saturday

[nibot]

this morning Ryan and I went house-hunting. we parked in the southwedge and then walked all over. we found two awesome apartments, but no good houses yet. we're determined!

we did find the perfect place, though, triangulated between two bars, three cafes, and a branch of the public library. hot! we found several new cafes, including one place predicated on an obscure cola beverage known as "moxie". within fifteen minutes i was best buddies with the owner, an amazingly cool guy by the name of drew.

before we went out I put up this awesome rainbow flag on our house, that nasco gave us. as we left we looked back at our little street at all the boring houses except our house standing out spectacularly, with christmas lights and our rainbow flag. i believe ryan's words were, "sweet, dude," and something about how maybe our cool neighbors would come visit us now:



in the evening i hung out with my awesome friend dana from cornell and her sister and her sister's boyfriend. atomic eggplant was closed so we went to mex. afterwards we called up ryan and justin and went out on the town. it was spectacular. we went to our home-to-be, the southwedge neighborhood of rochester. lux, beale street, and some random pizzeria. at 01:30 we head downtown for some choice minutes dancing, at 'bar fly' on east avenue. by coincidence they were playing some dance music i heard in copenhagen in the summer of 2001. it was divine.

we got home at 02:30 to find the flag taken down and stuffed into the doorway to my room. @#$@#$@$ !!! )-:

Comments

[erinmack.livejournal.com]

Damn, that is some real winter weather.

I'm kinda jealous!

now i remember why i preferentially live in big cities.

[squarkz.livejournal.com]

...that story made me sad.

perhaps you could hang the flag somewhere less reachable?

[limegreensneaks.livejournal.com]

I have the same flag (except mine says "Pace" since I got it in Italy...and people don't always understand what that means). Hang it in your window if you want to display it. Mine is just on my wall. That way if someone has issue with it they have to say it to my face.

[probablevacancy.livejournal.com]

You should probably put the flag on the second floor of the house and mount it above those windows or something. That way, at least someone will have to risk climbing on your fucking roof to de-fag your house.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

sadly, it is one of the roommates who objects to it.

[milinovich.livejournal.com]

It was two roommates who objected to it, as I made clear to you. It was only I who took action.

[narrow-bridge.livejournal.com]

The flag does add some nice color to your house.

Our response

[milinovich.livejournal.com]

For someone who constantly preaches the benefits of cooperative living, we take offense at your actions (and find them rather hypocritical) and wish you had chosen to discuss them directly with us, instead of on your livejournal.

First and foremost, you did not ask everyone who lives in your house whether or not they wanted the flag flown. Secondly, you did not care. As you said to Micah, "Ryan and I took a vote and it was 2-0." Are there not four names on the lease? Do not your actions reflect upon all of us? Maybe we misunderstand the meaning of the word "cooperation?" Thirdly, Micah did address you directly, several times, expressing the opinion we had to remove the flag. Still, you chose to force your decision upon us.

We only ask that you practice what you preach.

Sincerely, as whitewhale so eloquently put it, those "piece of shit east-coasters"
you live with,

Micah & Vijay

Re: Our response

[nibot.livejournal.com]

I had no idea you would object at all, yet alone so strongly; indeed, I figured you (all) would probably consider it "cool". I figured that, with Ryan, I couldn't be outnumbered (that was what was meant by what you interpreted as a "2-0" vote). I could--should--have taken it down immediately, but I figured you'd get over it. Mostly I am disappointed by your unwillingness to display a rainbow flag. And I might not have been angry about it having been taken down, except that then having it dumped on the floor in a heap adds insult to injury.

Re: Our response

[milinovich.livejournal.com]

First of all, I don't take offense at people who display rainbow flags, I just choose not to be one of them. I am happy to discuss my political opinions with anyone who asks me, but I choose not to try to force my way of thought upon others. I hate when people do it to me, so I in turn chose not to do it to others.

Secondly, after calling Vijay and discussing it with him, I called you back and asked you to take it down (for a second time mind you), giving you the chance to quell my anger (for a second time) at your decision to include me in this political statement you would like to make. You chose not to do anything. When I came home, I was very angry at your selfish decision making, and what added insult to injury was the fact that you didn't care what I, or Vijay, thought.

Re: Our response

[nibot.livejournal.com]

fair enough.

Re: Our response

[nibot.livejournal.com]

chosen to discuss them directly with us, instead of on your livejournal.

the LJ post was not directed to you.

Re: Our response

[milinovich.livejournal.com]

I understand that it was not directed at me (or Veej), but not conveying the complete story makes me look like a complete jackass to everyone you know.