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holychicken Jun 07 2006 08:07 AM

Not that any of you actually care, but I thought I would spread my happiness to the board and maybe request some pointers. My girlfriend was recently accepted to [url=http://iris.nyit.edu/nycom/]NYCOM[/url] and will be attending medical school there in the fall. It is located in Old Westbury, NY (southern LI) and so I will be happily moving about 200 miles closer to my Nye Mets. As of right now, I have no idea what I am going to do for work (nor do I particularly care ;)) and so shouldn't be making too many plans on where I going to live, but I am looking for suggestions for some of the people who are more local to that area regardless of that fact. It is important to note that she is going to be a medical student and I will be looking for a job in the tech industry, so we aren't going to have all that much money, so please don't suggest something like buying a house in Bridgehampton. :) Personally, I am pushing for Flushing, so I can just, ya know, walk to Shea . . . but I really have no idea what the cost of living is there or if it is even a place I would want to live. . . but the idea of breathing in that fresh Shea air is quite appealing. :) So if anyone has any suggestions, comments or nasty remarks, please post here. :)

Edgy DC Jun 07 2006 08:13 AM

Welcome home.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 07 2006 08:14 AM

I'm a little bit jealous.

Elster88 Jun 07 2006 08:21 AM

Your girl is going to med school? Nice. $$$ Oh and welcome back.

Edgy DC Jun 07 2006 08:36 AM

Not that you (E88) were serious, but waitin' for your baby to turn to gold doesn't pay. Trust me. Treat her like you've struck it rich already. Meantime, well, sing it with the chicken... Many years since I was here On the street, I was passin' my time away To the left and to the right Buildings towering to the sky It's outta sight In the dead of night (oooo-wee-ooo-ooo) Here I am! (oooo-wee-ooo-ooo) Again in this city! (oooo-wee-ooo-ooo) With a fistful of dollars And baby! You'd better believe! I'm back! Back in the New York Groove! I'm back! Back in the New York Groove! Back! In the New York Groove In the New York Groove In the back of my Cadillac A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?' Stop at Third and Forty-three Exit to the night It's gonna be ecstacy This place was meant for me (oooo-wee-ooo-ooo) Feels so good tonight! (oooo-wee-ooo-ooo) Who cares about tomorrow?! And baby! You'd better believe! I'm back! Back in the New York Groove! I'm back! Back in the New York Groove! Back! In the New York Groove In the New York Groove

Nymr83 Jun 07 2006 08:51 AM

marry her before she gets the degree, this way if she dumps you afterwards you can claim an equittable share of it's value at the divorce proceedings... and they said i wasn't learning anything...

Johnny Dickshot Jun 07 2006 10:37 AM

]In the back of my Cadillac A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?' Does it bother anyone as much as me that this couplet don't rhyme? I'm thinking, she coulda said "where we at?" and it woulda been perfect; then I think, maybe that this misryhmed line got me thinking about this so much that it was genius. Not sure. ]Stop at Third and Forty-three I walk by 3rd and 43rd every day and can't imagine why anyone would wanna stop there, unless he wants to go to a Duane Reade.

holychicken Jun 07 2006 10:38 AM

Thank you, thank you. It is great to be heading back home and my parents are even more excited about it than I am. And yeah, I struck it rich long before she decided to become a doctor . . . well, actually, it was probably my non-academic ways and sociable lifestyle in college (which might not have been the best influence on a pre-med student) that caused this delay. We have talked about marriage, however, we are holding off for right now because everything is so hectic and neither of us is too keen on planning a wedding. I keep saying "let's go fly to vegas and get married where Britney Spears got married." For some strange reason, she doesn't think this is a good idea. :)

Elster88 Jun 07 2006 10:41 AM

holychicken wrote: I keep saying "let's go fly to vegas and get married where Britney Spears got married." For some strange reason, she doesn't think this is a good idea. :) Hmph. Women!

Elster88 Jun 07 2006 10:42 AM

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ]In the back of my Cadillac A wicked lady, sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?' Does it bother anyone as much as me that this couplet don't rhyme? I'm thinking, she coulda said "where we at?" and it woulda been perfect; then I think, maybe that this misryhmed line got me thinking about this so much that it was genius. Not sure. I thought it went, for rhyming purposes: In the back of my Cadillac, a wicked lady(ee), Sittin' by my side, sayin' 'Where are we?'

