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^ Thanks for the pointers. I'll of course be sure to have the final product available online, especially once I'm done building my new website. Mmm, new website... ...You have any particular interest within geography?

First, a few words on where I've been these last few months. (Nice to know I've been missed.) I'm switching from Northeastern's electrical engineering program to the geography PhD program at Penn State. It's an exciting professional move for me, but it means I'll be moving to rural central...

The thought of going from Medford to, say, Harvard Square via downtown is pretty ridiculous. Either the Green and Red should connect, or the bus system should be better integrated (read: free transfer). Then again, people are known to go from JP to Brookline via downtown.

Perhaps, but cost of living is a huge political issue. Politicians are always complaining about people leaving Boston for North Carolina (and perhaps other places too, but I always here NC). Sure, housing's down, but not down far enough for it to be comparably priced to most of the rest of the...

As a pedestrian, I totally agree on the shops comment. But, as someone who didn't know what a mansard is, I didn't realize that the roof didn't look right. Sure, it could have been more decorative, but slope? That seems kinda picky.

That's an interesting point I hadn't thought of. Still, parts of downtown are on the same harbor and don't shut down. Why should the Waterfront be any different?

No, I think you're right about it. I had better options in Rochester, NY than I do here, and not to knock Rochester, but that's just silly. I'd like to see one on Mass Ave across from the Christian Science Center or somewhere else nearby. The South Street Diner near South Station is pretty...

I got a good PayPal story. You're supposed to verify credit cards with them via small (like 13 cents) charges on them. Well I cancelled a credit card before verfying it with PayPal, and now they have my account frozen because of the unverified card. Customer service is totally baffled on...

I don't buy music, but I do like the music Virgin plays on the street corner there. It's a nice thing to walk through. So I'll miss that, although I can't say I did anything to keep it there.

I'm always baffled by this "Downtown Crossing is a bad space" talk. It's one of my favorite spots in the city, and the lack of cars is a main reason why. There, we can actually be on the street without worrying about getting flattened. I find it rather refreshing. So the stores there are...

I'm tempted to agree with you on this, as it does add to the diversity of Boston's places. But they're planning some good projects here, which are desperately needed, especially the housing to balance out the Longwood development. OK, technically, new dorms in the area will if anything...

Of course, there is a mall in Back Bay, but who's counting... Seriously though, are they specifically trying to make the Waterfront the most boring neighborhood in the city? Did Hynes really go "Hey guys, I've got it! Let's put in the same exact stores everyone else in the country has...

Yeah this is the building that slipped through the cracks of this otherwise remarkably comprehensive forum. I see the construction since I'm in Longwood all the time but just never write about it. If I finally clean my room this weekend and find the cable to my camera I'll try shooting the...

I'm really baffled why this doesn't happen. Would they not be profitable? I doubt that given how expensive this town is. Is it neighborhood opposition? Is the bureaucracy really that thick? Personally, I don't think it should be a choice between downtown highrises and neighborhood lowrises...

The issue with Longwood is transit. It's adjacent to the Green line and has the LMA shuttle from Ruggles/Orange Line, but that's only enough for its current build out + a little more. Remember, traffic congestion there is a matter of life or death for ambulance patients. I know they're...

Silly San Francisco. Seriously though, not a bad idea. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/09/26/DDGKBLB11R1.DTL

So does Northeastern, which I think is a great campus. The big difference between campuses (campi?) and crappy office parks is they're live/work and have lots of interbuilding traffic, so the "park" actually functions. North Point is also live/work; even if not many people are both living and...

huh?

I think I might make it out to this: