What's the view from your place?

[darklinensuit]

My apartment is high up and overlooks the pool & a highway (NOT I-10, thank goodness), several buildings, and trees. It faces SW, so I get great sunsets and lots of sunshine, but I end up paying more on air conditioning.

What do you see when you look out?

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Our neighbors house across the street...trees....planes heading to the airport :nod:

[golden braid]

My apartment is on the second story. My bedroom window overlooks grass and a creek. There are often ducks, deer, and other birds around. The living room window overlooks the parking lot. Fortunately we are near the freeway and the main road but not too close so it's fairly quiet.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Our neighbors house across the street...trees....planes heading to the airport :nod:

I swear I never see so many planes in the sky as when I'm in Jersey.
How far are you from the airport?

- Jake

[DrummerDeanna]

Well, I can see my neighbors houses, including one neighbor whose garage door apparently doesn't work as it is open ALL THE TIME...and she basically lives in there...talks on the phone *loudly* etc....

And farther off I have a view of the Organ Mountains...which I don't live too far from....it's a nice little mountain range that gives our city something lovely to look at :)

At the moment I'm also seeing an obsene amount of weeds...like I'm thinking the neighbors are going to start complaining and calling codes enforcement on me lol...BUT I did start pulling them today....so hopefully in a few days...no more weeds :nod:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by golden braid
My apartment is on the second story. My bedroom window overlooks grass and a creek. There are often ducks, deer, and other birds around. The living room window overlooks the parking lot. Fortunately we are near the freeway and the main road but not too close so it's fairly quiet.

The grass & creek sound nice, but doesn't the parking lot get noisey? I am not a fan of noise.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by DrummerDeanna
And farther off I have a view of the Organ Mountains...something lovely to look at :)

It's just too easy.:laugh: :laugh:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I swear I never see so many planes in the sky as when I'm in Jersey.
How far are you from the airport?

- Jake

By car it's about 18 minutes. However, if you go to the edge of my town to the waterfront, it's not that far down the river...you can see them coming in and landing.

[dissention]

A porno shop, a convenient store, and the turnpike. ;)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
By car it's about 18 minutes. However, if you go to the edge of my town to the waterfront, it's not that far down the river...you can see them coming in and landing.

Never got the fascination with watching planes.
When they opened the new airport in Austin a few years ago, it became a popular date spot for a time.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
A porno shop

At least you get to avoid a long work commute, right?:)

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
At least you get to avoid a long work commute, right?:)

- Jake

Hell, the clients come to my place. I do live shows twice daily, chains are optional but leather is a must.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
Hell, the clients come to my place. I do live shows twice daily, chains are optional but leather is a must.

Those poor customers, having to be chained or strapped down just to watch.
No wonder you were talking recently about some guy who wasn't permitted to close his eyes during porn viewing.:distress: :wavey:

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Those poor customers, having to be chained or strapped down just to watch.
No wonder you were talking recently about some guy who wasn't permitted to close his eyes during porn viewing.:distress: :wavey:

- Jake

Those suckers can't even chew through the restraints. I should know, they tried.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
Those suckers can't even chew through the restraints. I should know, they tried.

Maybe if you drew from the under seventy-five crowd, so they wouldn't have to gum their way to freedom?

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Maybe if you drew from the under seventy-five crowd, so they wouldn't have to gum their way to freedom?

- Jake

You asshole. :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Never got the fascination with watching planes.
When they opened the new airport in Austin a few years ago, it became a popular date spot for a time.

- Jake

I don't like to watch planes but going down to the waterfront in between the aquarium and the Tweeter Center and checking out the amazing view of Philadelphia is nice..makes me look forward to summer and the FLEETWOOD MAC CONCERT :nod:

Jake, you know you take all the chicks to the airport ;) :laugh:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
I don't like to watch planes but going down to the waterfront in between the aquarium and the Tweeter Center and checking out the amazing view of Philadelphia is nice..makes me look forward to summer and the FLEETWOOD MAC CONCERT :nod:

Jake, you know you take all the chicks to the airport ;) :laugh:

Yeah, but declaring them at customs gets expensive.:laugh:

BTW, I hate aquariums. The shark fear thing.:eek:
(Hate the Tweeter, too!)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
You asshole. :laugh:

My goodness, do you kiss your old lady clients with that filthy mouth?:( :wavey:

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
My goodness, to you kiss your old lady clients with that filthy mouth?:( :wavey:

- Jake

If you only knew where their mouths have been...especially if they seek out my services. :eek: ;)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
If you only knew where their mouths have been...especially if they seek out my services. :eek: ;)

The pharmacy or the corner dealer, I imagine.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
The pharmacy or the corner dealer, I imagine.

