Actually, that's a pretty cool apartment. Reminds me of my studio I had in a rooming house once.

I'm impressed. It works for her because the apartment is just a base she comes to for sleep, bathing and some down time; her life is played out in the city itself.

(Cue the video of the Hong-Kong apartment with movable walls)

Ha ha, only if she's 5-3

Spiffy.

Looks quite well done. Though having a CRT TV as well as a flat panel widescreen computer? Seems a waste.

At least this will show the random retard Iowa FARKER , who proudly claims he moved out of his mothers trailer, why people in NY still live at home. Sorry Cletus, this is double your rent and see how little it gets you?

Heeeeey! Friends told me you could share half of 1,000 sq. ft. in Manhattan on a Barista's or semi-employed actor's salary.

Sweet, another thread where people from New York City can act like smug jackasses because they pay a shiatload of money for a tiny apartment and the rest of us just aren't cool enough to get it.

hbk72777: At least this will show the random retard Iowa FARKER , who proudly claims he moved out of his mothers trailer, why people in NY still live at home. Sorry Cletus, this is double your rent and see how little it gets you?

Hey, I resent that!
My name's Jethro.

Where will she keep all the cats?

PacManDreaming: She should move to Texas. She could get a 2000 sq. ft. house for $700 a month.

The commute would be terrible though.

Also, that apartment space is not too terrible for a single person. I used to live in a tiny space (maybe 50ft sq) for a similar amount per month just because it was a 5 minute walk from walk and I knew I was only going to be there for 6 months.

Reminds me of the Riddler's apartment from Batman Forever. All she needs is one of these:

PacManDreaming: She should move to Texas.

But then she'd have to live in Texas.

P.J. O'Rourke said something like 'I'd rather be homeless in NYC than the king of Canada'. I'm sure that also applies to Texas.

My house is 4000 square feet and it's full of stuff I don't really need, but want to have anyway. I'm a walk to downtown and I have an awesome backyard and a two-car garage. Expensive? Probably a bit, but I can afford it. I don't do shrinky dink art and write books that are never going to be bought about personal stories from a Holaocaust survivor; they're a dime a dozen.

I have to be at the gymm in 26 minutes (actually exactly 26 minutes).

Wow. That's more than the monthly mortgage payment on our four bedroom house. I think I'll stay in Indy.

fisker: Gonna be hard for her to go full on reverse cowgirl up in that bunk.

I lol'd

FredaDeStilleto: I'm impressed. It works for her because the apartment is just a base she comes to for sleep, bathing and some down time; her life is played out in the city itself.

If you're young, intelligent, and even moderately attractive, you would be crazy to live any other way in NYC. Good for her! I wish I knew more interesting people like this.

FlashHarry: the cost of living in large, popular metropolitan areas often exceeds that of smaller, less desirable hyped communities.

New Yorkers are proof that people are sheep. They have been convinced and therefore try to convince others that accepting crappy conditions is worth it, because at least it's expensive.

There isn't anything in NYC that can't be found somewhere else for less.

historycat: There isn't anything in NYC that can't be found somewhere else for less.

Bullshiat.

City living costs a lot of money, regardless of what city you live in. The density and quality of jobs, entertainment, and everything else is directly proportional to the cost of rent/taxes/property.

Of course you can get all of the same luxuries in rural Kentucky, you just have to drive absurd distances for them.

historycat: There isn't anything in NYC that can't be found somewhere else for less.

But all in the same town? Really? Are there any tickets for tonight's The Lion King performance in Omaha?

fisker: Gonna be hard for her to go full on reverse cowgirl up in that bunk.

I think she's more interested in good scissoring.

historycat: FlashHarry: the cost of living in large, popular metropolitan areas often exceeds that of smaller, less desirable hyped communities.

New Yorkers are proof that people are sheep. They have been convinced and therefore try to convince others that accepting crappy conditions is worth it, because at least it's expensive.

There isn't anything in NYC that can't be found somewhere else for less.

I want to be a fashion designer. Could you direct me to any apartments within walking distance of schools and studios in...Oklahoma? And I'm a bit of a foodie so there should be a good number of outstanding restaurants within reach as well. And if you could find me several options for live entertainment every night, that's be super.

New Yorkers are proof that supply and demand works.

/Doesn't really want to be a fashion designer.

That's 130 square feet

fisker: Gonna be hard for her to go full on reverse cowgirl up in that bunk.

Something tells me she doesn't get in that position very often. She just needs the bed to be long enough to fit two women face-to-crotch.

jackbooty: Sweet, another thread where people from New York City can act like smug jackasses because they pay a shiatload of money for a tiny apartment and the rest of us just aren't cool enough to get it.

Hey she clearly states at the outset she could have afforded better but didn't want to "take all her money".

I did the same thing in Chicago in a slightly bigger place -- a 180 sq ft U-shaped apartment (with kitchen) on Clark St in Lincoln Park. Since I was consulting and used the space as a weekend crash pad, I didn't care.

/rent was $365 a month
/ceiling loft had enough room for reverse cowgirl

i'd date her.Great_Milenko: FredaDeStilleto: I'm impressed. It works for her because the apartment is just a base she comes to for sleep, bathing and some down time; her life is played out in the city itself.

If you're young, intelligent, and even moderately very attractive, you would be crazy to live any other way in NYC. Good for her! I wish I knew more interesting people like this.


she beats one of those barbie dolls any day.

Gotfire: fisker: Gonna be hard for her to go full on reverse cowgirl up in that bunk.

