I Have Arrived

I made it to Boston and am all moved in now. The move brought with it few casualties, but most notably some dishes and martini glasses. The wine glasses miraculously survived.

I am excited to announce the imminent return of the pull up bar to my dwellings. In my apartment in grad school and in my first apartment in LA, I had a pull up bar. I would do a few here and there and it provided some good exercise for my puny guns. In my second home in LA, however, there was no good spot for it. This is no longer an issue. Call the zoo, because the pythons are about to escape.....

My first day I immediately rolled up to the closest Indian restaurant for a buffet lunch. As soon as I entered the chosen locale, I heard booming bhangra tunes coming from the bar area. They weren't just playing bhangra music, but they had a DVD of bhangra videos. Yes, those really cheesy ones. I had even seen a few of the Pure Punjabi Golden Hits Collection they were screening. I immediately knew this place was special. The food was good too.

Cambridge (the part of Boston where I am living) is a lot like LA, except without the need to drive. The population is very diverse and there is a slight left wing bend to the whole atmosphere, not unlike the feel of Venice or Santa Monica. Drivers also stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk, which is not always the case across the river in Boston. The key is to look the driver in the eye and stare them down to make them stop. This worked all the time in Santa Monica. I don't recommend this practice to the uninitiated, though, as it takes more courage than staring skills.