- Jake

I will play both, but it's an extra $20.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
I will play both, but it's an extra $20.

Plus bail.:cool:

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Plus bail.:cool:

- Jake

No, I have an arrangement with the local cops. But I'd send Marissa up the river if my ass was on the line. ;)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
But I'd send Marissa up the river if my ass was on the line. ;)

That's touching, it reads like a missing Stevie lyric.
You could have written for Street Angel if you were a little better.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
That's touching, it reads like a missing Stevie lyric.
You could have written for Street Angel if you were a little better.

- Jake

"When you're caught by cops
And there's nothing but 'cuffs
I'd send Marissa up the river
And suddenly...I'd be freeeeeeeeeeee"

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
"When you're caught by cops
And there's nothing but 'cuffs
I'd send Marissa up the river
And suddenly...I'd be freeeeeeeeeeee"

Marissa's free and floating again
Rolling on the pike
Unwinding in her thong

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Marissa's free and floating again
Rolling on the pike
Unwinding in her thong

- Jake

You never promised me a cheetah print thong
You never said it would be cotton
And now it's wool and I'm uneasy and itchy
Ooh, on my ass there is a rugburn

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
You never promised me a cheetah print thong
You never said it would be cotton
And now it's wool and I'm uneasy and itchy
Ooh, on my ass there is a rugburn

Stayed dry the other day
Stayed dry again yesterday
Wonder if I'll ever stay dry again
It reminded me of Thong Depends

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Stayed dry the other day
Stayed dry again yesterday
Wonder if I'll ever stay dry again
It reminded me of Thong Depends

- Jake

Depends deposits all the time
I wonder what Jakey would say
Another clean-up
Another pair
Another run to CVS this time

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by dissention
You never promised me a cheetah print thong
You never said it would be cotton
And now it's wool and I'm uneasy and itchy
Ooh, on my ass there is a rugburn

Both of you can kiss my cheetah thong'd ass. :laugh:

[dissention]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Both of you can kiss my cheetah thong'd ass. :laugh:

Preferably the smooth cheek. :D

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
Depends deposits all the time
I wonder what Jakey would say
Another clean-up
Another pair
Another run to CVS this time

Through the mist she feels her thong
Riding up on her
Playing with GardenStateGirlie
We'll be there to tease you when you fall

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Both of you can kiss my cheetah thong'd ass. :laugh:

Fine, but if it kisses us back, we're getting you a bigger thong.:)

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Through the mist she feels her thong
Riding up on her
Playing with GardenStateGirlie
We'll be there to tease you when you fall

- Jake

Such a troubled girl
Such a riding thong
She could dig it out
Before the discomfort made her cry
Ridicule would become her middle name
Cheetah thongs induce pain

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Yeah, but declaring them at customs gets expensive.:laugh:

BTW, I hate aquariums. The shark fear thing.:eek:
(Hate the Tweeter, too!)

- Jake

:laugh:

The aqaurium in Camden isn't too great but i've been to the aquarium in Baltimore a few times...it's nice.

I hate the Tweeter Center with a passion.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
Such a troubled girl
Such a riding thong
She could dig it out
Before the discomfort made her cry
Ridicule would become her middle name
Cheetah thongs induce pain

You never promised me a thong made out of Depends
Lame of gold you said was all you could buy
You never said you'd be a cheetah print lady
And GardenStateDipstix, no, you never fried

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
:laugh:

The aqaurium in Camden isn't too great but i've been to the aquarium in Baltimore a few times...it's nice.

I hate the Tweeter Center with a passion.