I think she's more interested in good scissoring.


because she doesn't cake her face with makeup and wear uncomfortable shoes/clothes and doen'st have an empty head like the barbie dolls you like???

Living in a city where you are stacked on top of each other is not simplifying. Living in an apartment where you have to own more stuff than the space is designed for - no matter how large or small - is not simplifying. Paying $8.34 per square foot a month is not simplifying (My town home would be $12k at that rate).

Try living in that space in Kearney Nebraska and I will start to think you know something about simplifying.

I jump a parachute canopy that is 107 sq. ft.
And it's considered small in the skydiving world.

No gun rack?

The Great EZE: I want to be a fashion designer. Could you direct me to any apartments within walking distance of schools and studios in...Oklahoma? And I'm a bit of a foodie so there should be a good number of outstanding restaurants within reach as well. And if you could find me several options for live entertainment every night, that's be super.

I live in a town of about 200,000, and I have all of that. It's not within walking distance, but there's little enough traffic that I can probably get there as fast by car as you get to wherever by foot. Plus, I have tons of farmland surrounding the city meaning I can buy my food directly from the folks who grew it. If I want excellent theater, it's about a 25 minute drive to one of the biggest meccas for quality theater in the country.

Plus I get more house for less money, even when you factor in the costs of having a car.

I have no idea why New Yorkers feel this desperate need to justify the choices they make by pretending their city is magically better than anywhere else.

The Great EZE: historycat: FlashHarry: the cost of living in large, popular metropolitan areas often exceeds that of smaller, less desirable hyped communities.

New Yorkers are proof that people are sheep. They have been convinced and therefore try to convince others that accepting crappy conditions is worth it, because at least it's expensive.

There isn't anything in NYC that can't be found somewhere else for less.

I want to be a fashion designer. Could you direct me to any apartments within walking distance of schools and studios in...Oklahoma? And I'm a bit of a foodie so there should be a good number of outstanding restaurants within reach as well. And if you could find me several options for live entertainment every night, that's be super.

New Yorkers are proof that supply and demand works.

/Doesn't really want to be a fashion designer.

I don't know about Oklahoma but:

Cleveland Foodie Blog (new window)

Cleveland International Film Festival (new window)

Food Netowrk (new window)

Best Food Lovers' Market: West Side Market, Cleveland, OH

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ibanezdude: historycat: There isn't anything in NYC that can't be found somewhere else for less.

Bullshiat.

City living costs a lot of money, regardless of what city you live in. The density and quality of jobs, entertainment, and everything else is directly proportional to the cost of rent/taxes/property.

Of course you can get all of the same luxuries in rural Kentucky, you just have to drive absurd distances for them.

I currently live in the middle of Columbus, and have 2000 sq feet for alot less than she's paying.

I can walk to one of the high end restaurants in town, there is a thriving theater district here and in Cleveland. (Seriously check out the Theater district in Cleveland it's amazing.)

There isn't anything you can find in NYC, that I can't find a comparable here in Ohio. The only difference is the density and the cost. There are more of these places in NY and so that must be better right?

It's the Apple Fanboi defense. I pay more and it's got a logo so it must be better.

lifeboat: Where will she keep all the cats?

came here for this

/leaving satisfied

Thorak:

historycat:

While I appreciate the work you've done laying out the food and entertainment options of your respective towns (even though there are still way more options in NYC), there's also the elephant of employment in the room. The best possible job markets for artists, designers, writers, "professional organizers," etc. like her are still in big cities like NY, LA, and Chi where more people are willing to pay more money for such, um, "unconventional" job skills. No use having all that wide open space if you can't maintain it with a fulfilling career.

historycat: It's the Apple Fanboi defense. I pay more and it's got a logo so it must be better.

Thank you for your post.

It's always good to see such silliness on display.

The Great EZE: Thorak:

historycat:


You're trying to use logic and reasoning. Good luck with that.

How does she have sex in that bed??

i'd want a bit more liebensraum than that.

But folks,

If we don't get our population growth under control NOW we'll ALL be living like that.

PacManDreaming: Yeesh...my computer room is bigger than her apartment. Heck, my master bathroom and walk-in closets are bigger than her apartment. She should move to Texas. She could get a 2000 sq. ft. house for $700 a month.

But she's have to live in Texass.

Christ, what an awful life!

The Great EZE: While I appreciate the work you've done laying out the food and entertainment options of your respective towns (even though there are still way more options in NYC),

That's a false comparison, because while NYC obviously has vastly more choices, New Yorkers always talk about how everything's a short walk away.

When you use THAT measure, I've got at least as much in a short drive's distance as NYers have in their short walks distance.


there's also the elephant of employment in the room. The best possible job markets for artists, designers, writers, "professional organizers," etc. like her are still in big cities like NY, LA, and Chi where more people are willing to pay more money for such, um, "unconventional" job skills. No use having all that wide open space if you can't maintain it with a fulfilling career.

I live in a tech town. We've got RIM (the company behind Blackberries), the Perimeter Institute (one of the premier theoretical science groups in the world), two universities, the Institute of Quantum Computing who are at the forefront of that research, etc.

We've also got several small communities nearby which are nationally renowned for their local artisans, if you're more into the arts than the sciences.

I find your claim that you can find a more fulfilling career in NYC to be somewhat laughable. How many New Yorkers end up working as wait staff or what have you because they moved there expecting one of those magically awesome jobs but it never managed to actually work out?