Denver has one of everything. Except for Grateful Dead bars. It has two of those.
-Jordan, on what she knows about Denver.
The first time I was homesick in Denver was when I saw info for the premier of Girl Walk // All Day. I had become accustomed to being in the city where premiers occurred, and I was bummed about missing out on what I imagined to be (and turned out to be) an amazing dance party in Brooklyn. But as is the case with most forms of self-pity, it was all for not, because Girl Walk // All Day is coming to Denver this Thursday. // More info on the screening here. // Interview with director Jacob Krupnick on Listen Up Denver! here.
Another Wednesday, another “Fox in the Snow” day in Denver.
Favorite Denver Ride
No hands cruising west on the north side of Cheesman Park. There are barely any cars, there’s a view of the mountains, there’s a view of the city, and there’s Cheesman Park.
Spirits from Prospect Hill Cemetery may haunt the place, but there’s no better spot for grass in all of Denver. And with all the irrigation, the park has the smell of water drying on cement, which even in the fall, smells like spring.
Related, I started a tumblr for BikeDenver. Check it out: bikedenver.tumblr.com
Freedom Speaking
Like If You’re Feeling Sinister, the Belle & Sebastian album that played behind my sophomore year of college, Freedom brings back a very specific, if not too distant, time.
It’s not the details of my life I remember, but the feeling that there was a writer on the cover of Time Magazine. Everywhere I went, people were talking about a book. That New Years, I went to a party with a lot graduates from Connecticut colleges. Before we got there, I bet my date that everyone he would meet will have read Freedom. I won. As someone who is in favor of reading, I was favor of this.
Tonight, I’m seeing Jonathan Franzen speak in Denver. And the thing about hearing an author speak—it’s not like a show or an opening or a game. People aren’t dragged to readings. No, the people who go to hear an author speak are excited to hear an author to speak. I’m excited to hear Jonathan Franzen speak tonight, and I’m excited to be in a roomful of people who agree.
Whenever I catch a view of the Denver skyline against the mountains, I stop worrying about being lost and I start appreciating the geography. photo.
Affordable Real Estate
Sometimes means people are willing to trade rent for an awkward, semi-sexual living arrangement for a month:
$5 Roomie / house share / arrangement (Denver)
Date: 2011-09-07, 8:49PM MDTReply to: hous-he3bs-2587623880@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Seeking very special roommate situation. You — please be a liberated and open minded female (college student, struggling artist, or something like that) — we share the house, which is a very nice home in nice neighborhood, close to RTD, washer & dryer, high speed internet, fenced back yard, access to pool, parks, and a 10 minute bike ride to downtown…. . ….The catch — hit me back with a picture — to see if you’d fit the bill — and I’ll clue you in further and continue the dialogue. If curious - give this a whirl - it’s not a bad arrangement - everyone smiles at the end of the day - that’s the thought. Enjoy!
