Jun 20, 2011
Apartment Tales In Hades
For a brief moment very recently, Bossy thought she would likely be employed before the end of the summer. This got Bossy thinking about apartments since, in this scenario, she could afford to rent one.
The first thing Bossy did was go on Craigslist and locate the perfect apartment! It had the perfect sunny dining nook, and the perfect square living room, and the perfect airy balcony, and the perfect new tenant!
That’s right, the apartment in question had been rented to someone else only moments before Bossy inquired about the place.
But that’s fine the apartment was rented to someone else — it was probably for the best. It was probably for the best that whoever rented that apartment put up so many vertical blinds it’s no longer sweet or sunny — not to mention the hideously uncomfortable chair the tenant placed on the balcony as if to say There’s no way I’m ever going to sit out here watching the neighbors lug groceries.
Since Bossy isn’t one to dwell on missed opportunities by partaking in activities such as jogging past that apartment all hours of the day and night criticizing the apartment’s tenant whose name is Not Bossy, Bossy turned her attention back to Craigslist.
Typically in the apartments section of Craigslist, there are accompanying photos such as in the previous example. Which is why Bossy was so pleased to find photos included in an ad for an available apartment in the only low-rise apartment building in Bossy’s neighborhood, because Bossy has always been curious about the interior.
And just what did Bossy find? Well, the available apartment has a bathroom:
And it has a kitchen!
And it has a, um, who’s the wise guy?
Lastly, Bossy found an ad for an amazing and inexpensive loft apartment in what Bossy knows is a very arty section of Bossy’s city.
Bossy’s only concern was she couldn’t imagine a loft apartment in that part of the city available for the inexpensive quoted price. So Bossy decided to investigate the Google street view of the building in case there was something Bossy didn’t know.
But in fact the building was quite lovely and exactly as described since it’s a recently renovated factory! So then, just to be thorough, Bossy scanned the street view to see what was located directly across the street from the loft apartment:
Anyway, it doesn’t matter. Bossy decided not to become properly employed, and so she is no longer questing after an apartment.
Bossy will just stay right here haunting her family house a while longer.
Speaking of a while longer, if you haven’t yet entered Bossy’s contest to win an iPad, please do so before the end of the day when the contest closes!
Good luck with the housing & job. I’m sure you will find somehing you like for both.
I didn’t get to sleep ’til 3 ish so am imagining that NOT being properly employed would have at least 1 wonderful benefit right now… zzzzzzz
I’d take the loft despite the neighborhood! You’d provide incentive for it to get much nicer!
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Drat, comment went to wrong post – retrying on correct one. I blame the morning. What am I doing up at this gawd-awful early hour anyway??
I don’t know Bossy, should you choose the loft: the rest of the neighborhood would have to get off their collective duffs (and I don’t mean the Cake Dude) and clean up their act so that they would be worthy of your fabulousness.
but that is just me.
The last time I looked, one “roomy apartment” with a yard was actually a barely converted garage with a 3-foot strip of grass on the side. The “kitchen” was the size of a large closet and the sink was at knee level. I sort of waved my hands around at the “kitchen” and said “Um, how did this…” and the owner proudly said “I did it myself!” The office literally WAS a closet with an electrical outlet in it. $1150 a month. Not making this up.
If you google “light bulb changing pole” you’ll find hundreds of ways to change lightbulbs that are 12 or more feet above you. I have the type that uses suction and love love love it.
Love that Bossy is keeping an eye on the apartment that got away. Been there done that. I could probably call up a few from thirty, forty years ago.
Not a loft person myself. Need cozy walls.
Well, that building across the street is probably the next one up for regentrification!
Or not. But no matter; can you imagine trying to find enough furniture to fill that loft space? GAH. Plus it’s probably drafty as all get-out in the winter.
Getting a job is soooo overrated anyway. And plus it’s pedestrian and bourgeois and stuff.
You could make the whole neighborhood up and coming!
I landed my job in Austin in November 2009 and was supposed to start the first week in December 2009. I looked through thousands of listings online, failed to find even one that was price/locaiton/amenities suitable and panicked around Thanksgiving. Friday after Thanksgiving I drove 2 hours to Austin – home to a number of universities FILLED with approximately 10 million students, 8 of which live at home and 17 of which live in dormitories. The rest? Live in apartments all over Austin. I found the perfect place in about 6 hours of looking. The place is perfect. The neighborhood? Not so much. Which is to say that unless you plan to spend your days sitting out on the stoop gazing at the scenery, go with the loft.
I just went back to your post about your trip to the Apple store. Did you ask your salesperson if he was Jimmy Smits’ son?
Go with the loft, it looks perfect for Bossy. Except for the lack of furniture. Which tied with the lack of job might say no.
Bossy, you totally crack me up. Love to see when you have new post.
BOSSY! You did the right thing. Becoming properly employed is a terrible choice. One that usually involves “business casual” pants. Which should die forever. Well done.
Other than the fact that BOSSY could practice her roller skating skills (in preparation for upcoming winter ice skating movies), that really cool, drool-worthy, empty, drafty loft doesn’t say BOSSY to me. But do befriend the person who moves in there, absolutely.
Uhmmm the loft in that neighborhood is a No No Absolutely NOT. think of November coming down that street in the DARK. Uhmmm nope no way not by a mile. Rather have you tucked closer to your kidlette and puppy. Hey but that’s just me.
Job? SCHMOB!