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Friday, April 16, 2004 A few observations on life at Forest Post Apartments. I've long been convinced that no one else from my apartment building actually does their own laundry. I live on the third--and highest--floor, and using the coin laundry machines means walking down four levels of concrete steps to the basement. Since actually finishing a load requires a minimum of three trips up and down, you can see how this could get tedious (though I suppose it's good exercise). But in all the months I've lived here, I've never seen another person making the trek. Nor have I seen any clothes downstairs in their varying states of cleanliness. What I have seen are laundry bags outside of apartment doors, labeled for the appropriate service to pick up. The other defining characteristic of Forest Post: the parking lot is full of SUV's. I personally don't have a huge problem with the vehicles themselves, gas-guzzling though they are--there are legitimate reasons to buy one. But literally 85% of our lot consists of shiny, new SUV's, and you know in that case most of the kids who live here are being seriously financed by their parents (this place is expensive to begin with--thank God for sublets). And my last observation: garbage. Apparently no one in the building believes in throwing away their trash--you often find black plastic bags waiting in the hall for someone (Mommy?) to throw in the dumpster. And any junk mail is usually just strewn on the floor by the mailboxes instead of thrown away. Considering how nice the apartments are, it's surprising that people put such little thought into caring for the place. And don't even get me started on the pot-smoking hallway parties.... (Unrelated addendum: The Photos page has finally undergone a much-needed makeover. Take a look and let me know what you think.) ^ Top | 12:02 AM | | | 
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