I've been to both, and both are set up so you feel like you can fall into the tanks when you look down into them.
I like Inner Harbor, though.

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Fine, but if it kisses us back, we're getting you a bigger thong.:)

- Jake

Fine. :rolleyes:

[dissention]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
You never promised me a thong made out of Depends
Lame of gold you said was all you could buy
You never said you'd be a cheetah print lady
And GardenStateDipstix, no, you never fried

- Jake

I soiled myself
And now I know but I won't tell
It's so unreal
So weak my bladder feels
Maybe Depends will fix incontinence
Maybe from now oooooonnnnnnnn
Maybe clean-up will be easier
Oh, those words I long to hear
Maybe depends will fix incontinence

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by dissention
I soiled myself
And now I know but I won't tell
It's so unreal
So weak my bladder feels
Maybe Depends will fix incontinence
Maybe from now oooooonnnnnnnn
Maybe clean-up will be easier
Oh, those words I long to hear
Maybe depends will fix incontinence

I'll wear Depends one more night
You'll give me no fresh wipes
I think that is the straining of thong
And I'd prefer to pick it
Pick...the butt crack

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I'll wear Depends one more night
You'll give me no fresh wipes
I think that is the straining of thong
And I'd prefer to pick it
Pick...the butt crack

- Jake

You know how Christy implied we needed to get a hotel room? You'll be getting one alright....by yourself :nod:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
You know how Christy implied we needed to get a hotel room? You'll be getting one alright....by yourself :nod:

Oh, are you stuck in the bighouse again?

- Jake

[Merf]

Excuse me folks, while I loti all over the place.

You guysch. LOTI TO THE MAXXX.









binary!!@!!11one!

[wondergirl9847]

I look out my front door and I see trees, my neighbor's house, in which her garage faces our house.


Oh, and btw, ya'll are all NUTS!! :nod:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Oh, are you stuck in the bighouse again?

- Jake

No...but you're in the doghouse :wavey:

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
No...but you're in the doghouse :wavey:

AND - you've been a bad bad dog and its time for some discipline from Marissa :cool:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by wondergirl9847
I look out my front door and I see trees, my neighbor's house, in which her garage faces our house.


Oh, and btw, ya'll are all NUTS!! :nod:

Christy, do you see yourself remaining in Dallas?

(And I agree. They ARE nuts.:nod: )

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
No...but you're in the doghouse :wavey:

Oh, that explains why I see your name on a food bowl.:)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by strandinthewind
AND - you've been a bad bad dog and its time for some discipline from Marissa :cool:

Screw that. Unlike what she does for her other clients, she won't give me the AARP discount and free breakfast at Denny's.

- Jake

[wondergirl9847]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Christy, do you see yourself remaining in Dallas?

(And I agree. They ARE nuts.:nod: )

- Jake

Because I don't live in Dallas, goober. LOL I am a Fort Worth gal. If...er...I mean WHEN I win the lotto, I'll be building houses in Colorado, London, and perhaps Vancouver. Need to visit there, first. :)

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Oh, that explains why I see your name on a food bowl.:)

- Jake

Is your dog chain too tight..thusly, making you irritable?? :)

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Screw that. Unlike what she does for her other clients, she won't give me the AARP discount and free breakfast at Denny's.

- Jake

Why won't I? You're old enough. ;)

[Nixxxed]

I can do better than describe my view -- I can show you!

The attached pic is looking out one of my bedroom windows, where my two lovebirds (Zorro and Dixie) love to sit and watch the neighborhood birds eat from the birdfeeder that I built with my own two hands. This is a second floor window facing east. Thankfully the huge cedar trees you can see usually block the sun as it rises, but I do get a few mornings in the spring and fall of full-on get-yer-ass-outta-bed direct sunlight. The trees are also usually full of birds (sparrows, finches, doves, starlings, grackles, cardinals and the occasional bluejay) waiting to get a bite at the feeder.

There is one other window to the right of this one that looks across the neighbor's roof, with a clear view of the sky. It's great to sit and watch the clouds roll by, and just about every month I get to see the full moon rise perfectly in the windowframe.

