i am pondering moving to baltimore.
― sold my soul to satin (the table is the table), Thursday, 25 August 2011 03:32 (twelve years ago) link
cool! do it!
― some dude, Thursday, 25 August 2011 04:40 (twelve years ago) link
ah, i miss this place. it seems so long ago now.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Thursday, 25 August 2011 05:32 (twelve years ago) link
I heard they have moombahton parties there, so you might need some new trousers to fit in
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Thursday, 25 August 2011 06:58 (twelve years ago) link
i was just taken aback by how awesome it seemed. i mean, i hung out with some friends (ami dang, rjyan, our very own dr3w daniel), got hit on by some gay boys, ate some amazing food, and saw a really good show in a space that reminded me of old warehouse spots in the Tenderloin. it kind of charmed my pants off, will be back in the coming months to make my final verdict— trying to get away from oakland, but i want to give myself another few months to tie loose ends and all that bullshit.
― sold my soul to satin (the table is the table), Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:32 (twelve years ago) link
Why would you want to leave Oakland?
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:33 (twelve years ago) link
the short version: i'm sick of being un- or underemployed, i've pretty much exhausted many of the avenues in regards to meeting potential partners (despite the gayness of everything), and you know that comfortability that a place starts to breed in one after a few years? yeah, that's happening. also, many of my good friends, including my two best female friends, are all moving away. and some other awesome people have moved recently, too. so i'm figuring: what is stopping me?
― sold my soul to satin (the table is the table), Thursday, 25 August 2011 22:45 (twelve years ago) link
"The Gayness of Everything" is a bar, right?
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Thursday, 25 August 2011 23:59 (twelve years ago) link
This is why i think I like LA, it's never comfortable haha (unless I stay at home)
― Pizzataco Five (admrl), Friday, 26 August 2011 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
the short version: i'm sick of being un- or underemployed
i can't speak to the possibilities re. yr other potential reasons for moving there, and things may have changed in the last two years (some dude and amon can more likely speak to this), but baltimore is imo not the place you wanna go if yr looking for easier gainful employment
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Friday, 26 August 2011 04:18 (twelve years ago) link
not trying to piss on your parade, just keeping it as real as possible
it is a great place, though! and you can live on amounts that would have you eating cat-food-on-playing-card sandwiches in other cities, so.
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Friday, 26 August 2011 04:19 (twelve years ago) link
if all else fails you can work at my temp agency and get me some referral money
― some dude, Saturday, 27 August 2011 00:51 (twelve years ago) link
lol... well, okay, the overall unemployment rate is at around 7% in bmore, whereas it's 10% in the bay, and most of the available jobs here are in industries that i am not capable of operating in. (sorry, i'm not a code monkey for startup).
― sold my soul to satin (the table is the table), Saturday, 27 August 2011 01:00 (twelve years ago) link
quintessential baltimore moment, talking with rjyan about the loft he was living in with 4 other people, I asked him how much it was and he said 'oh it's $150 each but we're thinking of getting a 6th person in to get it down to $120, that would be sweeeeeet' and I think I just started rapidly blinking while trying to wrap my mind around everything in his statement
― Milton Parker, Saturday, 27 August 2011 09:25 (twelve years ago) link
sorry, $125
sorry to be rude by mentioning dollars but it is the only way to illustrate baltimore's economies of scale
― Milton Parker, Saturday, 27 August 2011 09:30 (twelve years ago) link
good luck baltimore / fuck you hurricane btw
sometimes i actually get nostalgic thinking about how much the rent was in my first baltimore apartment
― some dude, Saturday, 27 August 2011 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
haha yeah i lived in pretty swank mt. vernon yupster apartments both times i lived there, nicer than any other places i've ever lived, and i still paid less than anywhere else ever. (except for the house in philly with crack dens at either end of the block.)
― strongo hulkington's ghost dad, Saturday, 27 August 2011 22:41 (twelve years ago) link
We've been in Baltimore now for a week and we're both taken aback by how friendly everyone is. Does anyone know of a place you can have a beer and sit with your computer, but that's not a bar?
― JacobSanders, Sunday, 25 September 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
Just grab a big to-go cup from somewhere, put your beer in there, then you can go ANYwhere that's not a bar.
