Tag Archives: apartment living

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 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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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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LETTING IT ALL GO

Posted on September 16, 2014 by xaviertrevino

In preparation for our move I started sorting through stuff, throwing out things that are useless and preparing to let go of some stuff I’ve been carting around for the last 14 years, when I got divorced. Back then; when … Continue reading →

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Housing Records

Posted on December 17, 2013 by xaviertrevino

There was a woman who lived in the building for 59 years before passing away last spring at the age of 95. She moved in the year I was born, in 1954 with two small children and a husband that … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Delivery

Posted on June 14, 2013 by xaviertrevino

Part of my job is calling people on the phone and telling them they have a delivery. When I worked days, it was usually groceries, now in the evening it’s mostly prepared food. It starts at six, the parade of … Continue reading →

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