Edgy DC Jun 07 2006 10:47 AM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Jun 07 2006 12:29 PM

"Where are we?" I think, is meant to rhyme with "ecstasy." (Or "ecstacy," as my source has it.) But that's inconsistent with the rhyme scheme of verse one, though maybe not. I'm not sure if I broke the lines right. Nonetheless, it is brilliant for it's many flaws. A horrible chord comes out of the backup vocals on "groove," that actually dampens, to some extent, the excitement Ace is generating. Kiss records were so poorly mixed and arranged and produced, I think the mafia must've been somehow involved. Now, most metal dudes will tell you that Kiss had studio musicians covering for them anyhow, but somehow, their live albums have better sound than their studio albums.

A Boy Named Seo Jun 07 2006 12:28 PM

Congrats, chicken. I'm a west coaster and jealous of the opportunity. I'd love to live over there for a year and see how/if I'd survive. I'm in IT, too, and checked my company's site for jobs in NY, but they've got nothing open. If I were you, I'd hit Dice, Monster, etc., and get my resume out there. Maybe KC's hiring. Good luck to you and your smart doctor chickie.

Johnny Dickshot Jun 07 2006 12:35 PM

Flushing is OK by me -- great diversity of people, good transportation, excellent park and good growth potential with the Shea re-build and expected re-development with it. Plus, KISS is from Queens. I'm pretty sure.

Edgy DC Jun 07 2006 12:55 PM

I'm not sure, but I think KISS is like a four-borough band. Paul is from Queens. Gene is from Israel, by way of New York (I think Manahattan). Peter Criss is from Brooklyn and Space Face Ace from da Bronx.

sharpie Jun 07 2006 01:31 PM

Queens does get the Ramones which trumps KISS any day. Plus, for diversity's sake, Simon & Garfunkel and LL Cool J.

Elster88 Jun 07 2006 01:37 PM

I forget where Jay-Z is from.

ScarletKnight41 Jun 07 2006 02:16 PM

I care HC - I think it's great that you're coming home :) My brother went to NYCOM - it's a good school.

Nymr83 Jun 07 2006 03:56 PM

Edgy DC wrote: I'm not sure, but I think KISS is like a four-borough band. Paul is from Queens. Gene is from Israel, by way of New York (I think Manahattan). Peter Criss is from Brooklyn and Space Face Ace from da Bronx. Motherfuckers left Staten Island out like everyone else...

KC Jun 07 2006 04:58 PM

KISS' best city song is about Detroit though?

Benjamin Grimm Jun 07 2006 05:17 PM

Let's try to name five famous Staten Islanders. All I can think of is that Guiseppe Garibaldi lived there for a while.

Edgy DC Jun 07 2006 05:23 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 07 2006 06:23 PM

Do transplants count? Do mobsters count? ]KISS' best city song is about Detroit though? Perhaps, though "Back" is my favorite. It's only technically a KISS song, anyway having come off of the KISSTM Ace Frehely solo album.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 07 2006 06:19 PM

Well, Garibaldi was certainly a transplant. I'd like to see five famous native Staten Islanders. I think that may be very hard to do.

Edgy DC Jun 07 2006 06:24 PM

Well, I'll give you John Franco and SI Metman.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 07 2006 06:26 PM

Thanks to IMDB, people born on Staten Island include Cornelius Vanderbilt, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Schroeder, and Joan Baez. Staten Islanders

Nymr83 Jun 07 2006 06:33 PM

Menechino (sp?) the former A's utility infielder was a staten islander. Jason Marquis is as well. as far as mobsters go, i don't where they were born but Sammy "the bull" Gravano and son lived here.

holychicken Jun 08 2006 08:51 AM

Uh hello? What's with the thread highjacking? This was supposed to be all about me and you were all supposed to gush over my return and praise me continuously and tell me how NY is going to be such a better once I get there. You know, I was expecting some ego-stroking!!!! Instead, it has been turned into "name famous people from Staten Island." Do I really inspire thoughts of Staten Island? If so, I really need to do something about my image. :)

Johnny Dickshot Jun 08 2006 08:57 AM

From National Lampoon mag's "letters to the editor" page sometime in the mid-1980s, and still makes me laugh like hell, and still can't think of Schroeder (who was then a clean-cut teen idol) without it: ]Dear Editor: I like a girl with a lot of spunk. On her face. Sincerely, Rick (Don't Call Me Rickey) Schroeder