things boston is good at...

it's been just over a month here. boston sure had big shoes to fill...compared to portland. i came in open minded, but not with very high expectations. so, in honor of being optimistic...let me share with you a list of things that boston is good at.
1. boston is really good at double parking. you betcha. is it a lane? nope, it's actually just a place to park temporarily...emergency flashers or not!
2. boston is really good at making baked goods. by boston i mean flour i treated myself to a chocolate meringue, the flour version of an oreo and a chocolate chocolate cookie. [it's my birthday treat, ok?]
3. boston is really good at bumpy bike paths that require bikers to cross with pedestrians at intersections which is incredibly confusing for bikes and cars alike.
4. boston bike commuters are really good at racing to work (or where ever they are going). hello...?! slow girl on the bike, please stop scooting around to the front of the line at the stop lights, and then taking off first, even though you are the slowest, and then holding everyone up and making them pass you. everyone else, please stop crossing the street when you don't have the walk signal. you don't have the walk signal because the other cars have a left turn arrow and they will hit you. so wait for the white hand that lets you know you can go. ok? ok.
5. boston is actually kind of good at yoga. i think i found a studio i like. sadhana. yay!
6. the dog is just as cute when she snores in boston.
7. it's easy to get around by public transportation. i heart public transportation.
8. i heart glee. (that really isn't about boston).
9. the weather is incredible. i forgot how much i like the fall when it's not raining. it's sunny and the nights are clear! oh joy! and it does rain sometimes, but for a couple hours. and then the rain stops...and it gets sunny again. (we'll check back in about the weather thing once i'm buried under piles of snow).
10. boston is really good at free flu shot clinics (five minutes, in and out).
11. boston is good at green spaces and community gardens. at least 8 between home and school (gardens that is).
that was much better than i thought.