P.S. - I also have a huge white umbrella-crested cockatoo named Rocky, but I don't know how to (or if you can) post 2 pics at once. If you wanna see him too, let me know.

Great thread Jake! I really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. (Except for the thong ones ... ewwww!)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by wondergirl9847
Because I don't live in Dallas, goober.

If you lean a little to the right, you're in Dallas.:cool:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Is your dog chain too tight..thusly, making you irritable?? :)

Do I need to answer?
You're the local expert on chains and irritability.:rolleyes:

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Why won't I? You're old enough. ;)

Guess your cheap, or pinching coins for your neighborhood tollbooths.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Nixxxed
I can do better than describe my view -- I can show you!

The attached pic is looking out one of my bedroom windows, where my two lovebirds (Zorro and Dixie) love to sit and watch the neighborhood birds eat from the birdfeeder that I built with my own two hands. This is a second floor window facing east. Thankfully the huge cedar trees you can see usually block the sun as it rises, but I do get a few mornings in the spring and fall of full-on get-yer-ass-outta-bed direct sunlight. The trees are also usually full of birds (sparrows, finches, doves, starlings, grackles, cardinals and the occasional bluejay) waiting to get a bite at the feeder.

There is one other window to the right of this one that looks across the neighbor's roof, with a clear view of the sky. It's great to sit and watch the clouds roll by, and just about every month I get to see the full moon rise perfectly in the windowframe.

P.S. - I also have a huge white umbrella-crested cockatoo named Rocky, but I don't know how to (or if you can) post 2 pics at once. If you wanna see him too, let me know.

Great thread Jake! I really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. (Except for the thong ones ... ewwww!)

Nice view. I like trees.
Have you always had such a thing for birds?

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Do I need to answer?
You're the local expert on chains and irritability.:rolleyes:

- Jake

Irritability, perhaps. Chains? No.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Irritability, perhaps. Chains? No.

Well, I've been living in thongs and chains
But I post for the things irritability won't buy...:wavey:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Well, I've been living in thongs and chains
But I post for the things irritability won't buy...:wavey:

- Jake

+10 for creativity. -10 for being an ass :wavey:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
+10 for creativity. -10 for being an ass :wavey:

+ 10 for cheetahtivity
- 10 for being on your ass
"I Sing For The Thongs"

- Jake

[Nixxxed]

Nice view. I like trees.
Have you always had such a thing for birds?


No, my fascination with birds started when I lived in with a friend in her house in South Austin. She had a great front yard with lots of native plants that attracted hummingbirds and swarms of butterflies. But for some strange reason, not too many birds. I bought some wild bird seed from a nursery one day, set it out, and my view of the world was forever altered.

When I think about it, it seems birds are the only truly free land animals left on earth. All the others have been compartmentalized. Birds can go anywhere they want at any time.

All of my pet birds have been adopted from people who weren't able to keep them. They all have their wings and are free to fly throughout my 3-room little apartment when I let them out for playtime. Yes, it can get a little messy at times, but "strategically placed newspaper" and the new "It-pulls-the-dirt-to-the-bottom" Pine-Sol work wonders. And I don't mind a bit. There's just something about sitting reading a book and having a lovebird whizz by my head that is priceless to me. Or, having a cockatoo sitting on my shoulder nuzzling his head in my neck as I type this message...

By the way, here's Rocky:

[chiliD]

Hmmmm, {stands up in cubicle, looks out the window}...


Our south parking lot...the Queen Mary & a Princess cruise ship...the dome that formerly housed the Spruce Goose that is now the Princess cruise lines terminal...the mouth of the Los Angeles River...the Queensway Bridge, and 1000's of big-rigs going in & out of the Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles on the 710 freeway.


And, on my way home after work, I'll be driving on the Long Beach Grand Prix race course for about a mile.

[The Tower]

When sitting at my computer looking out my den window I see the back of the House of Blues, the Continental Rrrriot House, the Mondrian Hotel and the Argyle.

Looking out my balcony, I have a panorama view starting with downtown LA/Bunker Hill, sliding down to Park La Brea/Miracle Mile and almost getting to the beach.

