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$750 9/1 move in - Looking for a new housemate (richmond / seacliff) (map)

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Date: 2012-08-12, 5:57PM PDT
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The fog has been quite a heavy blanket in which our roommate is looking to remove by heading back east to his family.

His room is spacious with a closet and large bay windows that overlook the garden outside. There are two other housemates (myself) and Allison who share the place. There is a kitchen, large living room (w/ fire place, piano) and both a bathroom and a shower. If your looking to live in the "outer" Richmond (22nd and California) the place is a gem. We've had quite a run since I moved here two years ago but time moves forward, and with that, a new member of the household. The move in/out date was recently confirmed for September 1st however I will be traveling to Colorado this coming Sunday through the end of the month and would like to partake in this "draft" process.

Thus, I ask for you to give a brief description of your current state of being, whether or not you have any past qualms with the Richmond kings (local gang) and anything else you deem worthy. If my judgement of what you write is positive maybe we could grab coffee/drink/sunshine downtown sometime this week

A few additional facts. We have not used the heat since I moved in however hasn't been a problem. The rent is listed as 700 because we all have our own individual month to month lease with the landlord and I am not sure what my house mate's rent is however I believe its less than mine which is $666. We pay water, gas, electric and internet. The landlord's mother in law lives downstairs (garage floor unit) however we have no problems. She has the prime gardening spot but there is ample room for you to do your thing back there. We're not looking for a party type atmosphere but simultaneously we do not hold back from spontaneous energy combustion. We're not a commune but we share pretty much everything without keeping tabs, nonetheless I do dip into my pocket protector for when the time comes for to pay the utility bills. We don't have cable television and do not plan to obtain it. Hmm, not sure what else to add, oh no pets.


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Hello there!

Caught your ad on Craiglist and would like to check the room out. I am looking to move by the 1st. To tell you a little about myself, for work I manage the bike rentals out in Golden gate park where I work long hours. I am also a native of SF and have lived here all my life. Im a pretty mellow person, and very social I enjoy a good beer and a nice couch, but you will also find me out riding my bike. I am looking for a place where I can be long term. I have no issues with the Richmond Kings, (never even heard the them to be honest). Please let me know if I can come by and check the place out and meet the roommate. Hope to hear from you!

Here is my fb link btw: Facebook.com

Your Awesome New Housemate (no issues with the Richmond Kings)!

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Hello!

    I am really interested in the room you have for rent. I am a 24 year old female who just returned from a year of teaching English in South Korea about two months ago. I just started working for One Medical Group as a full-time admin assistant last Monday. Some of my hobbies include: baking, battling a television addiction, hiking, karaoke and legos. I am a very neat person and I always clean up after myself. Between working full-time and socializing with my friends I don't imagine I will be home that much. I am looking for a chill place with a very relaxing environment when I am home. I am available anytime today (Sunday) or anytime this week after 6:30  to look at the room.

Best,
   Hannah
XXX-XXX-XXXX

Hello,

I'm interested in the room you have for rent and I can move September 1st. I'm a 27 year old male with a full time office job downtown. I think I could be a good fit for your home. I'm pretty laid back and easy to live with. I'd like to live in a house where people can hang out and be friends, but I don't mind doing my own thing too. I am totally reliable when it comes to paying rent/bills on time.
I do enjoy the Richmond a lot so I'd be very happy to live there. I currently live by USF which is close to a lot of things, but is lacking the neighborhood-y feel of the Richmond. I'm not familiar with the Richmond kings so I guess that means I haven't had any problems with them.
It would be great if we could meet up sometime soon to see if we'd mesh well as roommates. I'm off work at 6 so I can meet downtown around then or closer to where you live, if you prefer, a little later in the evening. If you'd like to meet or if you have more questions for me, please email or call me at XXX-XXX-XXXX
Thanks.

Aaron

SFSU creative writer interested in room

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Hello, my name is Jared and I'm interested in the room. I'm transferring to SFSU in the fall, male, 21. Major was chemistry; I have changed it to English with an emphasis on creative writing, I might minor in Chemistry still...who knows? Love music: jazz, some techno, but rock n roll is the mainstay - from classic up to modern indie. I play the guitar, though less recently. I enjoy cooking (stick to a vegan diet... most of the time), riding my bike, coffee/tea drinking, reading books/poetry, and have been getting more into films. For shows I like Flight of the Concords,The Office, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Community, Arrested Development, watch them online. Not affiliated with the Richmond Kings and they are not after me (as far as I know). Have plenty of roommate experience - both guys and girls - rooftop stargazing, bbq's, house music jams; an English professor once said what is most telling of a house though, is the kitchen conversations. I feel I'm easy going, respectful, and clean; haven't had issues with any past roommates. From the ad, it sounds like a cool environment, hope to hear back. You can also reach me at XXX-XXX-XXXX

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- Jared

On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Brandon <benos4752@gmail.com> wrote:

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Hi, how are you doing? I'm writing you about the room that you posted on Craigslist.

