chicago please
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- k0na_an0k0
i'm liking my train ride so far. it's really become an extra 40 minutes of sleep each way. i've never been more awake during the day.
:)
- Mimio0
Has the Bucktown/Logan Square area gotten too expensive?
- studderine0
eh its not that bad i am 12 miles away from asu main and poly. so its with me.
- cilantrobot0
Chicago. Moving in July after I graduate, can't frickin' wait.
- studderine0
im diggin' that papercut logo
- mg330
Cinlantrobot - you still have the best name on NT ever. If you move to Chicago, and ever see my band, say hello and I will buy you a beer simply because of your screen name.
studderine:
Here's the low down:
Live in Wicker Park/Bucktown if you want either a) rich unattainable women, or, b) cheap, undesirable early 20's or college girls.
Live in Lincoln Park if you want a) girls with money, or, b) girls with daddy's money pretending to make six figure salaries who will always be more concerned with the next pair of $200 shoes rather than how well you'll fuck them on a one night stand. Either way, you sort of win, but you certainly lose.
Live in Logan Square if you want "slowly gentrifying hood." I did it myself for nearly 3 years and the niceness didn't replace the fact that I watched a car get set on fire out my window, and that two people were murdered within 2/3 mile from my apartment.
Live in Andersonville if you want diversity and a longer ride on the El downtown everyday.
Live anywhere that you have to take a bus to the El, or two buses to work if you like standing around on your ass waiting for the miserable CTA that gets worse by the minute.
Live in Wrigleyville if you want to deal with lots of sports fans and to-the-death frat guys so enamored with themselves that they'd sooner have a rib removed to suck their own awesome cock than they would buy a nice stranger a beer.
Personally, I live in Lakewview and love the hell out of it. I'm a 5 minute walk to the lake, which you will often mistake as the ocean. I'm a 2 minute cab ride or 15 minute walk from the best music venue on the northside:
http://www.metrochicago.com
where I just got home from after seeing my good friends in the band Sybris. It's near the Diversey, Wellington, and Belmont brown/purple/red line stops, 4 miles stright north of downtown, some good dive bars and cooler places as well. Lots of stores nearby like Borders, Barnes & Noble, good places to eat, Bed Bath & Beyond, all those sorts of stores.I've lived in three totally different parts of the city in the 6 years I've been here, and Lakeview is finally where I'm the happiest.
There are lots of young people here that are nice cool people who are living on their own and working their way up in the working world. Lots of studio apartments and 1 bedrooms.
There are not too many attitudes around here [Lakeview]. There are in other parts, but generally people in chicago are really great.
The lake path is fun, for jogging, biking, or just walking. Lots and lots of eye candy around here. It's berserk, seriously. You have no idea.
Chicago is a geat place to live. It's getting cold now, but since you live in None, US, I really can't judge what you put up with right now.
If you want any more suggestions, just e-mail me.
- k0na_an0k0
Bucktown... lord yes.
- flavorful0
That it has...
http://www.newstoday.com/pv-an/v…:D
- studderine0
well fuck me. bump this please. bump bump bump.
- Llyod0
avoid the near west side
- studderine0
i think i suffer from repeat thread syndrome.
- madirish0
cause it's closer to Seattle?
- Llyod0
chicago sucks almost as bad a seattle. don't do it.
- Llyod0
seattle is a dump and the women there are ugly and fat.
- studderine0
k0na, where do you suggest living close enough to the city?
- madirish0
you know what i would like to make? a 30 minute cheese tasting shop built on the franchise model .
- you buy a membership
- get's you 1 time/week entry
- taste new, interesting, rare, seductive cheeses for 2 min a piece, totaling 15 cheeses each time.
- you can by more on way out of store
- you can pump each other up and exchange desires/feedback via a social networking site (user-gen-content for us)
- can 'gift' someone a cheese tasting session, and/or corporate account to reserve entire place for function.i will call it...........'Easy Cheese'!
wait...
- madirish0
^wrong thread...
- k0na_an0k0
studderine. i'd love to live in oak park, river forsest or maywood if it were up to me. all stops along the l and metra line.
south loop has some absolutely amazing condos/apartments at the moment. i have a few friends who live down there and it's really nice. they are really doing a lot of work to make that place nice.
linkin park's name always gets kicked around. i've had a friend or two who lived up there. nice but maybe a bit pricey.
wicker park too.
i posted a chicago guide to apartments less than 3 months ago i think. had some really great info on there.
for the time being i'll be staying out in the far west burbs. i need my yard and personal space.... i grew up out in the country. what can i say.
:)
ps. studderine. we're hiring like crazy here. i can't see your work but we're looking for ux, ui, sr designers, jr designers and css/ajax developing champs.
- madirish0
studderine, do you know their is a 'Find' button? just curious.
- Witt0
Chicago = silver beans
;)