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Ann Arbor update
Topic Started: Jan 3 2010, 12:16 PM (474 Views)
Mikhailoh
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As some of you know I start a contract with the U of M Medical Center tomorrow, so I came up yesterday to arrange an apartment and get the lay of the land.

Ann Arbor is a very nice town. Very. Along with that it is a foodie's paradise. The grocers and wine here are absolutely outstanding. In one day I've found several items I have looked for at home, a much bigger city, with no success.

I've also found, I believe, my home away from home. It is a father-in-law studio apartment above the garage of a very Frank Lloyd Wright-esque home north of downtown. All furnished in Danish Modern pieces mixed in with some eclectic moderns and antiques, high cathedral ceiling, lots of sunlight in a heavily wooded area. It has windows on all four sides, so it is very sunny. Custom granite kitchen, big full shower, very nice deck when it gets warm. I think I will be quite happy here. Will post pics later.
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ivorythumper
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Sounds wonderful. I like Ann Arbor as well -- cool college town.
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George K
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Congrats, Mik! Looking forward to updates and pics.
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Congrats! I look forward to the pictures.


How far a drive is that to Cinci? Is it weekend commutable? Or is there a cheap flight?
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Mikhailoh
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Oh, it's only a 3:45 drive. No problem. I was trying to stay withing 2 hours so I could easily get home at night and back in the morning if I needed to, but alas that did not work out.
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What fun to find the specialty items. You might as well enjoy it all during your time there! Good for you, Mik. :)
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Mikhailoh
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Absolutely. Every day above ground is a holiday.
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Neat. A whole new Mik. You could maybe adopt a British accent and wear black leather jackets?
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Mikhailoh
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Brilliant!!!
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Mikhailoh
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Er.. I mean.. I think I'll just be myself. :lol:
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Well, I'm sorry you have to live away from home, but I'm glad you found work and you like your living situation.

Sucks for the girls, but they'll just have to show their appreciation for you on the weekends.
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QuirtEvans
Jan 3 2010, 02:04 PM
Well, I'm sorry you have to live away from home, but I'm glad you found work and you like your living situation.

Sucks for the girls, but they'll just have to show their appreciation for you on the weekends.
Will this be a 5 day a week thing?
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Congratulations on the new contract, Mik. :thumb:

Perhaps you'll find other benefits of living like a bachelor again, even if it's just a 4~5 days a week, eh? ;)
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It is tough on them, and tough on me too. These are Lauren's last two full time years at home. I really hate being away. I'm going to try to make it a four day onsite, one home.

Ax, I was a bachelor until my mid 30's and THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. But I have no particular desire to go out skirt chasing or seriously drinking because my beloved would skin me alive I have gotten too old and slow matured. I'll do a lot of working out, and a lot of reading. Once settled I'll bring my keyboard up too.

Thanks for the good wishes!
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Congrats! The place sounds awesome and the foods available...yum!

My dad used to go away on business trips for up to 6 months at a time, and now he lives in England and I see him maybe twice a year. It makes each visit a treat and the short time you spend together has a lot of meaning, even if it is just sitting home watching tv. Same goes for my mom now, too, since I visit up there 4 times a year. It will also get Lauren used to the fact that you won't be around as much when she's at school.
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Sounds like a great place, Mik! Looking forward to pics.
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How long is the contract, Mik? Open ended? Phased?
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Sounds very cozy. Looking forward to pictures!
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Mikhailoh
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The contract should run 6-18 months, but I could well get tapped to do other things as well. I really liked the folks I interviewed with - very mature, very professional.
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I lived in AA from 1977-1979. It was a fun place to live for me at that age.

There was a place that had 25 cent beers on Tuesday nights. Everyone in town carried an ABC card - American Bowling Congress. I was even in a bowling league.

For $35 I could golf at both muni courses - that's $35 for the whole year. Of course it is a very short season.

One of the big reasons I left - February. The high temperature for the month was 29. It was below freezing for the entire month.
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Congrats, Mik, and the accommodations sound great - even if it is in... well, Ann Arbor...
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Dewey
Jan 3 2010, 04:33 PM
Congrats, Mik, and the accommodations sound great - even if it is in... well, Ann Arbor...
M go Blue! :lol2:
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Copper
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That reminds me, they used to sell "M Go Blue" wine during the football season.

Maybe you can still get some.

The Confederate soldier was peculiar in that he was ever ready to fight, but never ready to submit to the routine duty and discipline of the camp or the march. The soldiers were determined to be soldiers after their own notions, and do their duty, for the love of it, as they thought best. Carlton McCarthy
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Mikhailoh
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Maybe not. I may be working here, but my contract says nothing about drinking da blue Koolaid. :lol:
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Ann Arbor's a great town. Too bad PJ has left. Be sure to catch the art fair in the summer. And, of course, the music scene is happenin'.
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