tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post408010437983725042..comments2023-04-22T00:43:14.105-04:00Comments on One Blonde Girl: Mountain Girl, meet City GirlAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-72102881095389089492010-06-27T22:49:51.422-04:002010-06-27T22:49:51.422-04:00im so jealous that you're about to move to DC....im so jealous that you're about to move to DC. Good luck, I'm excited to hear about all of your adventures..well, read about them anyway.madi.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760125693573600857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-8001635134891043152010-06-25T17:59:02.975-04:002010-06-25T17:59:02.975-04:00p.s.@ Salt- The house is pretty unique. The top fl...p.s.@ Salt- The house is pretty unique. The top floor (with all the windows) is a greenhouse. Who has a greenhouse on the top floor of their house? Yeah, we did! The basement has a concrete floor, and my sisters and I used to roller skate laps around it. (It's on the market, btw. Just saying.)Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-86217515849781550142010-06-25T17:55:15.801-04:002010-06-25T17:55:15.801-04:00@ itsallabitrandom- Thanks! I'm really good at...@ itsallabitrandom- Thanks! I'm really good at talking to myself. And fidgeting. Thanks for the tips.<br /><br />@ Hipstercrite- I know, right? Who woulda thunk it. Having been a frequent visitor to Cortland when I was young (and having lived there for a year), I can attest that yes, it is small, but compared to where I grew up, Cortland was a metropolitan (okay, I may be exaggerating). And I can totally relate to your feelings of being stifled.<br /><br />@ MeredithDuck- No worries. I'm a fast reader, so I barely even noticed.<br /><br />@ Salt- Ooh... thanks! I've heard some good things about Baltimore.<br /><br />@ hiphophippie- You can take the girl out of the mountains, but you can't take the mountain out of the girl. Thanks!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-38533435222462388822010-06-25T17:00:44.009-04:002010-06-25T17:00:44.009-04:00I'm a mountain girl too! Grew up in the mounta...I'm a mountain girl too! Grew up in the mountains. Lived in SF and LA for the past 10 years, but the mountains will always be in my heart!<br /><br />Good luck!hiphophippie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561378152859671489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-36870692523100715892010-06-25T16:36:20.670-04:002010-06-25T16:36:20.670-04:00Ahhh welcome to the area! I don't know much ab...Ahhh welcome to the area! I don't know much about NoVa or DC, but if you ever need any good recs for cool things to do in Baltimore or Annapolis, I'm your gal! <br /><br />That house that your father built is so beautiful!Salthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03040383509137140216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-404410692525063132010-06-25T16:16:09.791-04:002010-06-25T16:16:09.791-04:00OH MY GOD. I just re-read my post and saw all my m...OH MY GOD. I just re-read my post and saw all my many typos. <br /><br />I ain't stoopid. I'm just a fast typer that don't proof read stuf.<br /><br />(now while I was trying to make that last statement funny I almost typed "fat typer" and that ain't cool, that's downright cruel.)MeredithDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404490283875614401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-55467552453417171742010-06-25T13:36:57.901-04:002010-06-25T13:36:57.901-04:00wait...there is more of the state up above albany!...wait...there is more of the state up above albany!? ;)<br />you have no idea how much i can relate to this. well, yes, you do. i thought cortland was small, but i guess your town has us beat.<br />i could write a post exactly like this, but it's an emotional area i have yet to fully understand. i want to feel like ny is my home, considering it is where i lived until i was 20, but i can't. besides ithaca, i can't imagine living anywhere in upstate ny. when i think about, i feel stifled.... :(Hipstercritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168118598530462596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-35187691531241600302010-06-25T13:28:39.771-04:002010-06-25T13:28:39.771-04:00Soooo congrats on your move. I'm jealous. I h...Soooo congrats on your move. I'm jealous. I have wanted to move forever but upping three kids from USA to another country or even just another state is all together undesirable.<br /><br />However, I am from the big bad Atlanta and our public transport is Marta. The BEST way to make sure you're left alone if an unruly and possibly life threatening group eyes you....start talking to yourself and fidgeting a lot. Or go sit next to the guy that is doing it already <br /><br /><br />:)itsallabitrandomhttp://www.itsallabitrandom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-77858067816100425692010-06-25T12:01:46.347-04:002010-06-25T12:01:46.347-04:00@ Lindsay- Thanks for the tips!
@ Erin- Thanks!
