It's funny how you can live so close to something and never take the opportunity to check it out.

I've heard it said that if you visit someplace for a week, you'll see a lot of what you want to see. If you visit for two weeks, you'll see nearly everthing. If you live there, you'll never see anything at all. Seems to hold true a lot of the time.

Prudence · 03-02-2005, 03:41 PM

I hear Boston's cold in the winter. That's all I've got.

Matterhorn Fan · 03-02-2005, 04:14 PM

It's cold, the traffic is terrible, and there's nowhere to "paaak the caaaah" (as iSm so accurately put it). Boston's a walkin' town.

You couldn't pay me enough to move back to New England, but a lot of people love love love it up there. A good friend of mine lives there, and she seems to like it a lot.

See you next winter.

Gemini Cricket · 03-02-2005, 07:10 PM

Thanks for all the input, y'all.

I wasn't able to be online too much today. I was out cruising the aquarium...

Ralphie has a job offer from Harvard to assist in running a lab there. We went to Boston and checked it out for a week. I liked it. Although, I think I had a weird perspective of it. It was during the World Series. Everyone was happy and friendly, which according to the locals was unusual for Boston.

We're moving in July shortly after DL's 50th B-Day.

It will be for two years and then what comes next is up in the air. We're looking into possible careers for Ralphie in California. We like San Diego... We'll see. Until then, I'm gonna be a Bostonian.

That is unless Dave Matthews or Jake Gyllenhaal proposes to me before then. Which in any case, we'd have to go to Boston to get hitched.

The traffic is horrible. I witnessed lanes merge into one around the Big Dig and there were no cones, policemen or any sense of order. Cars were facing all directions to get to that one lane. Very scary. We'll be walking a lot and taking the T.

Anyway, if you have any more input on Boston, please drop me a note here. I'd greatly appreciate it. My sister's new fiance's family lives in Boston. So, in a way, I'll have some sort of family there...

How excited am I that John Kerry and Teddy are going to be my Senators? My goal is to meet one or both of them. If I arrive with porkchops, Teddy might come to me.

Again, thanks for the info, y'all.

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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	A friend of mine lived there for 4 years while she was attending the Berkley School of Music. She really fell in love with the place and I was surprised because she was a born and raised California girl. The snow got to her a bit but she loved being in close proximity to NYC. Sorry to hear that you are moving though. Geez, we just met ya in person for the first time.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	there's nowhere to paaak the caaaah.
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Boston is a great city. As a once and future New Yorker, I can say that Boston (and Cambridge) are great places to hang out. Plus, it's a groovy home base for road and train trips. Portland, New Haven, Providence, New York and Philly are all within a few hours. You've got Cape Cod in the Summer, Vermont in the Fall (the leaves, man, the leaves) and when Winter rolls around, point your car due south and head to Orlando! __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Yeah, I think that happens, which brings me back to the Watts Towers thread. There's so much to even see out here! /end derail I'd really like to see Boston. I hear it's a wonderful town! __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	It's cold, the traffic is terrible, and there's nowhere to "paaak the caaaah" (as iSm so accurately put it). Boston's a walkin' town. You couldn't pay me enough to move back to New England, but a lot of people love love love it up there. A good friend of mine lives there, and she seems to like it a lot. See you next winter.
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03-02-2005, 07:10 PM	#20
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Thanks for all the input, y'all. I wasn't able to be online too much today. I was out cruising the aquarium... Ralphie has a job offer from Harvard to assist in running a lab there. We went to Boston and checked it out for a week. I liked it. Although, I think I had a weird perspective of it. It was during the World Series. Everyone was happy and friendly, which according to the locals was unusual for Boston. We're moving in July shortly after DL's 50th B-Day. It will be for two years and then what comes next is up in the air. We're looking into possible careers for Ralphie in California. We like San Diego... We'll see. Until then, I'm gonna be a Bostonian. That is unless Dave Matthews or Jake Gyllenhaal proposes to me before then. Which in any case, we'd have to go to Boston to get hitched. The traffic is horrible. I witnessed lanes merge into one around the Big Dig and there were no cones, policemen or any sense of order. Cars were facing all directions to get to that one lane. Very scary. We'll be walking a lot and taking the T. Anyway, if you have any more input on Boston, please drop me a note here. I'd greatly appreciate it. My sister's new fiance's family lives in Boston. So, in a way, I'll have some sort of family there... How excited am I that John Kerry and Teddy are going to be my Senators? My goal is to meet one or both of them. If I arrive with porkchops, Teddy might come to me. Again, thanks for the info, y'all.
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