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July 07, 2005
Update on the apartment
So we are slowly getting the new apartment together and noticing some problems already. There are a ton of great things about being in the new place but like any new place you begin to discover certain things.
For instance, the shower. Now for me its not too big of a deal but the shower heads are hung a bit lower than normal. To rinse off, you kind of have to crouch down a little. A bit annoying but tolorable. Josh also noticed that the hot water runs out while he is in the shower. Im not sure why because Steve and I have showered at the same time and still had hot water. We think perhaps because he is using the one shower that I use and he takes a while, that perhaps the hot water is coming out a lot faster than the other shower, so he will try using the 2nd bathroom. We'll see what happens.
Another problem are the telephone, which the line was bad. People would call in, it would ring once, and then nothing. They would hear static on the other end and when we picked up, they were still there. There was no voice mail or anything. SBC came out and fixed it yesterday so thats no longer a problem.
Finally (before listing some assets) the thermostat doesnt work. We can turn it on and off along with the fan, but we cant regulate the temperature. The downstairs seems to get very hot in the bedrooms while the rest of the place stays barely comfortable. I have called the landlord once on this and we should hopefully be getting this fixed soon as well.
So the best parts of the new apartment.....
SPACE!!!!! Can I say it again? Space, and lots of it.
Its amazing how much room there is here. Having two floors is amazing. We arent bumping into each other at every point in the house and hell, sometimes we are lucky if we realize we're in the same room as one another.
The view is amazing. It was nice to sit outside on the upper deck with my coffee and laptop, and be surrounded by open air. Its nice to fall asleep downstairs facing the sliding glass doors and just look out over the city and stars (when the fog isnt around).
Its nice to have a huge foyer area downstairs which we are using as an office (the office is as big as both the bedrooms combined). Its fantastic to have our computers in a seperate room so that we dont have to worry about disturbing each other while we sleep.
Steve of course is happy having a huge bedroom (the size of our office space), he can fit everything he has in there and still have room to move.
Finally, the washer and dryer are fantastic to have as an asset. Its nice to be able to throw a load in the washer and still go about your business around the house. Im sure everyone knows how nice that is.
Well enough about the new place. We still have to finish unpacking and getting settled but its going by slowly. We have to clean the old place this Saturday and then we will be done. Steve goes away a week from Friday and my sister will be here in less than 3 weeks. Did I mention how excited I am that she's coming to visit?
Work is going great. I finally got a full paycheck this week and it turned out to be about $40 less a week than my old job. Weird how the more you make, the more taxes they take out. $40 doesnt seem like much when you compare it to about $6 an hour less or 9k less a year. Im feeling pretty good about it all now and they actually do stuff together.
This Sunday will be a six flags picnic and they scheduled a murder mystery for the beginning of September. Apparently one of the biggest hotel owners in SF will be there joining us as well. I hate to say it (ok Im happy to say it), I underestimated this job because of the pay. Its turning out to be a smart move on my part.
Well thats the update. Hope everyone is well and hope to keep in touch more now that things are finally going a bit better. Till next time......
Posted by Des at July 7, 2005 05:25 AM
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