Rochester

[nibot]

Today the city is apologising, saying, "just kidding, it was all a practical joke." The sky is blue, the sun's out, and it's a likeable city again, with pretty houses and folks coming out of them, smiling, to rake up the winter sticks from their lawns and wave at the walkers-by.

I walked through the Southwedge and by the pretty old mansions on South Avenue and the park. In the Southwedge some businesses have failed but there are many new ones too, a net positive. Boulder Coffee Co, where I currently sit, has significantly expanded, into the second half of its building, and I have a suspicion that there's an upstairs now too. Outside, they have a fireplace a la the Lux.

It feels a little strange to visit here, as if this is the parallel trip to my first one as a prospective student, four years and one month ago. Maybe because I am here again for just a weekend, and again I am sick.

I have made no progress in studying for my exam.

Staying with Kris at his house has been great, as has been sleeping in and not going to work.

Comments

[jlam.livejournal.com]

I doubt Boulder has expanded or plans to expand and go upstairs. That would require either moving the location of the primary stairwell from the outside, changing the first floor plan, or knocking out a panel of brickwork on a load-bearing wall, which can get expensive and makes less sense than the more likely option, expand into the basement, location of its mythical boulders.

They usually announce these things anyway.

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[nibot.livejournal.com]

I wish Livejournal let us edit comments, until someone clicks “Reply” to comment in reply.

You got your wish!