Since it's late, I will make this a very short blog. I have some good news to share. Remember the apartment I applied for in my previous post? Well the landlord finally got back to me about it. I have the apartment! It will officially be mine when I meet with him this week to sign the lease and pay the deposit (and of course when I actually move in, which won't be for another 4 months T_T). I will let you all know how that goes. Peace for now!
Hey guys!
As promised, I'm giving you all an update on my "house hunt." Yesterday I looked at one place that had two available units. Today I looked at two different places; one place had three available units and the other place was the upstairs unit in a duplex. I will explain the two units I saw yesterday first:
2/18/09 - Downstairs unit
The apartment opens up into the living room, which was rather small. The kitchen was good in size, but didn't have as much counter space as I was hoping for. The bathroom was a bit small. The bedroom was well sized. There's a door in the bedroom that leads outside to the back where there is available off-street parking (which made me a little uneasy).
2/18/09 - Upstairs unit
This unit opened up more to what I felt like was a more suitable entrance area. The kitchen was a little bit smaller than the downstairs unit, but it had more counter space. The living room in this unit was spacious, which I liked. The bathroom was also more spacious in this unit; the colors were more appealing as well. The bedroom was a bit smaller than the downstairs unit, but being that I have twin bed I didn't think it mattered much. This bedroom also had a door that opened up to a stairway outside that led down to the parking spots. I was more okay with this door in this bedroom for two reasons. One, because this door had a light that you could turn on so that you can actually see what's outside. Two, simply because it's the upper unit so it's less of an incentive for those "curious" people who want to peek inside homes.
** The laundry room isn't the greatest, but well lit. It also has storage spaces for bikes, canoes, etc. The windows in this place are brand new so I don't have to worry about cold air leaking in! My current apartment now has terrible windows. Even with the insulation installed, it's still freezing! I could even smell the smoke from the smokers who go out at night (yuck). So I'm happy that the windows are in great condition. This place also had a cozy feel to it so it made me feel comfortable. The landlord is a very nice guy as well; very friendly =D
Cost: $600/month - includes all utilities except internet/cable (but it is cable ready!)
2/19/09 - Downtown location - 3 apartment units
These apartments looked nice, but there were plenty of turnoffs for me. The apartments weren't the problem, it was the apartment complex as a whole and the location of the place. The apartments were much smaller in space, but they looked fancier than the other two units. I really liked the last unit we saw because it looked really stylish. But the good looks of the apartments weren't enough to win my interests:
- This apartment complex is supposedly "no smoking," but when we entered it smelled like cigarettes and it smelled musty. I am a non-smoker, in case you were wondering about the fuss.
- The complex is abnormally warm, stuffy, and humid. Especially the laundry room. As soon as the guy opened up the laundry room to show me how it looked like, I couldn't even see the laundry room because my glasses completely fogged up. The laundry room also had a strong smell of chlorine.
- The location of this complex is located in the part of town that has and is known for having a high crime rate.
- The management company of this complex is shady.
- Last but not least, the cost...
Cost: $650/month + Electric + cable/internet (not cable ready)
2/19/09 - 2 bedroom unit
This place isn't even worth blogging about. It was literally a dump. Not to mention the price.
Cost: $750/month + Electric + cable/internet (not cable ready)
So the ones I looked at today were a definite no. I submitted an application for the upstairs unit from the one that I saw yesterday. I can totally see myself living there. As soon as I saw the place, I was able to see myself living there. I hope all goes well and I get the place! I will also post an update on that as well. Thanks for reading everyone! Peace.
Hey everyone,
So I'm sitting at home after a long day bored. I'm okay with it though. This is my time to relax at the end of the day. Besides school and work, I have spent these past few days "house hunting." I am looking for a new place to live after my current lease comes up. Tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday I have places lined up to go and see. I have one place tomorrow, two places on Thursday, and two places on Friday. I don't really want to commit to anything right now, but I want to start looking early in case I do find a place that I really like. I'm kinda being picky because I want to find a place where I can stay for another two years without moving. I hate moving =\. So if I can't find anything now I'm not too worried about it because I'm sure I'll find something later. I'll come back and let you guys know how the viewings went. That's all for now. Peace.
So I realize today that I haven't posted a blog in a while. The whole truthful reason behind this is because I honestly forgot that this blog existed. My apologies. Anywho, onto other things. I'm at work right now. I have a little over three hours left until my shift is over. After my shift is over, it's onto studying! I have three tests this week. It sucks because I haven't had any time to study yet. I wish I can just shut off the world sometimes and just do what I really have to do. Sometimes, I really hate all the distractions and obstacles that come my way =( But who ever said life was fair, right? I really hope things will settle down and I can finally concentrate on all the things that I would like to concentrate on. Anywho, I should get back to work. Peace all.
It surprises me how fast time passes. It feels like Fall Semester 2008 just started yesterday, and I was just saying goodbye to summer. Now the fall semester is about to come to an end in about two weeks, meaning that the official school year is half-way over. Reflecting on what happened this past semester, I am not completely satisfied. I feel that I wasted my time and efforts by investing it into things that weren't necessary and may have in fact done more harm than good. Because I feel that I wasted so much this semester, my goal is to change things up for next semester. Here is a list of what I would like to accomplish or begin Spring Semester 2009:
1.) Volunteer
2.) Put homework and studying before fun
3.) Lose a TON of weight.
That's what I have for now. I will surely be adding more to it later. Well, that's all for now. Peace!