Oh, yeah.

[e_juliana]

Something very petty, but I'm a little pissy at our local newpaper right now. They published a gushing piece about Lyn-Lake, which is the commercial district I tend to revolve around. It's fun and funky, with great theaters, restaurants, and shopping. It's also still overshadowed by the ultra-hip and mega-commercial Uptown just six blocks to the west. That's not going to stay that way for long, as gentrification is creeping its way east in the form of new condos and townhouses springing up in former parking lots.

Fine. I can deal. My immediate neighborhood will probably stay funky-esque for a few years at least, because there is nowhere for gentrification to come in. We're packed. However, I do resent my favorite place to wander and people-watch becoming the New!Hip!Thing!! It happened with Uptown, it's happening with Lyn-Lake. I live in the city (and avoid downtown on the weekends) to get away from the suburbanites, and they keep invading. What happened to NorthEast becoming "hip"? Why aren't they all up there???

Yeah, I know. I sound like an aging cranky pretentious hipster. Okay, the first three are accurate.

Still.

Maybe I need more sleep.

Get offa my lawn!!!

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[redwright.livejournal.com]

"What happened to NorthEast becoming "hip"? Why aren't they all up there???"

They tried. Oh they tried.

They left when we continuously and enthusiastically urinated on their tires and tried to sell them raffle tickets for pancake feeds.

Creativity comes in many forms, my darling.

XO

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[e-juliana.livejournal.com]

Snerk.

Seriously, what happened? And why the feck aren't they bugging you, too?

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[redwright.livejournal.com]

Did you think I was kidding? Oh my no. It's a different set of artists up here in the Nordeast (proper pronunciation, J)

We indulge in:

Homebrewing and the art of Beer guzzling
Football watching ... complete with BBQ of unidentifiable food items.
Nerd baiting .... what else can I say? We've all fallen victim a time or two when we've left our Nordeast ID badges in the drawer.
And the random act of urination upon unsuspecting BMWs and Saabs.

The Nordeast is a conclave of seriously f*cked up, happy-go-luck, blue collar artists.
And we don't like trespassers. So ..... call before you come.

XO

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[e-juliana.livejournal.com]

The Nordeast is a conclave of seriously f*cked up, happy-go-luck, blue collar artists. And we don't like trespassers. So ..... call before you come.

Thhhpth. :) It's the beer-drinking that gets me, every time.

And I KNOW the proper pronunciation for Nordeast, but the rest of the peeps who read this wouldn't have a clue what I was talking about.

Not that it would be a change of pace or anything....

there is nowhere for gentrification to come in

[stroppet.livejournal.com]

Don't worry. They'll find a place. They'll start tearing down all the cheap funky apartments to build condos and McMansions.

Plus, now that the area has been publicized, you'll have all kinds of people (Residents and buisnesses) down there who don't have a feel for the neighborhood causing issues with (longtime) residents and buisnesses, and likely an uptick in crime.

Sorry. My neighborhood's been going through this for a while now.