Yes, it is that bad

Came across an article about the cost of real estate in Brookline. Doesn't look like we'll be buying there anytime soon...

(For those of you who aren't local, we live in Allston, right over the line from Brookline - literally, one building over. We could never have afforded to buy a condo in Brookline. It's sad because I grew up there, work there, and love the town, but the rise in prices since my parents bought their house in the 70s has just been insane.)

Sing, sing a song...

Tonight we went to a karoake bar with aunt_becca & R. (and several of their other friends) to celebrate R.'s birthday. I'd never been to one before... it was an interesting experience. I was surprised by how many of the selected songs I didn't know. Everyone in our group did a good job covering their chosen songs, and sdavido impressed the crowd with the speed of his elocution on Devil Went Down to Georgia - he was actually ahead of the screen at a couple points. I didn't want to get up in front of the crowd, but amused myself by reassembling the 400-page song notebook, which had come apart and was being passed around in pieces. (Yes, I consider that fun. Yes, I know I'm strange.) There was also a young lady who did an amazing job singing At Last... someone with that good a voice really deserves a better venue, but she seemed to be enjoying herself. Could be an interesting place to go with a bunch of filkers...