Yup! Moving out soon though.

Honestly, there's not really any old architecture to be seen inside. They gutted the rooms when they renovated, it's pretty much all new construction inside and looks like any other modern apartment. The part they kept is the lobby, which you can easily look at just by being buzzed in. The restaurant (Cicala) is very nice and you walk through the lobby if you need the bathroom at any point.

I assume because they can make more money off tourists. It's been fun living here, but there's definitely downsides.

In the process. It's operating as a hotel, we have guests coming in and out every day, but there's a good chunk of residents left. The last of them should be out around May and then it will fully be hotel-only.

Wanted to give a shout out to u/decentchinesefood for being invaluable in my apartment search. He found the perfect apartment for us and has been coordinating and helping us along the whole process. 10/10, would recommend if you're looking for a local realtor.

Not a new resident but a moving question nonetheless.

My lease ends April 30th and I'm looking to sign a new one by mid-April. How early is too early to be looking/applying for places?

Responding to a Tuesday comment on Friday, heyoo.

Have you been to the Wildwood one, out of curiosity? Between a friend not being available that weekend for the Philly date, and also being extra careful with my finances in the next few months, I'm thinking I might go to the Wildwood convention in August instead. I would assume same advice applies?

I read a whole 5 books last year, so 77 is a mind-boggling number. Any particular highlights?

Cuddling is the optimal position to go for the throat.

First day back, hoping not to be hit by the post-break blues.

I spent a good hour and a half yesterday journaling out my retrospective on last year and outlining goals for this year. That said, I'm determined to take January as a rest month. Not going anywhere or working on projects, just going to do the bare minimum.

The one thing I'm considering breaking my "not going anywhere" rule for is potentially the tattoo convention later this month. Has anyone been there? I'm looking to get my first tattoo done, just a pawprint of my last cat, but I'm not sure how it works, if I can just walk in and find an artist who will do it or what the price ranges are.

Another query for y'all, do we have a decent Indian buffet in the city? The fiancé and I want to eat our weight in butter chicken and naan, and that kind of gluttony is best suited for a buffet.

I've only had it once, but it's the closest Philly ramen has gotten to the Ichiran tonkotsu I had in NYC. Just pure porky flavor. I'll have to try out Hiro sometime soon though!

I feel that, I miss being a kid where you weren't in charge of holiday plans, you just got to sit back and enjoy.

This is my hot take, but Terakawa is just meh. There's always a huge wait and it's never felt worth it to me. Megumi is right around the corner and it's better imo.

For the real good shit tho, try Neighborhood Ramen down in Society Hill.

Glad to see there's someone else as naive optimistic as me in that New Years resolutions are still a thing. I need to do my year end retrospective/write out next year's goals, but I'm a little apprehensive of looking at what I wrote last year for fear of falling short.

(Also, you're one book ahead of me, if that makes you feel any better. cries in "22 books for 2k22" goals)

The maximum amount of CPP (Cuteness Per Pixel) that is legally allowed by the state of Pennsylvania.

My toxic trait is that I procrastinate on taking advantage of downtime. Then convince myself that it's downtime and no one expects me to be productive right now anyway. While stressing out about not being productive. And then scrambling to get stuff done when it's actually downtime.

In my defense, the week between Christmas and new years is a liminal space, and I should be commended for not regressing into a featureless blob for the entire period of time.

I dream about living in one of those houses. The brightly painted doors, the cobblestone streets. Love that area.

Fully cannot afford it though.

I chose a bad time to watch House of the Dragon instead...