Jimmy Legs

Love in the afternoon

May 4, 2007 – 11:02 am

Suddenly, something important happens, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. One thing Bushwick has lots of is cats. I have seen actual packs of cats roaming the streets en masse, cats caterwauling on our stoop, cats sleeping inside our gate door. My neighbor complained of cat odor recently and had the chutzpah to suggest it was […]

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Another gas face victim

May 2, 2007 – 11:05 am

Gas Meters, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. We've feared gas bills more than any other utility when we moved into this place, nigh onto six months ago. Gas usage seems to vary wildly in this town, with some reporting bimonthly gas bills in the neighborhood of $5000 or more. Never having paid for our own […]

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In the morning, laughing happy fish heads

May 1, 2007 – 12:09 pm

I don't know what's going on around here, but nearly every day in this office, somebody apparently is having fish for lunch and it's driving me crazy. I don't even think it's somebody in my office, as the smell is so pervasive it could be coming from anywhere. It's even in the elevator. It'll take […]

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Guilty of being white

April 30, 2007 – 11:36 am

Skim Coat, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. The walls are skim coated, and although they may not be perfect, I am getting sick of this stuff, so I'm throwing in the towel on trying to make the walls smooth and even. Screw it! I'm getting back to what I know best: covering up my mistakes […]

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You've got to breathe, stupid

April 26, 2007 – 11:31 am

Ready for skim coat, originally uploaded by Jimmy Legs. It's looking a little less like a disaster and more and more like a sheetrocked box of doom! I'm starting to worry that there won't be enough air when the door is closed. Ugh, I guess we'll have to paint as well.

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