quiddities and agonies of the ruling class - a rolling new york times thread

that building is awesome

That's the one.

lol, see? Some people love it!

am I allowed to say I like Boston when what I like is actually Cambridge?

b/c Cambridge is a lot like what I imagine Northampton would be like if it were populated

Sure you are. I consider Cambridge to be a part of Boston even though I know that technically it isn't.

ts part of boston really

I like those 3-story buildings in Somerville where everyone gets a porch, I am fairly jealous of that.

I live in a 3 story building in Somerville. No porch though. :( I wish.

It seems weird to hate on Boston for the train/bar thing, because bars in most places close at around 2 and most cities in the u.s. have much shittier public transportation systems than the t. But I guess if you're justu comparing boston to nyc, which I guess everybody is doing, it makes sense?

xp There's a name for them, isn't there?

its v strange how everyones h8ing on boston then the things that get complimented are government center and the ubiquitous vinyl clad three family houses

Did most of them get sided over? I was told stories about them, stories that involved them being much larger than most NYC apartments and having high ceilings, and the aforementioned balconies, obvs, and I've always felt fond of them without ever being in one.

p much everything not in new york is bigger than a new york apt, and the decks are a nice touch but speaking as someone who has lived in a couple theres nothing too special abt these buildings

there are lots of great old buildings in boston tho

I just saw some shit that fucked up my day

It was an article about foodie food replacing regular food at summer camps. But tbh it was so fucking long and boring and this thread by the numbers that I'm not even posting it. For real.

something something garlic scapes

other things being equal, i have always idealized boston for presumably being cooler in the summer than elsewhere

i don't ask for much

ew no boston is so gross in the summer

i mean its not as bad as new york but not that much different maybe like 5 degrees cooler

Jesus fucking Christ that Awl article made me want to throw up.

lag∞n all stymieing my hopes and dreams

dude is probably working for some conservative think tank amirite

summer in DC means that we actually don't have a federal government for most of August; there's like three bureaucrats total left in charge of everything. semi-relevant xps

dude is probably working for some conservative think tank amirite

― mookieproof, Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:23 AM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

B-)

Yeah it's usually awful here in the summer but this year has been pretty good with the exception of a couple 95+ days I feel like we've really lucked out by so far avoiding the heat that seems to be everywhere else. Supposed to be mid-80s today. Not too bad imo.

I like Boston. I've had some fun times there.

Never been. Probably never will go.

I'm not a huge fan of Boston but that's largely to do with being from Providence.

Nothing compares to how much I loathe Connecticut, though. SORRY, NUTMEGGERS.

x-post - lol Prov ppl HATE Boston ime. I love Prov though. Might be down there in a couple weeks. If so I will drop you a line - maybe we could meet up for a drink. :)

Yes please, E!

Part of Providence's antipathy towards Boston has to do with RI's inherent parochial character but also resentment of Boston's dominance in New Englands's cultural landscape -- they get all the big touring acts, etc. Personally, I sometimes feel like Boston is kind of expansionist and thinks of Providence as a commuter city, which is kinda bullshit.

providence rules, boston drools, end of story

you drool

jk

max yesterday:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_UOSdP89RDOo/SjPoKkl4MkI/AAAAAAAAElY/H9SxuPuivJU/s400/DSC00040.JPG

*skates away holding dels lemonade*

B)

lol

I am a h8er of boston mea culpa

tho I had an amazing weekend there once

also a friend of mine lived in an apartment in somerset that was in an old converted mariner church and that had for real 20ft ceilings and a stained glass window

Why the hate then?

i like boston but ive only been there once

i fucking love the fuck out of fucking somerville

Teens frolic in Medford Square, Medford, 1972

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6821511136/

Part of Providence's antipathy towards Boston has to do with RI's inherent parochial character but also resentment of Boston's dominance in New Englands's cultural landscape -- they get all the big touring acts, etc. Personally, I sometimes feel like Boston is kind of expansionist and thinks of Providence as a commuter city, which is kinda bullshit.

lol ... this reminds me of that infamous NYT story from about 7 years ago when some NYcers who had moved to Philadelphia wrote a quiddities-style article about Philly becoming "the sixth borough." said article was not well-received by real Philadelphians of course.

i fucking love the fuck out of fucking somerville

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, July 12, 2012 12:12 AM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So do I which is good since i live there. Actually Somerville is heavily represented on ILX considering that me, Spiralli, Call all Destroyer, and DJP are all Somerville residents! :D

I spent a long week in Somerville one night! j/k

(actually I saw the Magnetic Fields at the Somerville Theater in Dec 2000, while the Bush-Gore recount was going on)

heavy frolicking

lol ... this reminds me of that infamous NYT story from about 7 years ago when some NYcers who had moved to Philadelphia wrote a quiddities-style article about Philly becoming "the sixth borough." said article was not well-received by real Philadelphians of course.

― kurwa mać (Polish for "long life") (Eisbaer), Thursday, July 12, 2012 10:27 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

omg this makes me angry and I've only ever lived near Philadelphia, and not in 12 years.

I think they ran similar stories at least two other times.

I said somerset, meant somerville