Chapter 2. The move and settling in.

The Movers came on Thursday at 8:15 AM on time but definitely suprising me in the buff and unshowered. Heather graciously asked them if they could give us 15 minutes. She scowled at me and said


"You should have gotten up earlier!"


ahh well, we were up until 3:45 AM packing and sorting. I had to work all day Thursday and got a bit caught up driving around in some pretty dicey snowy weather, my tires are NOT good in the snow. Highlight of the workday was stopping at Maxgroup in woburn... a Taiwannese owned computer parts distributor. Cooper (our sales rep) was frying up amazing salt and pepper fried chicken that was just unreal delicious and reminded me of street food in Taipei. I was waiting to pay for something and Ccooper walked away and completely forgot so I walked into the kitchen area and he started feeding me delectable chicken... then realized I wasnt there because im a hound for the food (which I am) but rather he had forgotten to get paid for the items he had just given me. I love MaxGroup, Cooper is a nutcase of a sales guy, but the lovable sort of one and very flexible! The rest of the day flew by and before I knew it it was NYE and Heather and I were all packed and shoved into the car to start the festivities. Drinks and sushi with Tara Connolly and my cousin Marlene in Somerville then off to East Boston to revel with RR and Jen. By the way... there is a street in east boston that has more potholes than you can shake a truckload of sticks at near Gove St adjacent to the airport... if you find yourself on that street backup and do NOT continue. Especially when your car is full to bursting and contains people with questionably hearty stomachs, it could end badly for your struts and for their guts.

So now we're here! I bombed down the Mass Pike furiously trying to make up the 6 mile headstart the Bolt Bus had on me then onto the I84-I91-I95 route to NYC following Heather on the Bolt Bus out of Boston. The bus was a good pace car and cuts a nice line through traffic. After a quick bowl of Pho at Pho Pasteur in Chinatown and a brief meetup with Shawn and Judito I ws ready to ball that jack south to Gotham City, my new stomping grounds. "What Kicks! Yass yass" as Neil Cassidy would say. I walked Cleo this morning and got the lay of the land in our temporary neighborhood (Hells Kitchen/Midtown).

Last night we ate thai food for dinner at Chanpen, I had something similar to a ceviche, was decent but not great and for a thai restaraunt and $13, a bit small.

Here is our address, a few pictures, and some recent history of the block we're on.
http://wirednewyork.com/real_estate/cameo/

Thats it for now folks. Thanks for reading! I'll miss you Boston, you were a good city for me... you know I'll be back. I never got to say goodbye to you Jimmy McGrath but I know I will see you in Brooklyn or the Boken.