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SENDING PAPA HOME

Posted on October 25, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Before my father died in a nursing home five years ago he would tell me he’d been in Mexico the day before, or the week before, or sometime in the recent past, despite the fact he hadn’t been anywhere but … Continue reading →

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HELLFIRE ON 9th AVENUE

Posted on October 21, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Last Friday I went to an “open studio” event at a friend’s studio in Westbeth. I went with some old friends, and we met for dinner before hand at a burger joint on 9th Avenue called “Bill’s Drinks and Burgers. … Continue reading →

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WHERE HAVE ALL THE BEDBUGS GONE?

Posted on October 18, 2014 by xaviertrevino

I thought I was done with our Brooklyn apartment, we moved out and I left it empty and “broom-swept clean” as they like to put in a standard lease. Then I got a hysterical phone call from my ex-landlord, he … Continue reading →

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I CAN SEE THE BRONX FROM HERE

Posted on October 14, 2014 by xaviertrevino

We have achieved some semblance of normalcy in our new home, and we’ve walked around a bit, getting the feel of the place like wary cats in someone else’s territory. We are a block from Broadway here, in Brooklyn we … Continue reading →

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I GONNA MISS YOU

Posted on October 11, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Yesterday I took my last look at the loft apartment Danusia and I lived in for almost 8 ½ years. Danusia was working so I got to do it by myself. I took one last look around at the empty … Continue reading →

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T-MINUS FOUR AND COUNTING…

Posted on October 4, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Four more days before we say goodbye to Williamsburg. This was the fourth place I lived at in Williamsburg, and the longest. Eight and a half years, according to Mark, our landlord. The building in the picture above is our … Continue reading →

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THE NEW ELOI

Posted on September 30, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Sunday I went to my friend Laurie’s apartment to paint some walls for her, and she lives on the other side of Williamsburg, on Union Avenue. I took the L train there and when I exited the train the first … Continue reading →

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THE NEXT TOMATO YOU SEE

Posted on September 27, 2014 by xaviertrevino

All of my loyal readers know I have a sort of obsession with tomatoes and their quality, I think this is the third or fourth tomato post I’ve written, so if you are not concerned about the quality of your … Continue reading →

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MOVIN’ ON UP

Posted on September 24, 2014 by xaviertrevino

We signed a lease yesterday, and what a pain in the ass that was. Sign this, sign that, initial here, here, and here. 12 pages in all, for our new apartment in Hamilton Heights. We then we handed over the … Continue reading →

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ESCAPE FROM HIPDOM

Posted on September 20, 2014 by xaviertrevino

Well that was quick, only a week ago I was writing about having to move and the stress and difficulty of finding a new place within our price range, and yesterday Danusia got the email that we’ve been approved to … Continue reading →

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