jone70 said:

Genesia said:

I have about a mortgage about the size of their purchase price - and ten times the space.

Yeah, in Wisconsin, right? My brother owns a split level with a garage, yard, all that and of course pays significantly less, but he lives in Iowa. I'll take pretty much limitless culture, dining, convenience, etc. over that anyday. My mother is always trying to convince me to move back; I think I'd rather die than be stuck somewhere like that again. Not to say there's zero culture or fine dining, but country music, community theater, and the Olive Garden doesn't cut it for me.

Uhhhh...yeah. We have a little more than Olive Garden in Madison. In fact, we have more restaurants per capital than any other city in the midwest (including Chicago and Minneapolis) and, according to a 2006 survey, the most restaurants per capita of any city in the U.S. Some of those "awful" places are helmed by James Beard award-winning (or nominated chefs).

There are plenty of cultural offerings here, too. I know - I acted in two of them this season.

But, hey - if you like overpriced digs and nanny state-ism, who am I to deny you?

Genesia said:

Uhhhh...yeah. We have a little more than Olive Garden in Madison. In fact, we have more restaurants per capital than any other city in the midwest (including Chicago and Minneapolis) and, according to a 2006 survey, the most restaurants per capita of any city in the U.S. Some of those "awful" places are helmed by James Beard award-winning (or nominated chefs).

There are plenty of cultural offerings here, too. I know - I acted in two of them this season.

But, hey - if you like overpriced digs and nanny state-ism, who am I to deny you?

That's pretty much the response I expected from you.

More restaurants per capita in the midwest does not include the world-class dining in New York.

Community theater is not Broadway or even off-Broadway.

Having to drive everywhere and live in "new construction" house that is devoid of any character is not a brownstone.

So yeah, I'm good with NYC, but thanks for playing!

Pathetic

dignity, please, dignity

jone70 said:

Genesia said:

Uhhhh...yeah. We have a little more than Olive Garden in Madison. In fact, we have more restaurants per capital than any other city in the midwest (including Chicago and Minneapolis) and, according to a 2006 survey, the most restaurants per capita of any city in the U.S. Some of those "awful" places are helmed by James Beard award-winning (or nominated chefs).

There are plenty of cultural offerings here, too. I know - I acted in two of them this season.

But, hey - if you like overpriced digs and nanny state-ism, who am I to deny you?

That's pretty much the response I expected from you.

More restaurants per capita in the midwest does not include the world-class dining in New York.

Community theater is not Broadway or even off-Broadway.

Having to drive everywhere and live in "new construction" house that is devoid of any character is not a brownstone.

So yeah, I'm good with NYC, but thanks for playing!

And you corner the market on snobbery. Don't forget that part!

Genesia said:

jone70 said:

That's pretty much the response I expected from you.

More restaurants per capita in the midwest does not include the world-class dining in New York.

Community theater is not Broadway or even off-Broadway.

Having to drive everywhere and live in "new construction" house that is devoid of any character is not a brownstone.

So yeah, I'm good with NYC, but thanks for playing!

And you corner the market on snobbery. Don't forget that part!

I guess you ran out of "facts" to respond with, so you resorted to personal insults. Classy, but then again, when I think Madison, WI I do think class.

I'm sure you'll have what you think will be a bitingly sarcastic retort; but just so you know, I'm bored with this convo and won't be responding.

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ZombieKitten said:

how can you fuck properly in that bed?

Just found this article about a 3 cubit meter micro house and thought that with imagination a person could live in a small space if they wanted to. I love it, check out the pictures.

http://inhabitat.com/3-me...on-design/

I love this apartment even more, it was linked to that article... http://inhabitat.com/incr...ms-into-1/

I think I'd prefer to sleep on the floor with a blanket if I lived in such a small place.

I've had an apartment that was twice the size of hers and I could have a double bed, several keyboard instruments, a TV and a bookshelf there. Wasn't that bad as far as the limited amount of space goes, but the place got messy very easily due to that. I moved out of it when the owner died and the new owner raised the rent to 500€. It was 315€ when I first moved in there in 2004. A dump by all accounts, I admit. There was a beach in the next block though.