the best laid plans...
Jun. 21st, 2009 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ravnsdaughterI have had a very interesting weekend so far. Yesterday morning, Ian and I were lounging around in bed and snuggling, when my landlord knocked on the door between the laundry room and said he wanted to talk to me. It turns out that they are having another baby (*sigh* damned breeders... no offense to those on my friends list with children, but they are NOT parents, they are breeders)... and supposedly they are having "trouble" with their son (what, he cries a bit? idiots) and moving his parents in to help with the kids. Ergo, I'm being kicked out. The landlord was his usual jerk self, and wanted to use the "Mutual Agreement to End Tenancy" form, so that he could get out of having to pay me a month's rent, which he would have had to do if he'd used the appropriate form, which is the "Notice to End Tenancy for Landlord's Use of Property", which provides for 2 months notice and the landlord paying me 1 month's rent. However, I explained that Ian was going to be moving in on August 1st, and I could handle the rent myself for 1 month but not 2, and in the end, I wheedled him down so that I'm paying 75% of the rent for July and 50% for August, if I'm still here and not moving until the end of August
ARGH. I have 14 days until the roommate is gone, and then the idea was I would have a month with the place to myself and Ian would be moving in. I did NOT want to have to be moving myself just now.
So I had a good scream (I actually shut the door after talking to him and let out a "FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK" which prompted the roommate to open his door and ask what was going on. Ian gloated a little bit, because he didn't want to have to move to my area, and then I had a good cry, because I really didn't want my expenses to be going up this soon and because of Ian's reaction. And then we sat down and started looking at Craigslist. I put an ad up in the Housing Wanted section, and then we actually went out and got a co-op car and did a drive around, just looking at the various areas we'd be interested in.
By the time we got back, I had a response to my ad! The place is at the top end of our price range, but it sounds absolutely amazing - here's the ad. We're going to see the place at 2pm today, and while we'd be ready to put up a damage deposit on the spot, they are apparently looking for the right people as opposed to the first offer, though I really think we could be the right people for it.
Now if Ian would just quit fake-screaming in terror. *sigh*
ARGH. I have 14 days until the roommate is gone, and then the idea was I would have a month with the place to myself and Ian would be moving in. I did NOT want to have to be moving myself just now.
So I had a good scream (I actually shut the door after talking to him and let out a "FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK" which prompted the roommate to open his door and ask what was going on. Ian gloated a little bit, because he didn't want to have to move to my area, and then I had a good cry, because I really didn't want my expenses to be going up this soon and because of Ian's reaction. And then we sat down and started looking at Craigslist. I put an ad up in the Housing Wanted section, and then we actually went out and got a co-op car and did a drive around, just looking at the various areas we'd be interested in.
By the time we got back, I had a response to my ad! The place is at the top end of our price range, but it sounds absolutely amazing - here's the ad. We're going to see the place at 2pm today, and while we'd be ready to put up a damage deposit on the spot, they are apparently looking for the right people as opposed to the first offer, though I really think we could be the right people for it.
Now if Ian would just quit fake-screaming in terror. *sigh*
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Date: 2009-06-21 06:48 pm (UTC)They say one cat, though, and then only maybe. Are you concerned about that?
Even if this one doesn't work out, though, you're only starting the process. You'll find something FABULOUS. And it will actually be really good for you and Ian to start out fresh together - it's always just a bit awkward when one partner moves in with the other, and you get to bypass all that.
And you rock, not backing down to the landlord. Go you!
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Date: 2009-06-21 07:34 pm (UTC)Well, the woman responded to my ad (it's here), and so she knows I have 2 cats, so I'm guessing it's not a problem.
And yeah, I totally agree that it's a good idea for us to start out fresh together... I had the whole awkwardness experience with the exes, both with him moving in with me and me moving in with him, so I'm liking the idea of us picking a place together like this.
Yeah, I'm rather proud of myself on that one. :)
And you're right... we're just starting to look. Though I really do like the looks of this one. We're going to look at 2pm.
BTW, I just switched to Linux yesterday, and I don't know if I can run Xfire on Linux. You need to get googlechat! :)
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Date: 2009-06-21 07:52 pm (UTC)Cool on the cats thing. One less worry, right?
How awesome would it be if this place just worked out, and you didn't have to worry about it until moving time? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Be sure to post after!
(I'll look into googlechat, but you know how bad I am about chat programs.)