Re: THe NAC Lots-O-Post Thread
I am so not helping Mark next time he has to move
Hell, I'm not helping my roommate move that damn sofa come time to move out.
Just curious Mark, what do you like to do in the city that only ever happens there that makes living in or nearby worth it?
Honest question, no sarcasm, because after going to school there for 4 years there was never really anything going on that made me want to live there. But I obviously couldn't have known about everything.
I guess if you base your life around bars and comedians or music then it makes sense.
Its not necessarily that I'm basing my life on bars or comedians/music, but I'm trying to base my life on being social. I've had enough of the sitting alone in the garage wasting the weekend at this time in my life.
There is a ton of different things to do in the city which makes it nice to have options, and the hours that they are opened until make it so much more convenient. I went home one break while I was in school, latest movie started at 9pm. 12:30am-1am you can still get a movie in Boston.
But there are bars to go out to if you don't want to sit around, markets to go to, many different music venues (you can get big name bands in places like Worcester, but most of the smaller indie bands play in Allston and its great), museums, etc,
Bored, you can walk around any time you want and just explore. Not the easiest to walk around in the middle of the woods at 10pm at night. One of my favorite things I did when I was still at NEU was an all night adventure through the city that brought us to a 24hr diner and 24hr pastry place in the North End.
The city is just alive, there are people around and sometimes its nice to get out there and experience it.
Yup. Having a garage for the toys, truck, trailer, guns (hopefully soon) kills any desire to live in a city.
We're only about 10 minutes from a shitload of bars/restaurants/fast food on 101A. I have a feeling it would take a least that long to walk/ride the T to your nearest spot anyway (it did when I was visiting friends).
I also usually don't drink to get hammered at a bar. Way too much $$$.
Yes, having a garage is nice, that is a downside of being in the city. There are definitely things that make it harder (like parking come snow time), but there are also things that make it nice.
And just to clarify my statement early, ALL guns are not banned in Boston. Boston has its own weapons ban, which bans stuff like AR's, and a few other big/awesome rifles.
different strokes for different folks.
This is true.
Although I wouldn't quite say LI is a city, it actually reminded me too much of Florida.
Just curious Mark, what do you like to do in the city that only ever happens there that makes living in or nearby worth it?
Honest question, no sarcasm, because after going to school there for 4 years there was never really anything going on that made me want to live there. But I obviously couldn't have known about everything.
Did you live in the city when you were in school or commute?
I commuted from Stoughton.
I spent several nights at my friend's dorms when we would go out drinking at a bar/club or something, but that's about it.
I agree, commuting into and living in are completely different and don't really equate.
I'd argue that living there is a totally different experience. Nice to be able to park somewhere on a Friday and not have to get in my car to do anything until work on Monday if I wanted to. Everything I need is within walking distance, and I only have to drive somewhere if I want to. That convinience alone is worth a bunch. Nice to be able to go grab dinner/beers at a wide variety of places within walking distance or a short ride on the T, and not have to worry about driving back. Everything comes TO Boston too- music, comedians, sports, etc. I've lived in cities in other areas in the past few years (Syracuse, Manchester, New Haven, Burlington, VT) and they just didn't have the same qualities or feel.
This is true.
Living near a city, much less *in* one, would drive me insane in very short order. That kinda life has zero appeal to me.
I wanted to go to Syracuse and be in the middle of no where when I was looking at schools. I had never considered living in a city let alone Boston. Then I looked at Northeastern and wouldn't have gone anywhere else if I were to do it again.
