Tuesday afternoon, Kim and I drove down to see Kris and Kirstin AND take in the Red Sox game that night. The Sox won, rebounding from the previous night's embarassing loss, and we made it home in time to watch the Celtics win their first World Championship in twenty-two years. The fact that they beat Kobe and won the clinching game by a Finals-record 39 pts. only added to their glory.
Kim and I also went to the Wednesday, 1pm game, and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, again. Although Citizens Bank Park is a nice one, we enjoyed Wednesday more because we had seats for that game, whereas Tuesday’s tickets were standing room only. Although we enjoyed wandering around the park, going to Harry the K’s, and hanging out with drunk Philly’s fans on Tuesday night, it was nice to be able to take the “Crab Fries” back to our seats on Wednesday.
Kim was back to work on Thursday morning, while I waited for our new furniture to be delivered. We are now the proud owners of an enormous and comfortable sectional that features a 36” by 86” chaise and a queen-sized sleeper sofa. Though it might seem insignificant to some, we’re happy we don’t have to ask our friends and family to sleep on the floor when they come to visit.
Speaking of visits, I went out to Eric and Jenn’s new house today which he’s excited to have for a lot of reasons, including that it will allow for family to visit for holidays or at other times of the year. The house was INCREDIBLE! Not only is it easy to get to, it’s also aesthetically pleasing, spacious, clean, and accommodating. Oh, and it comes with an in-ground pool, small basketball court, and ample yard. As for the inside, it has a fire place, four bedrooms (though three other rooms could easily serve as additional bedrooms), four and a half bathrooms, and some interesting stylistic choices from the previous owners.
Although I want to be very clear about the fact that this is an impressive home in many ways (beautiful landscaping, serene, large deck area out back, enormous kitchen, outdoor speakers, heated pool, etc.), I cannot resist giving you, the reader, two examples of the aforementioned curious “stylistic choices from the previous owners.” With that said, please consult the pictures that follow. You’ll note the last two stand out as really something else. The penultimate photo is of one of the downstairs bathrooms. I would not have known it was there because it was built into a wall of mirrors (with all the mirrors in this home, narcissistic does not begin to describe the former owners). However, one of the mirrors has a handle along its edge and, if you pull the handle, you can discover the mirror is actually a door which leads to a bathroom. This isn’t just any bathroom, however. This is a special bathroom. This is a most revealing…and honest…bathroom. This bathroom…is wall…to wall…to wall…to wall…TO CEILING…MIRRORS!!! Wow. I get chills just thinking about it.
But I won’t tell you what I get when I think of the artwork in the Master Bedroom’s bathroom. You’ll note in the final picture a stone relief from the wall near Eric and Jenn’s Jacuzzi tub. Now, we’ve all seen a stone relief before: at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on TV, in magazine stories on ancient Greece. But this relief is a little different. In this “relief,” there are two women holding onto a gentleman’s…how should I say this? Well, let’s just say the ladies don’t need to “get a grip” because they already have something in the hands. You think I’m making this up? See for yourself.
As for the upcoming week, I have a couple meetings at Poly tomorrow, one at grad school in the afternoon, another couple meetings on Tuesday, and I really need to get to work on what I hope will become my article on “the aesthetic experience” for a particular classroom exercise I already wrote a paper about. Meanwhile, Kim’s trying to get over a cough she’s had for about three weeks and make it through the week at work. She had to work this past Saturday, but we’re hoping that a trip to see Adam and Rita this weekend will do everything to help forget about that.
In the meantime, I hope everyone’s well and look forward to hearing from you as possible.
Kim was back to work on Thursday morning, while I waited for our new furniture to be delivered. We are now the proud owners of an enormous and comfortable sectional that features a 36” by 86” chaise and a queen-sized sleeper sofa. Though it might seem insignificant to some, we’re happy we don’t have to ask our friends and family to sleep on the floor when they come to visit.
Speaking of visits, I went out to Eric and Jenn’s new house today which he’s excited to have for a lot of reasons, including that it will allow for family to visit for holidays or at other times of the year. The house was INCREDIBLE! Not only is it easy to get to, it’s also aesthetically pleasing, spacious, clean, and accommodating. Oh, and it comes with an in-ground pool, small basketball court, and ample yard. As for the inside, it has a fire place, four bedrooms (though three other rooms could easily serve as additional bedrooms), four and a half bathrooms, and some interesting stylistic choices from the previous owners.
Although I want to be very clear about the fact that this is an impressive home in many ways (beautiful landscaping, serene, large deck area out back, enormous kitchen, outdoor speakers, heated pool, etc.), I cannot resist giving you, the reader, two examples of the aforementioned curious “stylistic choices from the previous owners.” With that said, please consult the pictures that follow. You’ll note the last two stand out as really something else. The penultimate photo is of one of the downstairs bathrooms. I would not have known it was there because it was built into a wall of mirrors (with all the mirrors in this home, narcissistic does not begin to describe the former owners). However, one of the mirrors has a handle along its edge and, if you pull the handle, you can discover the mirror is actually a door which leads to a bathroom. This isn’t just any bathroom, however. This is a special bathroom. This is a most revealing…and honest…bathroom. This bathroom…is wall…to wall…to wall…to wall…TO CEILING…MIRRORS!!! Wow. I get chills just thinking about it.
But I won’t tell you what I get when I think of the artwork in the Master Bedroom’s bathroom. You’ll note in the final picture a stone relief from the wall near Eric and Jenn’s Jacuzzi tub. Now, we’ve all seen a stone relief before: at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on TV, in magazine stories on ancient Greece. But this relief is a little different. In this “relief,” there are two women holding onto a gentleman’s…how should I say this? Well, let’s just say the ladies don’t need to “get a grip” because they already have something in the hands. You think I’m making this up? See for yourself.
As for the upcoming week, I have a couple meetings at Poly tomorrow, one at grad school in the afternoon, another couple meetings on Tuesday, and I really need to get to work on what I hope will become my article on “the aesthetic experience” for a particular classroom exercise I already wrote a paper about. Meanwhile, Kim’s trying to get over a cough she’s had for about three weeks and make it through the week at work. She had to work this past Saturday, but we’re hoping that a trip to see Adam and Rita this weekend will do everything to help forget about that.
In the meantime, I hope everyone’s well and look forward to hearing from you as possible.
Note that the following pictures include the new furniture Kim and I got this week and Eric and Jenn's new house (outside, backyard, fire place, master bedroom, bathroom, artwork).
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