...@ Lindsay- Thanks for the tips!<br /><br />@ Erin- Thanks!<br /><br />@ Shelley- Yeah, so I was I. I've been going back and forth with this for awhile (and still kind of am). What are your plans late July?<br /><br />@ MeredithDuck- Me too. *sigh* hmmmm... gravy... Thanks for the possible job hook-up! (where were you two months ago?)<br /><br />@ Didactic P- 1) Thanks. I seem to crave it. 2) Mountain living is unique 3) Duly noted<br /><br />@ Miss Nikki- Good to know. And wow, you're far more adventurous than I am when it comes to eating wild game. Thanks!Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-63414675743844773732010-06-25T11:52:18.052-04:002010-06-25T11:52:18.052-04:00Sorry, but THE best poutine in the world is in the...Sorry, but THE best poutine in the world is in the poutine capital: Alfred, Ontario. They use REAL potatoes and REAL curds, I think they even invented it... I (being a french-canadian) am obligated to love poutine (pronounced poo-tsin, not teen). It's a way of life for us... <br /><br />And like you, mountain girl meets city girl. Grew up in a boring burb, but my mom is from Northern Ontario where I spent major parts of my summers. The only thing I can't really say "check" to is the gutting of a deer. But I have eaten: deer, moose, caribou, geese, wabbit, duck, beaver (the animal, not the she-kind variety), arctic char, RAW caribou, every kind of fresh and salt water fish you can imagine... but I LOVE CITY LIFE!!! Love public transportation.<br /><br />I'm jealous of you for your move to DC. Hope you enjoy it!!!Marie Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349867233197745366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-19030030631970180152010-06-25T11:37:31.438-04:002010-06-25T11:37:31.438-04:00I have several responses to this post.
1) Congra...I have several responses to this post.<br /><br />1) Congratulations on the next chapter you're about to start. Change is good. Not for me, but for everyone else.<br /><br />2) When you talk about growing up in the Adirondacks, you sound like me talking about growing up in the Rockies.<br /><br />3) As one of your loyal readers, I should tell you that, regardless of what you choose regarding future blog maintenance, I require constant care and nurturing. All the time.Didactic Piratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830868605102168918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-82296273613878826132010-06-25T10:48:24.994-04:002010-06-25T10:48:24.994-04:00POUTINE! How I love it. Now you have me craving it...POUTINE! How I love it. Now you have me craving it and I can't get it her in Michigan! Darn, guess its time to hook up the deep fryer. :) <br /><br />Good luck to you on your move. I understand the longing for a city. I was from a small town, couldn't want to live in the big city, but I only made it as far as Detroit and this city has made me long for country yet again. But I will always appreciate the convenience of a big city (other than Detroit).<br /><br />Now after I totally dogged Detroit - if you ever want to teach ceramics in an after school program here I'll hook you up! ;)MeredithDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404490283875614401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-91255618205861228092010-06-25T09:12:05.136-04:002010-06-25T09:12:05.136-04:00I was wondering what your plans were, seeing as to...I was wondering what your plans were, seeing as today is the day you told me you were moving out... I never sent you the thing, I have it here waiting... <br />also, are you coming to visit me?Shelley Weberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097997727647803770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-22418592142515490712010-06-25T02:58:57.716-04:002010-06-25T02:58:57.716-04:00I lurve DC. You are going to have a blast. Good lu...I lurve DC. You are going to have a blast. Good luck with the Metro, heh. It's great to have lived both lives - country and city. Makes you well rounded. :-)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162110766373517916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1664983486203309526.post-77096764763952472352010-06-25T00:40:28.868-04:002010-06-25T00:40:28.868-04:00I lived in DC for a year about 8 years ago. I love...I lived in DC for a year about 8 years ago. I loved it! I was only 23, but I was working at an international organization so I met so many people from all over the world while I was there. I'm sure you will too! <br /><br />Dupont Circle is a great place to live, or sort of north(ish) of Georgetown. Except if I remember correctly, Georgetown isn't on the metro and you have to take a bus. <br /><br />As for the metro, it's easy peasy. One of my biggest pet peaves in Montreal is metro etiquette. Nobody here waits for everyone to get off before they all pile in and it drives me nuts. And in DC, everyone is so polite. Not one person gets on until the last person gets off. As a Montrealer, it was something I really appreciated.<br /><br />Good luck in your new city!Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031805236259531142noreply@blogger.com