― My hetfield very root with me what can I lou? (rustic italian flatbread), Sunday, 25 September 2011 18:36 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.citycafebaltimore.com/
― am0n, Monday, 26 September 2011 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
just go to am0n's apartment
― buzza, Monday, 26 September 2011 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
I heard about am0n's apartment
― lol goat on table (admrl), Monday, 26 September 2011 06:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://s3-media3.px.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/2IqVcbc2rUjL7xbnp3pPNQ/l.jpg
― am0n, Monday, 26 September 2011 15:27 (twelve years ago) link
OPEN
― I AM THE CROOT (crüt), Monday, 26 September 2011 15:28 (twelve years ago) link
We've been in Baltimore now for a week and we're both taken aback by how friendly everyone is
lol!
― kim tim jim investor (harbl), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 23:22 (twelve years ago) link
today i was driving by lexington market and there was a man idly pedaling his bicycle in circles in the middle of the street. he was right in front of a parking garage's exit, so as one would expect some portions of his orbit were not visible to drivers coming out of the garage. sure enough someone almost hit him. he then followed the car and yelled at the driver, then kept circling around again as the car moved, and yelling at him again. it was pretty friendly. i can't stop thinking about it.
― kim tim jim investor (harbl), Tuesday, 31 January 2012 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
if you're into the whole goyish '50s ladies lunchroom thing, eat here - http://www.womansindustrialexchange.org/
― "the whale saw her" (gabbneb), Monday, May 18, 2009 6:33 PM
this re-opened btw, pls update gabbipedia accordingly
― am0n, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 23:30 (twelve years ago) link
i rode the water taxi finally, phish-hat tip to gabbneb for that
― am0n, Tuesday, 31 January 2012 23:39 (twelve years ago) link
I miss Baltimore. I loved it more than I thought. Had one scary night when I got lost but otherwise it was a great time.
― *tera, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 09:04 (twelve years ago) link
http://baltimore.craigslist.org/off/3104594441.html
― am0n, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
Venue FOR LEASE (Previously Sonar)
― am0n, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:49 (eleven years ago) link
context: http://citypaper.com/news/smoked-out-1.1278443
― am0n, Monday, 9 July 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/399541_10151911802595481_1606990814_n.jpg
― kneel aurmstrong (harbl), Monday, 9 July 2012 20:04 (eleven years ago) link
dear mr. unga bunga,
― am0n, Monday, 9 July 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
baltimore! where should i live? what should i do? help me!
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 13:36 (eleven years ago) link
(thank you!)
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 13:37 (eleven years ago) link
that might have been unclear. i am moving to baltimore. so excited you guys!!!
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
wait WHAT
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Friday, 20 July 2012 14:55 (eleven years ago) link
:D
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 15:15 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno how much insight i can give you on where to live not knowing your budget or your preferences or where you're gonna work etc. but i can definitely offer some general advice and my wife is a real estate buff and some other people i know are super knowledgeable about different parts of the city if you really want some help. you moving for a job?
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Friday, 20 July 2012 15:42 (eleven years ago) link
yes it's a teaching job--it's in baltimore county, but i would like to live in the city if possible. and live alone if possible.
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
ah cool -- where? i've lived/worked/gone to school all over the county
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Friday, 20 July 2012 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
R4nd4llstown. Maybe silly to googleproof but I am paranoid.
I guess I could pay 1000 a month? And close to public transport would be nice.
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
that's cool, r-town is nice, kinda the only suburb that is not significantly whiter than the city, and if you wanted to live in the city it would be a light commute. lot of different neighborhoods to check out depending on your priorities, i guess. it occurs to me i have no idea where you live, where you moving from?
― Barack 2 Chainz Obama (some dude), Friday, 20 July 2012 17:45 (eleven years ago) link
mt vernon is centrally located, decent rent and quick access to 83 north to get to the county
― am0n, Friday, 20 July 2012 18:24 (eleven years ago) link
have you seen that show 'the wire'
― am0n, Friday, 20 July 2012 18:45 (eleven years ago) link
My understanding is that all the men in Baltimore look like Stringer Bell.
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
moving from buffalo, al
― horseshoe, Friday, 20 July 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link