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September 13, 2005
Baltimore v Annapolis pt 2
This past weekend I went with Emma to a party at her uncles' house. With digital pictures being snapped left and right of the drunken party-goers -- and honestly the flashes were blinding me -- I decided I need to get a digital camera of my own. So last night we went out and got me a camera.
I haven't had a great opportunity to use the camera yet, as I got it late last night, but I think I've been able to take enough pictures to illustrate, at least a little bit, the difference between the
neighborhood in which I live and the one where I work.
First off, in my neighborhood the kids have taken some of the trash dropped off by people from around the city and turned it into quite a cozy little fort:
There is no place for the kids to even find refuse, much less build a fort, outside my office. Really. It would sink.
And where would all the oil go after the neighborhood kids pry open a 55-gallon drum of used motor oil that appeared over night?
Not that oil drums are the only kind around the neighborhood. There have been some plastic drums filled with a mysterious brown liquid around the neighborhood for quite some time. You can tell they've been there for a while because they're sort of "trashed-in" by a pile of small things and a pile of dirt.
I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining about strangers driving into the neighborhood in the middle of the night and dropping off all their trash. I think in some ways its a good thing. What would the flowers have to grow on if there was no trash?
See, in my neighborhood we really like our greenery. Whenever I plant anything in front of the house the neighobor kids come right behind me and dig the stuff up to bring back home and give to their parents. There are some plants, however, that we all share. Share and respect. Notice the space everyone has given the beautiful tree provided by the City of Baltimore.
They just don't have that kind of respect for trees in Annapolis. Trees are a dime a dozen there:
We do, of course, have some things in common. Graffiti is one that comes to mind immediately.
From my office window you can see how the midshipmen at the Naval Academy graffiti the buildings with "Beat Army." There, however the graffiti is immediately painted over even if everything is spelled correctly.
That's not the case around my house where I'm still waiting (after several months) for the kids to spell "zone" on a building down the street correctly.
Posted by calculatoronfire at September 13, 2005 09:33 AM
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Do they hold steel cage matches atop the KILL ZON building? It looks like that's what it's been set up for. Sort of like Thunderdome. Also, you have a whole office? Can I send you my resume? I don't even get my own cube here. We have these sort of uber-cubes that seat multiple people. Holding pens, really.
Posted by: mike at September 13, 2005 09:53 AM
I think that big floating thing in the water would be too dangerous in Baltimore.
Posted by: anonymouscoworker at September 13, 2005 10:51 AM
would you ever want to start a community garden in that lot? I bet you could start a project and get tons of voluneteers like us to help. (Except maybe get the city to get the brown ooze.)
Posted by: jess at September 13, 2005 12:01 PM
I wish they had steel cage matches atop the KILL ZON, unfortunately they haven't yet.
Hey. Maybe we could use the kill zone for the junkie version of "Bum Fights." they hang out right underneath the steel cage and will do just about anything for 5 bucks (market price for a hit, I believe).
Just down the street from the KILL ZON -- just a block away, actually -- someone did dump off a boat earlier this summer.
I'd be more than happy to plant a garden on one of the abandoned lots. I think it could be really nice. I just want to warn the kids and junkies have no respect for unguarded property. The kids just smash it. The junkies steel it then try to sell it to you. What I'm saying is, Yes. But be ready for setbacks.
Posted by: brian at September 13, 2005 05:13 PM
hooray pictures! the calculatoronfire-baltiblog has revolutionized! cool.
Posted by: d2ana at September 14, 2005 12:06 AM
What a doo
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