The Joys of Relocation
Natalie and I will be moving up to the Bay Area soon, and so we've been scouring Craigslist and similar on-line classifieds for places to call home. I've lived in Monterey, Capitola and Davis and have never had as much difficulty finding a place as we are having now. I think the volume of places available is overwhelming, and the variability in quality among places is disheartening. Call me crazy, but shouldn't a two-bedroom listing actually have two bedrooms?
So, we found what could very well be the "perfect" apartment for us while in Piedmont/Berkeley on Friday. Hopefully our applications will go through and we'll be out of our current apartment that's managed by a bunch of slum-lords. I'm not too familiar with the Piedmont area, except that I know it's got some incredible old homes. I just need to keep flexing my skills at work and some day, maybe, I can own one of those homes.
Speaking of long shots, I got a call from an old co-worker of mine named Peter. He was in the midst of switching jobs in the South Bay because his previous company was purchased and broken up by a competitor. Listening to him describe the situation, I was amazed that he was so excited about the chaos and evil infecting his previous employer. I think he's just one of those people who will always put their money on the "high risk, high reward" bets. I don't think I'm one of those people, but I admire those who are.