Living in the city has its advantages- like being able to walk around the corner and see Stevie playing at the House of Blues for the millennium concerts! Boy, that was cool!!

[macmar71]

I have a view of a few of my neighbors yards from my attic room window. In my yard, I see a few trees and the landlord's pet pug.

[estranged4life]

view outside depending on direction, example-Directly South: A CO-OP gas station, A Jr. High/High School, A highway, The Kiowa Tribal Complex, A few baseball fields...And frikkin' trees.

My online view is even better, Just a big ass monitor and to my direct left my mother-of-all stereo components (My 8 cd/4 cassette JVC/TDK/Teac system) & my music collection which covers an area of 8'X 12' (An estimate) along/on the wall.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by The Tower
When sitting at my computer looking out my den window I see the back of the House of Blues, the Continental Rrrriot House, the Mondrian Hotel and the Argyle.

Looking out my balcony, I have a panorama view starting with downtown LA/Bunker Hill, sliding down to Park La Brea/Miracle Mile and almost getting to the beach.

Living in the city has its advantages- like being able to walk around the corner and see Stevie playing at the House of Blues for the millennium concerts! Boy, that was cool!!

The view sounds incredibly nice...a little bit of everything :nod:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
+ 10 for cheetahtivity
- 10 for being on your ass
"I Sing For The Thongs"

- Jake

"Jake sings for the personality...money can't buy..." :wavey:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by Nixxxed
When I think about it, it seems birds are the only truly free land animals left on earth. All the others have been compartmentalized. Birds can go anywhere they want at any time.

Anywhere except to my place. Birds and I do not get along.
But good to know that Rocky has a place by you.:)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by chiliD
Hmmmm, {stands up in cubicle, looks out the window}...


Our south parking lot...the Queen Mary & a Princess cruise ship...the dome that formerly housed the Spruce Goose that is now the Princess cruise lines terminal...the mouth of the Los Angeles River...the Queensway Bridge, and 1000's of big-rigs going in & out of the Port of Long Beach/Los Angeles on the 710 freeway.


And, on my way home after work, I'll be driving on the Long Beach Grand Prix race course for about a mile.

I don't know LA well. I'm assuming you enjoy that view?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by The Tower
When sitting at my computer looking out my den window I see the back of the House of Blues, the Continental Rrrriot House, the Mondrian Hotel and the Argyle.

Looking out my balcony, I have a panorama view starting with downtown LA/Bunker Hill, sliding down to Park La Brea/Miracle Mile and almost getting to the beach.

Living in the city has its advantages- like being able to walk around the corner and see Stevie playing at the House of Blues for the millennium concerts! Boy, that was cool!!

That sounds like a very happening area. Noisey?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by macmar71
I have a view of a few of my neighbors yards from my attic room window. In my yard, I see a few trees and the landlord's pet pug.

I love pugs. Tan or black?

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by estranged4life
[B]A few baseball fields...And frikkin' trees.B]

I'll take the trees, you can have the baseball fields.
Tennis courts, they're another story.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
"Jake sings for the personality...money can't buy..." :wavey:

Figures you'd see that as a bad thing. I hear money can get someone a lot of your <ahem> personality.:wavey:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Figures you'd see that as a bad thing. I hear money can get someone a lot of your <ahem> personality.:wavey:

- Jake

I wasn't talking about me. I meant a personality...you know, other than the fabulous one you currently have. Jeeze, Jake :distress:

[estranged4life]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I'll take the trees, you can have the baseball fields.
Tennis courts, they're another story.

- Jake

I love my frikkin' trees (Birch & Dutch Elm), but I hate this time of the year because once it starts storming my trees will once again either get hit by lightning or toppled by the wind...Happens every year, every single $%^&*% year.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
I wasn't talking about me. I meant a personality...you know, other than the fabulous one you currently have. Jeeze, Jake :distress:

I got it the first time.:rolleyes:
Have them put you on counter duty tomorrow at Dipstix. I think you've had your head in the fryer a bit too much.

- FabulousJake

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by estranged4life
I love my frikkin' trees (Birch & Dutch Elm), but I hate this time of the year because once it starts storming my trees will once again either get hit by lightning or toppled by the wind...Happens every year, every single $%^&*% year.