A little about me: I'm a 25 year old male and a senior at SFSU, studying English literature and education. I love to cook and I have a large collection of cookware, both cheap and quality, that I will gladly share so long as it's not abused. Not a party person, but do like to have a friend or two over on occasion. 

Non-smoker, not a drug user, only a light drinker. No associations or interactions with the Richmond Kings (has that really been a problem with past applicants?). 

I don't watch much tv, so no cable is fine with me (prefer it actually, kind of a waste of money in my opinion). I do read a lot though. I'm not OCD about cleaning, but I do like keep a tidy and sanitary kitchen and bathroom and want to live with people whom feel the same way. I'm not looking for my new best friends, but would like to live with people sociable enough to not lock themselves in their rooms the whole time they're home.

My current lease is up September 30th, but my last month is already paid for, so as long as my current landlady is informed of my intention to move by the first, September 1st works great for me. I'm free tomorrow, Tuesday, and from Friday on.

Um, not sure what else at the moment...thank you for reading, hope to hear back from you, both phone and e-mail work for me.

Brandon

Wha-wha-wha-wha-wha-wha....

What Would Mucha Do?

As the glutton strands peel away from the roof of my small mouth, I'm taken back to my childhood days of a past life spent idling in Odessa.  During summer, mother would gather many a townsmen, just before the sunset, attracted by the scent of the bakery and fueled by the desire to satiate their dry vodka coated throats.  Now, as the sugary fountain drink washes down this delicious chewy texture, the cabbage and potato has been replaced with tomato and mozzarella, but the cold stare of the fellow patrons remain.  The cold connective stare which we share of hopeless futility.  I love you my brothers; of this life and the last.

I am going to bed.
   Nothing could be more anticipated than my bed...
     the soft, fleece, grey blanket has it's say
     the yellow pillow of horizontal texture has it's say
     the soft thoughts of first. second kisses have there say
 I just want to stay awake...
to have that anticipation of the already present-
on rewind in the hours
minutes,
seconds,
glimpses of the day become dreams.

These past few days have been cold and windy. But at the same time, warm and pleasant. The wind does stop and it really is not cold at all. But one misses what summer feels like, misses what snow looks like. Does this not describe the endlessly describable San Francisco climate? How bothersome and redundant yet always worthy of comment. One more: the way the fog rolls in plumes in summer. The terror to me of the Sunset. The whole inescapable nature of this tiny city. And yet we do escape it. And we must go beyond it. The whole of it and all its neighborhoods must be forgotten one day. The good people that call here home might never leave. It is not my home and never has been. And this is a kind of sin. But like all sins one can forgive and forget. And always the reminder of all the happy laughter and cheerful hellos and friends and relationships that fill the days and the streets...

In writing here I am taking a step away from the artistic and a step towards the frank and natural tone. But does not art touch and enliven and make bearable everything?

So I tell you what I see.  A dolphin and a pelican. Dogs all over the place. Big, very big black birds with ugly shrills sitting below heavy overlapping phone wires. Some mysterious box on a pole that hums, and emits radiation. Babies in baby carriages every morning. Babies in baby carriages that smile and smile again, absolutely smile at me because I smile at them. The sound of the electronically powered bus accelerating and decelerating. The way the mail box door squeaks. The way the sun shines off the mailbox when I grab its hefty metal handle and drop my nurtured thoughts down its fat wide throat. How the moon looks without mercy amongst the cold air up there in space at us down here. How the same homeless sit in stuffy air in libraries crowded after schools let out. How even with the windows open the place is crowded and choked. And palm trees go unnoticed, swaying in different spots amongst the high breezes.

One remarkable and telling observation is this. The way different neighborhoods allow different neighborhood old men to congregate in different neighborhood cafes. And how the men from different neighborhoods in these different places seem different in an odd and unfamiliar way: the same way kids from different schools from different neighborhoods appeared odd and unfamiliar to me when I was a kid and encountered them.

I wonder where that big black bird that I saw standing in the blinding sunlight under the heavy mess of hanging black power lines is roosted away right now in the night. So big, so large, where does a bird like that sleep?

 Remember Mucha.