Urban Dweller Gifts

"I would die, but I have a rent-controlled apartment."

"I'm starting to get concerned about global warming."

"The guy in the next apartment is a big-game hunter."

'We loved the location, so we simply added on.'

Street signposts - 'walk the walk' and 'talk the talk'.

Be fully present in the moment, this side of street, mon-fri, 7am-6pm.

'Yes, the walls ARE thin, but you'll be happy to know a world-famous rapper lives in the next unit.'

'...And as suburban sprawl continues to grow, many people are finding themselves living uncomfortably close to their wildlife neighbors.'

Power, Money, Ego, Hype, Parking.

'I'm not stealing your parking space...We're sharing.'

'P-U! We must be nearing the city!!!'

Plane annoys penthouse apartment.

Beer Lover.

Bob hated using the elevator as much as it hated being used.

Kid arrives with CCTV camera, saying: 'It followed me home, can we keep it?'

"Scat!"

"No, I like my job. I like my apartment. I like my friends. I like our relationship. I'm just not sure I like what it all adds up to."

Frank and I are looking into moving to that new condo that went up next door

Travelling alarm clock for the modern urbanite

"Nowadays we all have to make sacrifices and 2500 bucks a month for this beautiful two-room apartment is really not too much to ask."

"Sometimes, on a clear day, you can actually see a tree..!"

Fleeting illusions of happiness hour 5-7

"To be honest I used to hear more birdsong when I lived in the city."

"Flat pack furniture is my passion. It's just a shame I haven't the space to assemble it."

'Sparky, fetch me an impudent little chardonnay.'

Moses comes to Los Angeles.

'Elm and oak? The streets were named after trees that were here before the developers cut them down.'

'At last I have maximised my concrete option.'

"Good heavens, no...the roads are so busy, I'll drive you..."

'I fail to note the significance of rising sea levels here on the 39th floor.'

Good fences make good neighbors - unless you live in a high-rise.

"Just think - if it really was 'unlivably small', would they have installed a permanent ping-pong table?"

"The parking is terrible, so we decided to never do anything again."

"Hard to believe this was all rain forest just fifteen years ago."

'Life in the fast lane was too fast.'