Wow...I hope they're not in falling distance of your house?:confused:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I got it the first time.:rolleyes:
Have them put you on counter duty tomorrow at Dipstix. I think you've had your head in the fryer a bit too much.

- FabulousJake

Fabulous and evidently brilliant as well since you understood the first time :wavey:

I wish I worked at the fictional Dipstix you speak of. Unfortunately, I was forced into working tomorrow on my day off so i'll be booking appointments until 5pm tomorrow.

:looks at clock:

Yea...I need to be awake in 5 hours. Too bad i'm not tired :distress:

-Equally Fabulous and Brilliant Marissa.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by GardenStateGirlie
Fabulous and evidently brilliant as well since you understood the first time :wavey:

I wish I worked at the fictional Dipstix you speak of. Unfortunately, I was forced into working tomorrow on my day off so i'll be booking appointments until 5pm tomorrow.

:looks at clock:

Yea...I need to be awake in 5 hours. Too bad i'm not tired :distress:

-Equally Fabulous and Brilliant Marissa.

Now how are you going to explain to dissention that you're booking your own appointments?;) :wavey:

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
Now how are you going to explain to dissention that you're booking your own appointments?;) :wavey:

- Jake

Dissention and I have since parted ways. I work for myself now...that way, I don't have to share a cut :laugh: :distress:

[DeeGeMe]

The view out of my second-floor home office is my own front yard and the neighbor's side yard & driveway. There's a big ole' pine tree in my front yard and I get to see squirrels chase each other up and down the tree, see my neighbors and their dogs walking down the street, and I get a really nice view of the azaleas and the dogwoods blooming this time of year.

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by DeeGeMe
The view out of my second-floor home office is my own front yard and the neighbor's side yard & driveway. There's a big ole' pine tree in my front yard and I get to see squirrels chase each other up and down the tree, see my neighbors and their dogs walking down the street, and I get a really nice view of the azaleas and the dogwoods blooming this time of year.

I suppose that's how I'd picture South Carolina if I were asked.

- Jake

[chiliD]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
I don't know LA well. I'm assuming you enjoy that view?

- Jake

It's not LA, it's Long Beach. :mad: Don't get those confused again. :laugh: (Robert Plant made the mistake of saying "Good Evening, Los Angeles" when Led Zeppelin played the Long Beach Arena in 1974 and almost got booed off the stage)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by chiliD
It's not LA, it's Long Beach. :mad: Don't get those confused again. :laugh: (Robert Plant made the mistake of saying "Good Evening, Los Angeles" when Led Zeppelin played the Long Beach Arena in 1974 and almost got booed off the stage)

I meant to say California.
I'm assuming that word is safe.

- Jake

[The Tower]

Originally posted by darklinensuit
That sounds like a very happening area. Noisey?

- Jake

It can be REALLY noisy at times- depending on which act is playing at the House of Blues. Sometimes the crowds can get very rowdy. But after 10 years of living here, I'm used to it. I went camping last year in the Sequoias and it was so quiet, I couldn't fall asleep.

I wouldn't trade living in the city for anything. Unless I become a millionaire and can afford a HUGE mansion in beautiful New England, or something like that- Europe, maybe.

DREAM ON!! :laugh:

[The Tower]

Originally posted by chiliD
It's not LA, it's Long Beach. :mad: Don't get those confused again. :laugh: (Robert Plant made the mistake of saying "Good Evening, Los Angeles" when Led Zeppelin played the Long Beach Arena in 1974 and almost got booed off the stage)

:laugh: :laugh:

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by The Tower

I wouldn't trade living in the city for anything. Unless I become a millionaire and can afford a HUGE mansion in beautiful New England, or something like that- Europe, maybe.

DREAM ON!! :laugh:

I can't imagine living in your present area is cheap, either.

- Jake

[jwd]

Green grass, trees, sunny skies, and my chow chow snoozing on the back patio. Ahhhhhhhhhh, Spring has arrived! :)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by jwd
Green grass, trees, sunny skies, and my chow chow snoozing on the back patio. Ahhhhhhhhhh, Spring has arrived! :)

I like chows. Black or red? (I'm partial to the red ones.)

