When Mel moves to her new Bkln pad, I’m going to come visit. I google mapped the trip. Only 12 days by bike! Big Apple, Here I come!
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I Would Bike 3,000 Miles
Posted in adventures in life, California, east coast vs. west coast, facts, New York City, places to visit, San Francisco, Uncategorized with tags all i have to do is buy a bike, did you know it takes 39 days to walk from san francisco to brooklyn?, future goals, google maps, maps, road trips on April 29, 2010 by thedithPhiladelphia, I Love You
Posted in hometown files, places to visit, rad things with tags a love letter for you, city of philadelphia mural arts program, community development, in the street art versus graffiti debate this is definitely street art, philadelphia, street art, the city that loves you back, things that rule, to philly: with love, urban blight on October 14, 2009 by thedith
If you know anything about Philadelphia, then you know that outside of touristy/commercial Center City and Old City, the gentrified areas of West and South Philly, and the more residential areas of Chestnut Hill and Mannyunk, there’s a huge urban blight problem; abandoned, or simply run-down buildings are almost as prevalent as Eagles jerseys and Phillies hats. So when I read about former street artist (I know there’s controversy about this term, but bear with me) Stephen Powers’ A Love Letter For You wall mural campaign, several months ago, I was intrigued.
Places to Visit in SF
Posted in places to visit, San Francisco with tags dirty, fun to hang out not live, get over yourself, hipsters, irony, self-obsessed pretention, the mission on May 30, 2009 by thedith
I actually really like this
*Where: The Mission, aka Little Williamsburg.
What: Brooklyn’s satellite West Coast hipster state.
Who Lives There: Hipsters, Mexican immigrants, and oh yeah, hipsters.
Why: Because you love: going days on end without bathing, ill-founded pretention, dirty clothes and unwashed hair, “irony”, bicycles, vegan diets, trust funds, working on your “art”, tattoo sleeves, eating disorders, American Apparel, buying organic, being the first to discover bands before they “sell-out”, snorting coke, Tecate beer, and anything else that’s better than being a Yuppy.
*It should be noted, that while the author of this post makes fun of The Mission, she also kind of enjoys it there.
Next Time: The Marina; you found all the Yuppies, but tell me, where did their souls go?
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