ode to my window

Wednesday, September 24, 2008
most people that have been to my apartment would say that i have very nice abode.

16 foot ceilings, tons of exposed brick, great location, an open floor plan, *basically* right on the water and i have a big deck that gets all the afternoon sun.

sounds nice right?

it is! except for one little thing...

there is only one window,
ONE window.

and that window is a mere 3 feet by 3 feet, surrounded by brick - and doesn't open.

exhibit A

hey there little guy, i still love you - thanks for sharing the sun with me.


but now that i shared my small window with the internet i sure hope my window doesn't start to get window envy.

the next thing i know my itty bitty window is going to be all glaring at bigger windows and picking fights.

there will be broken glass everywhere!! the pane, the pane!*

....

so you may wonder how my apartment gets additional sunlight. well my roommate's bedroom has a window to the hallway outside our apartment which then has a window to the real outdoors. so she gets filtered light from that. it actually gets pretty bright in her room.

then there's my bedroom.

my bedroom has a window - that looks into my kitchen - which strains to absorb a bit of the sunlight that shines through exhibit A. it's cool because i'm really a vampire and don't like natural light.

i'm really not complaining though, - i do like my apartment! (see the aforementioned pros) i just find it hilarious.

on a positive note. when hurricane lake erie finally blows through the cleve i only have one window to worry about boarding up. high five!


*this maybe the corniest joke i have ever told in my life and i love it.


[also, i have a guest blog up today over at who's your dachshund featuring a video of MOB's fabulous monti the wonder dog! check it out people!]

38 comments:

Maxie said...

you are ridiculous.... but that's why I <3 you.

your window is glaring at me.

so. funny.

michelle woo said...

Oh man. I can just imagine you at your little desk-slash-stationary-bike typing away in darkness. Muahaha.
Lusting over those brick walls. Where I come from (SoCal), all we have is stucco.

mentalTHREESIXTY said...

I <3 corny jokes... and at 5:20am, this helped! So thx for that ;)

Erin said...

Oh, lol. You got me. I love a good pun.

Ashley said...

Apartments in this town are funny - no two are the same and each has it's quirks.

Personally, I think it's a cute little window!

dmb5_libra said...

very punny....i laughed at that for a good 30 seconds :)

brandy said...

Your corniest joke made me laugh out loud. Today is going to be a good day.

Mon said...

how do you access your deck? from outside?

allthewine said...

"i'm looking for cheesy in my life!"

that's me channeling kate winslet.

I still kind of love your place. The walls! the walls alone.

Makes me wish I lived in the Cleve. ONLY A LITTLE.

Alexa said...

@mon - i have a door to the left of my lonely window that gets my to my deck : ) i'm not totally trapped. ha

Mandy said...

Sounds like everything else makes up for the window...Love the brick walls!

Kristen said...

I could never live that way. I would get clostrophobic and start hyperventilating.

Did I spell either of those words correctly?

Deutlich said...

uhm. I seriously love your apartment.

LLLLLOVE

i am coming to visit again next Spring, fyi! Lake Erie and I won't get along in the winter.. but when it's warm again.. I am soooooooooo there.

stealthnerd said...

Your window makes me sad. But your joke definitely made me happy!

Narm said...

I have the same problem - the only window in my room goes to the hallway - so I only get fake light. I have a great few of downtown and the river - but some sunlight wouldn't kill me. I'm beginning to turn emo.

Alice said...

oh wow... it does sound super nice... but i don't know if i could deal with just the one window! my bedroom has FOUR - nearly more space taken up by windows than by walls. my dining room is windows on 2 sides, and my living room has a double glass door out to my balcony.

i.. uh.. enjoy sunlight.

Nilsa S. said...

Wow, that's one sad little window. Though, don't you need a sliding glass door or something to get out to the deck? Or do you just run through the bricks?

Matt said...

I too love corny jokes.

that one though, was very pane-ful.

sorry...you know I had to!

notthelifeiordered said...

You are hysterical, corny jokes and all! :-P

If it makes you feel any better my LARGE window in my bedroom looks into a courtyard and gets absolutely no sun. Its eternally midnight in my apartment.

Noelle said...

I like your corny joke.

And my old place had windows, but none of them were able to catch much light through the trees. Now I'm in my new place, and I have a huge picture window and the bedroom gets tons of sun. I keep going back to check to see if I left the light on.

And hey, if you're only going to have one window, I think that's a super one to have.

LBluca77 said...

A window into your kitchen sounds fantastic. You can just reach thru for food.

So@24 said...

Looks like a window that would be on the set of a Children's Programming show. Like Sesame Street, Pinwheel, or Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

Jenn said...

I think I could put up with a tiny window for exposed brick and 16-foot ceilings!

Bayjb said...

Oh my gosh, you only have ONE window? exposed brick is lovely but a cave? I love your ode though, adorable.

Jamie said...

I shook my head and laughed when I read about "the pane".

I still love you though and would kill for an exposed brick 16ft ceilinged apartment here in Chicago!

Katelin said...

that is so weird that there is only one window, haha. but i love your joke :)

Dan Mega said...

I laughed at the joke.

Corny, yet effective.

verybadcat said...

If it makes you feel better, I have a gazillion windows, but no light because the house is shaded by trees.

Does that ease your pane? ;)

Stephanie said...

I used to have an apartment with only two windows - even though they were bigger, they looked right onto the alley.

After almost three years, we fled - I needed the light!

well-intentioned heartbreaker said...

hahaha poor window.
but that is hilarious.
clearly the architects were like, dude, you know what would be really funny? IF WE ONLY THIS PLACE ONE LITTLE WINDOW!

Idea #527 said...

I'm confused by the window facing the hallway. Is the hallway an outdoor hallway??

lauramarie! said...

maybe your window is sad because she is wearing a mini blind- give your window some flair!

rs27 said...

Birck oven pizza is my favorite. You guys probably make some good ones in there.

Ashley said...

How punny!

I loved this entire post.

That's all.

brookem said...

your one window and my gazillion windows need to find a happy medium. i feel like i have waaaay too many sometimes. lots of blinds to open and close each day, lots of windows to make sure are closed if it's going to rain, etc.

ps- i love those brick walls!

girlinterrupted1218 said...

Too funny! I bet your window loves you back.

EP said...

Aww, little window! I love the pane joke (hopefully that won't happen) and your apartment sounds cool, minus the whole natural light thing. When I was looking at apartments, I found a lot of them only had a few windows. It's weird.

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