- Jake

[jwd]

Well, he's neither really. His coat is predominantly red and fawn with hints of blue(gray) and black. He has a black snout and ears. His hindquarters and the underside of his tail are cream. Weird, I know, but he's one beautiful dog. "Bear" is celebrating his 13th birthday later this month! :)

[darklinensuit]

Originally posted by jwd
Well, he's neither really. His coat is predominantly red and fawn with hints of blue(gray) and black. He has a black snout and ears. His hindquarters and the underside of his tail are cream. Weird, I know, but he's one beautiful dog. "Bear" is celebrating his 13th birthday later this month! :)

Sounds like a good-looking pet. You've had him since he was a puppy?
I'll send him a fountain pen for his bar mitzvah.

- Jake

[sparky]

Originally posted by Nixxxed


When I think about it, it seems birds are the only truly free land animals left on earth. All the others have been compartmentalized. Birds can go anywhere they want at any time.

All of my pet birds have been adopted from people who weren't able to keep them. They all have their wings and are free to fly throughout my 3-room little apartment when I let them out for playtime.
By the way, here's Rocky:

Bird fanatic here too.

Rocky is cute ! So are the lovebirds ( I had one for 10 years, but she recently passed away :( ).


I have a 30 year old umbrella cockatoo named Wilbur(a rescue), plus a parrotlet. I keep the wings clipped so they won't crash into a window or accidentally get out and fly away. I'd never forgive myself.

They enjoy a view of downtown LA, and all the trees, birds, deer, skunks, raccoons, and wildness on my property. No houses though, we can only see nature or the downtown skyline.

[The Tower]

I can't imagine living in your present area is cheap, either.

- Jake

Average rent for a one bedroom in my neighborhood is about $1750 a month. If you want to BUY a condo- one bedrooms start at about $350,000 / two bedrooms are about $500,000.

When I bought my 1600 sq ft condo (in a bldg built in 1961), my two bedroom went for $187,000. It's worth a lot more now, thank gawd.

[Nixxxed]

I keep the wings clipped so they won't crash into a window or accidentally get out and fly away. I'd never forgive myself.

When I first moved into my current place and installed the perches and cafe curtains on the windows, all three birds did a LOT of window-crashing, but they figured it out quickly and thankfully were never hurt. The minute I let them out of their cages now, they fly immediately to their favorite window to see what excitement is going on on the bird feeders, etc. outside. They love it.

As for the wing-clip issue, I totally understand your feelings. However, all three birds came to me clipped and pretty tame, but they were depressed (in a sense) and not very playful. I made a conscious decision to let them have their wings and what little freedom I could give them. Everyone told me that they would immediately revert to being wild and that the cockatoo, especially, would become aggressive. The thinking being, "Once they have their wings, they don't need you anymore." To me, that just sounded like slavery. I let them re-grow their wings, installed the afore-mentioned perches and a few other play areas, and the change in their mood, their physical condition, their feather coloring, and their personalities has been drastic. I let them out, they fly around chirping their heads off, and then they fly over to me and practically demand for me to pet them. I think they have become more loving for the change, not the opposite like everyone said.

As for the escaping the house issue, I'm lucky in that if they ever got out of my main area, they would fly into a great room area of the house I live in. (The setup is a duplex of sorts, no direct outside access.) But if I leave this place and have to move into a more conventional apartment, I'll just be very very careful. The extra work on my part is fine with me if it makes them happier.

Anyway, I'm not trying to tell you what to do or that you're wrong or anything. Just to relay a positive message about what I feel to be a misconception among the bird-loving community. ;)

And something else interesting (and I can't believe I'm typing this), but it's currently mating season, and I've seen all three of my birds ... um ... masturbating. Last spring they were still in wing-growing phase, so I guess they were preoccupied. But this spring -- sheesh! :shocked: I hope they're not picking up my bad habits.

