Painting paisly pasties is not a profitable pastime.

[jackshoegazer]

I'm going to sleep now.

Between my odd shifts, our apartment hunting, and the management showing Jacqui's apartment for fall rentals, I haven't gotten to do that much crusing around in SleepyTime DreamLand.

Thankfully, our apartment hunting is over; we signed a lease yesterday. Jacquelyn described it as such:

This has been an exercise in trust, balance, compromise, and values. We settled on a ground floor unit in a large "brick box," the nicest on a small street with other similar-shaped buildings. It's privately owned, and the landlord seems like a really nice guy. In spite of its generic outer appearance, inside it's a steal for the price: parquet hardwood floors, a sunny living room with built-in bookshelves and a working fireplace, lots of character and very clean and new, with a dining area waiting for plenty of dinner parties. There's a fenced in backyard and a communal front porch (the outer appearance gives the general suggestion of a brick plantation home, with lots of large potted plants and creeping vines). All this (two bedrooms) for the low price of $675, including heat, with no extra fee for our cats. This $200 less than our upper limit, and that makes a big difference.

We move May 1st, so Beltane seems a good time to start anew.

I have a bit of a headache too. I should go to sleep.

Ok, fine, I'm going.

Comments

[antarcticlust.livejournal.com]

Maybe our moving-in party should be a spring bacchanalia instead, given that we're moving in on May Day.

I wonder what our neighbors are like?

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I was wondering that as well. We should have asked.

BACHANALLIAN! I'll bring that wine and my Pan costume :P

[maeghanne.livejournal.com]

Congradulations to all three of you (and the cats..)! Many blessings!

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Thanksye! We're quite content with the new digs. Now we jsut have to sit around for 2 months waiting to move in :P

[maeghanne.livejournal.com]

Yeah.. and I have to sit around in smelly old England for two more months before I can move home.

Just kidding. I still love it here.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

That's good at least :) A good blend of homesickness and contentment.

[foucaultonacid.livejournal.com]

congrats - built in bookshelves are dreams come true

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I LOVE them :) And I can use all the bookshelves I can get my grubby hands on. TOO MANY BOOKS! NOT ENOUGH FLAT SURFACES FOR STORAGE! OMGWTFSTFULOLBBQ!

[anima.livejournal.com]

That apartment sounds great. I haven't had a fenced back yard in the last 10 years of my apartment living.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

I haven't had a fenced-in back yard since I was about 5 years old. I haven't even had a yard I've had to mow since 2001.

[matt120.livejournal.com]

congrats!

the place sounds great. now I just need to move.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Yes, move away! I'm a little dissapointed we didn't find a second floor apartment, they always make me feel safer.

[laboli.livejournal.com]

Wonderful news! Congrats on finding such a lovely place at a good price. :)

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Thanks, we're pretty happy about it :)

[kiwikat.livejournal.com]

that is NOT ALLOWED.

you are not going to be doing this on a regular basis, sir. just because you do things together does not mean that she gets to speak for both of you! i call bullshit! noooo!

Shenanigans?

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Yes it is allowed! There's no LJ rules! I didn't feel like typing all that. I was tired. So POOH!

[holographia.livejournal.com]

bravo sir- the apartment sounds wonderful! now good luck on the move and settling in.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) I can't wait to move!