fifty things...

... about a walk in my neighborhood

1. it is way too cold to be walking around out here
2. also way too slippery to be walking around out here
3. there's a section of sidewalk that never drains properly and it really bothers me for some reason
4. that house on Northwood almost burned down a few days ago
5. i think the trees around here are older than most of the street trees in Columbus
6. Patterson turns into "Turpie St" on the west side of Neil, but the street sign says Patterson
7.  it's hard to tell that the river is so nearby
8. a lot of houses around here are on built-up mounds
9. or maybe the street was dug into its surroundings
10. the hill from Patterson to Maynard is mellow, but it still sucks to walk up
11. Ramlow Alley; sounds kinda dirty
12. it's hard to tell that Neil and High aren't parallel
13. i wonder how ling it'll be until OSU owns this whole area
14. this neighborhood is officially "Old North Columbus"
15. they used to call it "Washington Beach"
16. a Washington Beach is also a drink; PBR in a fancy glass with a lime on the side
17.  they have to keep water in Tuttle pool year round or else it'll collapse
18. the sign says "Tuttle Poo" cause someone went over the l with marker
19. there's a totally unnecessary bridge by the pool
20. off the bike trail near Dodridge, there's a BMX course
21. it's also a hobo camp
22. last year we played a made-up game there that involved a broom and a kickball
23. there are an ungodly amount of fireflies by the river in summertime
24. the river is almost frozen enough to walk on, but not quite
25.  Chemical Abstracts is not a company I trust, based solely on their name
26. also, not a big fan of the huge turf field
27. from our backyard, we can see the fireworks from Picnic with the Pops
28. i've never seen anyone playing baseball on the diamond at Tuttle
29. we saw a moth the size of a sparrow there last year
30. the new Damon Day mural is sick
31. i have no excuse for not having gone to Damon Day for the last two years; it's practically in my backyard
32. we went to a DIY show at the little shelter thing a while back
33. we also used to skate there in the winter, but not any more
34. if they took the dams out of the Olentangy, the park would be a lot bigger and the river would be better
35. but that'll never happen
36. there should really be a skatepark at Tuttle
37. i wonder when the buildings on High St were built
38. i wonder if there's ever not a cover at Dick's Den
39. why did they change "Oldfield's on High" to "Kobo"? what about it is asian?
40. someone spray-painted a shitty tag over the Vinchen piece on the side of ShiSha
41.  Alanna's is probably the only restaurant around here that i'll never be able to afford a meal at
42. i can't wait for dumpster-diving season
43. why aren't there ever block parties around here?
44. (most) people (really) suck at graffiti 
45. it's weird to think that i live so close to a funeral home
46. they sell the strangest products at Faye's
47.  my boss tried to climb the dry cleaner's by Maynard when he was my age, and he fell off and broke both of his hands
48.  the ravine by the blood-bowl should really be a public park
49. i hope they replace the White Castle with something good, not another Turkey Hill type place
50. Blue Nile is closed from 3pm to 5pm every day