[Nixxxed]

I had one for 10 years, but she recently passed away :(

Sorry to hear that! I lost a 14 year-old female lovebird about 2 years ago, which is how I wound up with the 2 I have now. (I was very sad, and couldn't say no to adopting either one.) Unfortunately, they're different species, so they'll never become a bonded pair and be true LOVEbirds, but they get along OK, until I put millet seed treats out and then the phrase "the feathers fly" takes on new meaning.

[sparky]

Anyway, I'm not trying to tell you what to do or that you're wrong or anything. Just to relay a positive message about what I feel to be a misconception among the bird-loving community. ;)

And something else interesting (and I can't believe I'm typing this), but it's currently mating season, and I've seen all three of my birds ... um ... masturbating. Last spring they were still in wing-growing phase, so I guess they were preoccupied. But this spring -- sheesh! :shocked: I hope they're not picking up my bad habits.

Whatever works ! My house has so many doors, and is damned near all windows, so the idea freaks me out. The birds are all very happy.

My late great lovebird masturbated all the time. She was so focused and had no shame about it at all. It was hysterical. She only laid eggs once in a while, in spite of it. The other birds never have. She was a very unique little bird. The house is certainly not the same without her.

[darklinensuit]

They enjoy a view of downtown LA, and all the trees, birds, deer, skunks, raccoons, and wildness on my property. No houses though, we can only see nature or the downtown skyline.

Sounds nice.
Maybe in my next life I'll be one of your birds.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Average rent for a one bedroom in my neighborhood is about $1750 a month. If you want to BUY a condo- one bedrooms start at about $350,000 / two bedrooms are about $500,000.

When I bought my 1600 sq ft condo (in a bldg built in 1961), my two bedroom went for $187,000. It's worth a lot more now, thank gawd.

If you're looking to adopt, I'm house-trained and I'll eat leftovers. :D

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

I hope they're not picking up my bad habits.

What, and we only get a pic of the bird? :rolleyes: :)

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Sorry to hear that! I lost a 14 year-old female lovebird about 2 years ago, which is how I wound up with the 2 I have now. (I was very sad, and couldn't say no to adopting either one.) Unfortunately, they're different species, so they'll never become a bonded pair and be true LOVEbirds, but they get along OK, until I put millet seed treats out and then the phrase "the feathers fly" takes on new meaning.

Explain to us non-bird-people.
What are the characteristics of lovebirds? Just that they pair up & get along?

- Jake

[jwd]

Sounds like a good-looking pet. You've had him since he was a puppy?
I'll send him a fountain pen for his bar mitzvah.

- Jake

Yea Jake, I've had him since he was six weeks old. A pen? bar mitzvah? :lol:

[darklinensuit]

Yea Jake, I've had him since he was six weeks old.

They look like little teddy bears at that age.

- Jake

[sparky]

Explain to us non-bird-people.
What are the characteristics of lovebirds? Just that they pair up & get along?

- Jake

They are a specific breed of parrot that includes many types (Fischer's, Black Masked, Peach Faced, etc.). The pictures posted are a good representation. They are one the smallest parrots kept in captivity, and contrary to their name, many aren't that lovable. They can be a little nippy and tempermental. BUT, when in a breeding pair, they tend to be very closely bonded,snuggle with each other all the time, and can very possessive and aggressive towards other people or birds. Put your hand in a bonded pair's cage and watch out. This is why my lovebird was single. She bonded (after years of work) to me. Lovebirds frequently need to be handled every day in order to keep them tame. Mine was an exception, but as I said, only after years of patience. Worth every second. She was an absolute joy to have around, and had more personality than many people I have known for years.

[sparky]

Sounds nice.
Maybe in my next life I'll be one of your birds.

- Jake

Can you live on broccoli, millet, bread, carrots, and bird pellets ? The bonus is that there is a lot of Stevie music around. My Lovebird actually was completely nuts for Stevie, Tom Petty, Joni, Dolly, The Eagles, and Emmylou Harris. A nasal voice or jangly guitars would have her singing along all day.

[Nixxxed]

What, and we only get a pic of the bird? :rolleyes: :)

- Jake


Here ya go Jake!

(By the way, I make it a point to carry breath mints around with me now. So, next time you're following me around at Hippie Hollow, I'll be ready. :xoxo: )