Erin Miller

Spot now has a boyfriend, or at least that is how our building super put it.
I spent Labor Day weekend moving, again. My old apartment was dark, due to its position in the building and because it was on the second floor, above the bodegas below, it had more than its fair share of roaches. I also met some super cool kids in the building, and they had an extra room. So now I live with three cool roommates and another cool large dog, named Max. Max is Spot’s boyfriend. They play some throughout the day and I think it is great for Spot to have some company. Max is a big dog, he weighs 120 lbs. So now we have 180 lbs of dog in or apartment which is equal to another large person, or a regular person and a small child. The apartment is about average size for New York City so when the dogs play they either run into the walls, hit their heads on the tables, or threaten the existence of the plasma TV, but they sure do have fun.
I can’t even begin to explain how much fun it was to move for a second time in three weeks, carrying most of my stuff up three flights of stairs. It was awesome.
School also started last week and I have been feeling somewhat overwhelmed between figuring out my work and class schedules and finding some way to transport myself between the two locations when there is construction, or explosions, on the subway. I have been stressed as I adjust to many new situations and my new life here. I hope things settle into more of a pattern soon, hopefully just in time for my school work to really pick up. I remain excited that I can pay someone 12 dollars to do my laundry for me. I can also tell you, that last weekend my girl friends and I did not go to a salon in midtown and spend 50 dollars getting manicures, pedicures, and messages while we looked out over Madison Square Garden. Or wait, maybe we did. When people at work saw my nails they said that New York was already rubbing off on me. I have also generally been impressed with my professors.
Here are a few pics of the new place:

Max and Spot

My new bedroom. Notice the curtain hooks, I think they really pull the room together. I am a master with tools.

The new kitchen. It’s small, but at least we have lots of shelves.

The new living room