House Hunting, Part Two

When I first started thinking about buying a house, I made the decision to use a realtor who knows and lives in the neighborhood where I want to buy. That may have been one of the smartest decisions I’ve made recently. My friend Ulli and I went house hunting again today. This time was a… Continue reading House Hunting, Part Two

Lemon Grilled Chicken

The other night, I came home from work and needed to cook myself some dinner. I knew I had chicken breasts in the refrigerator, but that’s pretty boring. So I started looking around my kitchen. I found the following: lemons, fresh rosemary, fresh garlic. That chicken was screaming to be marinated. So I zested and… Continue reading Lemon Grilled Chicken

House Hunting

If you’ve been following me on Twitter or Facebook, you may know that I’m looking to buy a home. The lease on my condo in Salem is up, and I was not planning on renewing it. A few weeks ago, I was looking for a new apartment in Boston. For the first time in many,… Continue reading House Hunting

Passport Check

When I travel, I prefer to use my passport as ID instead of my driver’s license. I’d hate to lose my driver’s license. When I got my passport almost ten years ago, I didn’t have the actual copy of my birth certificate. Because of this, the State Department only gave me a passport valid for… Continue reading Passport Check

Apartment Search

Several months ago, I told my landlord that I wouldn’t be renewing my lease when it was up in mid-March. I love living in Salem, but it’s incredibly inconvenient. With chorus rehearsal once a week and the doctors I see in the city, Salem becomes more inconvenient. That said, I started looking for a place… Continue reading Apartment Search

Ringing in 2010

They say that how you end the year is an indication of how you’ll spend the rest of the following year. If that’s the case, I’m in pretty good shape for 2010. On Thursday, I took the Acela from Boston to Washington, DC. The Acela is a great ride, even if the whole length makes… Continue reading Ringing in 2010