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May 20, 2005
Frustrations and Deal Breakers
Once again Ive dropped the ball on keeping up with the journal. Not much has happened but a few highlights have been job hunting, apartment hunting, and as of last night Star Wars Episode 3.
Apartment hunting has been a chore. We've looked at several places (perhaps too many) in hopes to find that perfect place we all agree on. Steve & I had pretty much given up and just wanted the ordeal to be over even though we hadnt really found anything useful.
The best place we had found was in Noe Valley. Plenty of room, weird living room (the layout was weird). It was 2 floors with a beautiful spiral staircase going up the center from the living room tpo the kitchen.
2 small issues with the place. First its in Noe Valley and second the bathroom is off the kitchen.
Now Noe Valley is about a 10 minute bus ride to Castro and the bus stop is only a block away. That would be fantastic if we werent already living walking distance Castro and used to the scene.
I realized then that I enjoy being in Castro and really dont want to live in any other neighborhood unless I have to. The other thing I thought of was having guests from out of town. Its nice to be right on Market St where we can show off by walking there. Not to mention if we are occupied, they wouldnt have to deal with the frustrations of figuring out *and* riding the bus.
The bathroom off the kitchen was just from experience and growing up in a farm house with that feature. Having a house full of 9 people and a bathroom off the kitchen was a bit hard to stomach at times. We eventually closed off the door to the kitchen for that reason and just used the other door which came off the living room.
The place we are in now has that same layout. Here it doesnt seem as bad as then, however I still have the thought in my head that it has the potential.
Finally we decided to look at 2 more places. They both said upper Market/Castro which was exciting. Perhaps one of these would be the one. Steve had to work (and I would imagine he was glad so he would have to apartment hunt anymore).
The first was a fantastic, year and a half old, condo. Beautiful new appliances, huge bedrooms, huge living room, fireplace, and secure parking. No parking is a huge deal breaker for Steve. Josh loved the place and I thought it was great as well.
So whats the issue you wonder? Well 2 things. First it was so far up Market it wasnt even close to Castro. In fact it wasnt really Castro at all. Again we have the bus issue and Ive already decided that was a deal breaker for me.
The other thing was the neighborhood. It was close to Forest Hill Muni Station, which I had dubbed a while ago as the dirtiest, scariest, station in SF. Quite frankly it lessons the neighborhood just by its existence.
The other place we looked at was definitely Castro. In fact it was only a couple of blocks from where we arw now. I loved the place. HUGE sliding glass deck upstairs with 180 degree view from Twin Peaks to Castro, extending beyond all the way to the bay. You could even see the pride flag flying over Castro. Huge bedroom upstair, 2 small ones downstairs, 2 bathrooms, washer & dryer, lots of storage, and another (more secluded) deck with huge sliding glass doors which come off both the downstairs bedrooms.
The problem? The kitchen consisted of an old electric range. Im not so sure it was the fact that it was electric (although that was a problem) but more the combination of being old and electric was the problem. Josh who does a lot of cooking, would have a tough time with it. This was the deal breaker for him.
So its about comprimise. How do we all comprimise so that we arent sacrificing the things we want (or dont want for that matter). Between apartment hunting and job hunting things have become frustrating for all of us.
After talking about things more, I give Josh a lot of credit. We decided on the place I liked with an intent to buy our own electric stove to put in. This would make him happier and I give him credit because he not only gave up on the place he loved, but agreed to the one I liked.
This was his first time apartment hunting and was really excited to be involved in the process. He was excited lpoking, excited to have a say in it, and really wanted it to be something we all could live in. I totally know where he was coming from with it all. I still feel in many ways that he is giving up the most & love him greatly for it.
So now we have to apply. That will be an issue Im sure but I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will all pan out like it should. I had an interview yesterday and have another phone interview on Monday. I heard frpm another place yesterday which I have to call to schedule another one.
I have to say I am such a loser but for a different reason than I originally thought. I was feelong like a loser because I had sent in many resumes and hadnt heard a word on any of them. I dropped off a ton of bartending resumes in Castro and thought someone would call me but nothing. Then yesterday I realized I forgot to put my email address on them.
Needless to say yesterday the calls started pouring in and they were from the original resumes I emailed. Guess Im not the loser I thought I was but more a loser for thinking I was to begin with.
Now for Star Wars. I enjoyed it but the way they tied it all together wasnt completely to my liking. Steve and Rick liked it a lot. I wont give much more detail for those who may see it in the future but Ill end this entry here with saying "oh my god, I cant believe Darth Vader is Lukes father". I feel a deja vu coming on.
Posted by Des at May 20, 2005 01:47 AM
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