…I haven’t been in much of a writing mood lately, as you can well imagine. I will resume my blog once things settle down a bit. Pray that everything works out, please.
No tag for this post.Highlandtown has a slight gain in the SC Johnson cleanup votes…go here and vote if you haven’t already!
Tags: cleanup, Pigtown, SC Johnson, voteSC Johnson (you know, the company that makes a boatload of cleaning products…some of which you probably own) is sponsoring a neighborhood “Clean-Up Makeover” for one lucky Baltimore community. And Pigtown is one of three communities being considered — but you have to vote! Click here, scroll down to vote…and vote for Pigtown!
Tags: cleanup, neighborhood makeover, Pigtown, SC JohnsonThe most recent issue of New Yorker depicts a woman receiving an Amazon.com delivery, and she happens to live next to an independently-owned bookstore.
Under normal circumstances, I might have appreciated that irony. 
You absolutely have to give these people a listen — they’re fantastic. I’m listening right now to an EP one of the band members gave me while I was working one day. I totally forgot to listen to it until now, and it’s SO good. It will be a house favorite at Evelyn’s. Long live Esquimaux!
Tags: Baltimore, band, EsquimauxEspecially when your goddam air conditioner has the brokenz. I have not slept since Thursday night — right now the temperature inside my apartment is 91 degrees…so…
I am going to stay in the cafe. All night. The air conditioner down here works just fine, in fact I’m here now — typing away. I have two cookbooks with me, my jewelry-making stuff, and I’ll probably order some Chinese (since Zella’s is closed on Tuedays) and I am going to sleep down here on the floor. So if you see me sprawled out on the floor, no I’m not dead — just dead tired. But I’ll be open at 6:30 for coffee!
Tags: air conditioning, heat, hell, summer sucksSeriously, you guys - I’m not going to fall or jump from my window. There’s a big ledge — very wide. No need to panic when you see me sitting on the windowsill….I promise.
So of course yesterday I posted that it’s been pretty quiet in the ‘hood…of course today that changed. Nothing terrible happened, but as I was sitting in the window this evening, I saw a totally nude man drive by. Yes, nekkid. From tip to toe, if you will. And it wasn’t a pretty sight, believe me. So that’s my big excitement for the day — that and the fact that I got my hair cut. Sigh…
Oh, and I vacuumed and cleaned out the catbox. I know…you’re jealous of all this excitement. Try to contain yourself. :p
Tags: catbox crap, household chores, naked people, Pigtown, the 'hood, window sitting, wootEvelyn’s is now open at 6:30 on weekday mornings. Yes, you read that correctly — 6:30. I started that today, and honestly it wasn’t that bad — it’s only an extra hour, and the weekend hours haven’t changed. Plus it’s kind of nice being up and about when the neighborhood is quiet. Could it be that I am turning into a morning person?
I’ve brought back the chicken salad sandwich…on a bagel. People seem to like it, so I’m sticking with that. I’m also baking like crazy — this weekend’s treats are going to be fun. Stay tuned for that.
Not much happening in the ‘hood these days…it’s been mighty quiet.
Tags: baking, coffee, Evelyn's, mornings, Pigtown, sandwichesIf you see a guy in Pigtown going door to door selling magazines, DO NOT let him in or anywhere near your house. He stopped by the cafe a few minutes ago, and would NOT take no for an answer…and the whole thing seemed like a scam anyway. Once he realised I was NOT about to buy any of his goddam magazines, he started behaving in an erratic manner…so I called the police. So far they are nowhere to be found, but perhaps that will change.
The guy — his name is “Jeremiah”. Black male, 20s, 6 feet tall (give or take an inch or two), wearing a white shirt, dark jeans, and sneakers. Total nutjob. He also tells a long tale about being from New Orleans and losing everything because of Katrina. I’m hoping that’s true and he didn’t make it up to play on peoples’ sympathies, and I’m sorry about all of that, but it’s not a good sales pitch. Really.
Update: Police showed up, and the guy decided to argue with the police officer…who wasn’t buying his story (and I doubt the officer bought any magazines…) so the officer told him to get lost or go to jail. And if the guy comes back to the neighborhood…if anyone sees him and calls the police…he’s off to jail. I hope he never comes back. Freak. And the last I saw him, he was headed towards Ridgely’s.
Tags: creeps, freak show, magazines, Pigtown, psycho shit