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I posted a new blog this week of photos from my May 2001 trip to Manhattan.

http://echeevonyc.blogspot.com

Let me know what you think.





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mojoala said…
very nice set of pictures.

how much does his apartment cost a month.

and why is Roy in newyork.

And does your green chair go with his green couch?

lol
10:58 AM
Anonymous said…
Awesome pictures! I can't wait until we can travel again-maybe when goo-baby is a little bigger...
tim g aka angela's worse half
9:03 PM
Brooks Brown said…
mojo
thanks. roy shared that apartment and it was $3000 a month. the apartment he had in birmingham was also a two bedroom and it was $250 a month or around there. roy was in new york because he got a job at a web design firm called razorfish. they took a major dive after 9/11 and fearing he would be the next to get a pink slip, roy left for boston where he now lives. He works for a well-known design firm up there called stolze design. YES my green chair did go with his green couch and he decided not to take the chair when he left so we got it. I like it because it reminds me of him.

timmythanks, goo-baby doesn't have to be any bigger for her to come visit and meet her aunt brooks who has many presents to give her (HINT HINT!)As you know, we have plenty of room and will find something fun to do if you wanna come over for a day trip.
We know from having our new baby neighbor over that our house can easily transform into a baby safe zone. BRING IT TIMMY!
10:55 PM
mojoala said…
3000! geeesh! I don't think a lot of New Yorkers are going to enjoy the afterlife....
2:54 PM
Brooks Brown said…
I agree. Pretty sickening no matter how much money a person is making up there. I was looking at the note from a house in my neighborhood built in 1920 (two bedroom bungalow) and it was bought for $2500 after it was built. I know that is a lot of years difference, but still. A typical mortgage payment for a house in my neighborhood is 1/3 of what this apartment cost. Doesn't make me want to rush up there and figure out how to make it work -- don't think it ever would.
6:22 PM
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