love. hate.

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this started as a comment to an entry paul wrote about his apartment building, but it got too long and, well, i wanted it on my site, dammit. these are the things i love/hate about my apartment:
i love that my building is an old, converted boys school.
i hate that there is no insulation in the walls.
i love having 14-foot ceilings and big, casement windows.
i hate that there is always a draft.
i love that all but one of my neighbours is quiet.
i hate that the one noisy neighbour lives right above me.
i love having a south-west exposure & gorgeous view.
i hate that in the summer it heats up to over 30°.
i love having a balcony with fire escape stairs to sit on.
i hate that i never sit outside.
i love how bright it is.
i hate how bright it is in the mornings when trying to sleep in.
i love how cozy it feels.
i hate that i don’t have a bedroom.
i love the black & white tile on my kitchen counters.
i hate the “apartment size” stove.
i love the quiet, residental neighbourhood.
i hate the limited street parking.
i love the xmas presents we get from the landlords.
i hate that i don’t know a single one of my neighbours.
i love how afforable the rent is.
i hate how i will never want to pay more than i do now.
i love how close it is to my friends & father.
i hate having to cross a bridge to get to work.
i love never having to wear slippers.
i hate not being able to paint the walls.

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4 Thoughts on “love. hate.”

  1. shelagh on April 2, 2002 at 11:09 said:

    I love that I live in an old converted 1912 mansion. I hate that its not soundproof and my neighbor above me listens to crappy music at 1:00 am. I love my modern kitchen and bathroom, yet the antiquity of the rest of the living space, true to its 1912-ness. I hate that the neighbor above, too, has hardwood floors and that she loves wearing shoes inside. I love entertaining in my place as all my friends think its so cute. I hate that when I had 12 girls over last week 2 of us had to sit on the floor.
    :)

  2. heather on April 2, 2002 at 12:05 said:

    ooh, our houses are the same age. =)

  3. josé on April 2, 2002 at 13:42 said:

    love splendid isolation
    hate magnificent desolation
    love coolness in summer
    hate cruelness of winter
    love white stucco arches
    hate weedy wet front marches
    love feng shui of driveway
    hate rec room carpet rotting away

  4. andrea on April 3, 2002 at 07:18 said:

    14-foot ceilings?
    geez, and i was just getting all excited about my 8-foot-ceilings.
    *jealous*
    ;)

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