Hi everyone. Here’s Nick Antosca‘s apartment and a few paragraphs describing where he writes. He wrote Midnight Picnic in this apartment. Thank you, Nick Antosca, for taking the time to do this post.
I write in my bedroom. I have a large bedroom for New York, so I can fit a small couch in it. (My bedroom used to be half the living room, but we chopped it up when we moved in. Three people live in what was originally a one bedroom apartment.) My bed is in one corner and diagonally across from it is the black leather couch I sit on when I write (on my laptop). This is really not ergonomic, but when I used to write at a desk, with ergonomic pads in an ergonomic chair, my wrists and back hurt a lot. They don’t hurt now; I don’t know what that’s about, but that’s the way it is.
Before I had the couch in my room, I wrote the novel Midnight Picnic in the same room, but in my bed. It’s better to write sitting up, because otherwise I tend to fall asleep. It was maybe not so smart to get into the habit of writing in bed.
Also, now, the couch sits right next to my window ledge; the window is huge, and when I want to take a break, I set on the window ledge and look down at the street, which is usually completely empty except for some sort of security guard who stands there all night. (I almost always write at night.) Most of the window ledge is covered by books and clothes, some of which are visible in the pictures, but I save a spot for perching on and for setting drinks on. There is also usually a bottle of tequila or mezcal there almost always, because sometimes I get really wired when I’m writing all night, and when the sun rises, my circadian rhythm won’t let me go to sleep, so I have a few shots before I close my eyes. (That’s not a normal thing, only once or twice a month.)
I do my best writing at night; it’s the only time I can really focus, and I like having my room next to a huge window so I can see, incontrovertibly, that it is night out. Next year I’ll probably have to leave this apartment, which will be kind of a shame, but I’ve been here since I graduated from college, so… so it goes.
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I like that hat. Is that a fedora? Can I keep it? Awesome room.
I got the hat from Village Scandal on 7th. They’re really nice–if you email them before you go in, they give you a discount plus sometimes a free gift.
I got the hat from Village Scandal on 7th. They’re really nice–if you email them before you go in, they give you a discount plus sometimes a free gift.
Really? Do they have Stetsons? I always thought it’d be fun/dumb to rock a Stetson. Is that a Stetson?
I’m not sure what it is technically–it’s not a Stetson. I think it’s fedora. They probably have Stetsons. I’m going there on Sunday to get a winter hat, I think.
I’m not sure what it is technically–it’s not a Stetson. I think it’s fedora. They probably have Stetsons. I’m going there on Sunday to get a winter hat, I think.
I am definitely going. Thanks for the good pictures.
email villagescandalny@yahoo.com before you go
email villagescandalny@yahoo.com before you go
Oh, Nicky, it’s so nice to see that you have fun in your bedroom. Are you being a good boy? Maybe mommy and daddy will bring home a surprise for you, like a model airplane or a check for next month’s rent.
Oh, Nicky, it’s so nice to see that you have fun in your bedroom. Are you being a good boy? Maybe mommy and daddy will bring home a surprise for you, like a model airplane or a check for next month’s rent.
Good stuff, Nick. I tend to write at night, too.
Sometimes I write facing the front yard. We live on a cul-de-sac so very little movement at night. A few years ago, the previous homeowner was up at 1 a.m. taking a piss. Before going back to bed, he looked out front and saw a neighbor’s car getting stolen.
Often, when I’m writing, I think I’m going to see something like that.
Good stuff, Nick. I tend to write at night, too.
Sometimes I write facing the front yard. We live on a cul-de-sac so very little movement at night. A few years ago, the previous homeowner was up at 1 a.m. taking a piss. Before going back to bed, he looked out front and saw a neighbor’s car getting stolen.
Often, when I’m writing, I think I’m going to see something like that.
fuck does everyone have an imac? it would be funny to walk into a coffee shop and see certain people from blogger all with the same computer.
fuck does everyone have an imac? it would be funny to walk into a coffee shop and see certain people from blogger all with the same computer.
and also, daaaaaaaaaaaayum your bookshelf is calling for me to organize it.
and also, daaaaaaaaaaaayum your bookshelf is calling for me to organize it.
Fuck you. I pay my own rent, and I send my parents money when I can afford to.
Fuck you. I pay my own rent, and I send my parents money when I can afford to.
My bookshelf is actually organized according to dream logic.
My bookshelf is actually organized according to dream logic.
Sometimes I see the guy across the street watching porn late at night. I can’t see him, but I can see the porn on his TV. Sometimes it’ll freeze and rewind and play a certain clip over and over again.
Sometimes I see the guy across the street watching porn late at night. I can’t see him, but I can see the porn on his TV. Sometimes it’ll freeze and rewind and play a certain clip over and over again.
dream logic?
dream logic?
I understand dream logic. Totally.
I understand dream logic. Totally.
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