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kitchen bar-- stool side, sink side, cabinets, bottom of pantry

Pictures of the New York apartment.

The pictures are of the kitchen, pantry, and living room. We haven't hung any pictures yet (thats for tomorrow) Niether E nor I have touch our rooms yet, so those will come later. I also finished the bathroom yesterday, and will post those pictures a little later. Enjoy these, they are pretty barebones. I can't wait to get back and have the time to really complete it.

The journey to New York part 1

As predicted, there was gonna be some serious BS shenanigans going on for this trip. I knew it. So, Here we go. SM and I went out for Grace's birthday the Saturday night before. We planned to only stay out til 12. as usual, at 12 we were heading to another bar. We get all mixed up between Kashmir and Sullivans, and end up meeting Denny and Courtney for a drink at thee latter. We don't leave Raleigh til 1:30 or so. go fig. So I get home and pack/weep til 3am. I wake up at 6:30, take my last shower shower at home, and pack the last of it up. best-guy-friend Karl is coming over at 9 to pick up the Uhaul and drive me to Washington DC. BS-Senanigans #1: best-guy-friend-Karl is supposed to have his best friend Lucas help load the truck. For reasons way to irritating to explain, Lucas backs out. Awesome. Rude, thoughtless little pig. I start to freak. I am litterally driving, texting and calling at the same time. I am cash poor on a Sunday, looking for some loser willing to make a quick buck by loading my crap. The guy who cuts my parents grass (and who i've know since I'm 5) comes through in the clutch. He gets the car loaded up with Karl in 25 minutes. The only casualties of the pack were: my nightstand (broken), my bookshelf (left behind), and my big house plant (I still can't talk about it because I'll cry). Karl and I get on the road at 12:05. He doesn't follow my GPS at first and is U-turning all up in this bitch like we're in a sedan. but I digress. The ride was with no complaint. I organized my blackberry, screamed at Karl for texting-not-driving, and played a rousing game of F,M, or K. BS-Shenanigans #2: as we enter the city (all of 4 miles from E's apartment) we miss our turn and go down 17th street. Surprise! 17th street is a "no truck zone" so we see that sign... and see all the construction and our country asses assume they are talking about Mack trucks, dump trucks, idk, bulldozers.... We see a cop turn behind us and Karl and I joke about how much it sucks to hear those sirens come up behind you. 3 minutes later? Woop Woop Woop. we get pulled. not by the DC Metro cops but by the true life, no lie SECRET mugfug SERVICE. yup. blah blah blah it sucked, I was stressed, Karl was calm... but they give him a ticket for the moving violation, $75.00 and 2 points on his license. Sucks, but no biggie, right? Wrong. Karl already has an inappropriate amount of points on his license because of past bad behavior. So. Thats great. Karl, you're going to G-D jail.

We get to DC, our professional movers get everything in the truck and it's beautiful.

E, my mom and I go binge eat at our favorite mexican spot, go home, to sleep. All thats left in the apartment are 2 cots (which I brought from NC). So, somehow here I am with my no meat having hips or ass, sle

eping on hardwood floors. Somewhere at 5am I switch to the cot. We left

for NYC at 9:15 on Monday morning, and I'll have to continue the story a little later.

(pictures are of me pumping gas in the Uhaul in Dinwiddie, Va,

the effing price to fill up the truck, and 2 pictures of the back of the profe

ssional movers

truck, sunday

night (look at my pretty plant there in the bucket!)

Vanity Fair Magazine: Proust Questionnaire

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Whenever I can just be in the moment, and am not aware of the time passing by.

What is your greatest fear?

That everything else is downhill from here.

Which living person do you most admire?

My parents, for reasons to numerous to list.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

emotional detachment.

What trait do you most deplore in others?

overt insecurity.

On what occasion do you lie?
Very seldom, usually for self-preservation, but not at the expense of another. I don't have a good poker face, so I just try and keep it real.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?

without mascara and eyeliner I look like i'm dying.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

gentleness.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

words: awkward, random, weird, duh, ya, ew

phrases: "it's whatever" "I'm over it"

What is your greatest regret?
I don't generally do regret, at most it's a tinge of remorse, but it's fleeting. More likely, I'll do something awkward and feel like... "gah" for a little bit.

When and where were you happiest?

I'm pretty uninterested in any emotions, other than happiness. I am happy most of the time, and avoid places/people/events that would shift that.

Which talent would you most like to have?

I don't have any exceptional talent, and would be grateful for whatever I could get. I'd like to one day have friends say say, "oh Seshie! she's the best at _______, we'll call her!"

What is your current state of mind?

quite stable.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
my response of indifference to situations which would reasonably require something more.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

poor, ugly, fat, or alone. any one of combination would be the absolute lowest.

What is your most marked characteristic?

apparently I tell a good story, supposedly mildly entertaining.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

assertiveness and persistence.

What is the quality you most admire in a woman?

self awareness.

What do you most value in your friends?

Their individuality, graciousness and understanding.

Who are your favourite writers?

Joyce Carol Oates, John Irving, Pablo Neruda.

Who is your favourite hero of fiction?

Betty Rizzo, from Grease

What are your favourite names?

currently or Damien and Caleb (boys) Genevieve (girl)

What is it that you most dislike?

The dislike being bored. especially if someone is boring me.

How would you like to die?

Old. and quietly.

What is your motto?

"it is what it is."

Mini updater and recent purchases

It really is 3:21am, don't be deceived. We worked through the evening to finish up the living room, bathroom and kitchen. Everything is amazing so far. I absolutely love the apartment and all of our things are wonderful. E and I will worry about our rooms tomorrow and Thursday. Tomorrow our cable and internet will be installed. However, I'm picking up some sweet ass wireless from someone else, so I'm pretty sure we're gonna cancel the internet and just keep renegading it. More importantly, our air conditioner is being installed tomorrow. It is hellishly hot in NYC and in the apt. We brought 2 fans with us, luckily and they have held up down more or less the past couple days, but this AC is going to change my life. Alright, tomorrow I will publish a more legit post tomorrow, with pictures of the apartment thus far. this is some stuff I ordered for our spot today. A hook for our keys, 2 runners for the hallways, these cute branch looking hooks to hold the curtains back, and the jewelry organizer for E's room. All found here.

Moving Day.

Well, It's 7:45am and I am moving TODAY. Scary. I have butterflies in my stomach mainly because this is my first big move. My mom flew up to DC yesterday, my buddy Karl and I are picking up the Uhaul at 9:30am, loading it up and driving to DC. This afternoon our professional movers are loading up, and we leave for NYC at 9am, Monday morning. I'm over the phrase "it's bittersweet, really" What does that mean? Like, bittersweet chocolate is effing nasty so I'm gonna go ahead and boycott that little saying. The truth? It is what it is. I am very sad when I think about not living here in Durham anymore, but I am thrilled about New York. Obviously I'm not going to change my mind and not go to grad school, so I think this is one of those situations where you've got to suck it up, be alright with feeling a little sad, and roll with it.

In other news: While our power will be turned on when we get there, TWC doesn't come until Wednesday, so unless some selfless person has their wireless connection unlocked, I'll be Internet-less (gasp!) for a couple days. However, knowing how my family, and especially because this moving trip is just the girls, I'm sure there Will be plenty of debacles to share.

And on a slightly more sentimental note: I really have had the best times living in Durham. I say that specifically because I said goodbye to Raleigh after graduation, and for this last year, I feel like I really adopted south-western Bull City as home. Last night before Sarah and I left for Grace's birthday party in Raleigh it hit me; "this is the last time we will get ready and ride out from my house." And while I'm not huge on tears, in theory, I could have shed a couple-- and I have a funny feeling that I just might today when Karl and I pull off.

I want: shoe edition

My style has been pretty consistent through out my life. I don't know, I'm not the type who has all these "this is who I am"revelations at different stages in my life. So I am excited to see how my style will manifest itself in New York.

I like to layer, which is a positive for living in the North. I am a big fan of button down shirts, cardigans, corduroy pants, and plain tees. Because I am also a minimalist, I like my detail to come in the form of, ribbons, lace, pretty buttons, details (like cut outs or stitching). Also, I seem to stick with neutrals, but as of late have found myself buying jewel toned things which I love.

I absolutely love my Chocolate brown Uggs, and really want them in black. When I was in NYC in June, it rained so hard and all I kept thinking was "note to self: get some tall rain boots" I really like this pair. The black boots and the snakeskin Tory Burch flats are obvious wants. I hope to add these to my collection, ASAP.