As you know, we live in an apartment building that has a pretty good view of the city.  Most of the time we can only see smog, rain clouds, or beautiful sunsets.  But other times, the view, or perhaps more specifically Life, can be quite interesting.

For example, a while back we saw some sort of photo shoot at a nearby house.  There were cameras, wind machines, and people dressed in black posing in weird positions.

Last Friday, we looked out our window and saw several U-Haul sized trucks and about 20 people milling around one of the houses.  I went out that night to rent a movie and asked the guys what was going on.  They said they were filming a commercial.  Right in the middle of Pride & Prejudice (yep, I even picked it!), a huge spotlight shines right into our front room.  We turn around and look out our window and, duh, there was a spotlight…shining into our front room.  They quickly shield/reflect it and I guess used the light for the filming.  We went to bed around midnight and they were still filming, but were gone by 8 AM.

About a week ago, Kristen went out for a few hours and Jackson and I hung out together.  After he went down for the evening, I turned on the Colombia vs Argentina World Cup qualifier in Bogota.  Argentina pulled out in front, but Colombia came back to tie it.  I was flipping between channels when I quickly realized that Colombia had scored because all of a sudden everyone was shouting and sirens were going off right outside our apartment.  With not much time left in the game, as Kristen was getting out of a cab in front of our apartment, she heard more shouting and sirens.  She quickly ran in the apartment unsure of what was happening.  When she got upstairs, she realized that Colombia had scored and that crazy Colombians were not about to attack her.

Those are just a few stories that have happened while in our apartment.  I’m sure Kristen has a lot more experiences, but you’ll have to wait for some other time to hear those.

by seth