Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Shopping

Looking through all of the apartment ads is a daunting task.  And this is just online.  Craigslist is good because it doesn't barage you with 10,000 banner/content ads that have nothing to do with the context of the page (think: weight loss/teeth whiting ads on msnbc.com).   My head is spinning.

I'm not sure what I'm looking for at all.  If I'd be honest with myself, I'd say that the idea of living in an apartment complex is scary. I really don't want to be annoyed by loud music, fights and I don't want to be the one who's doing the annoying because of the dog.  I saw dog (singular) because I'm hoping that my brother will have Annie with him in his truck, at least for a while.   Renting an entire house is an option but it's always more money and the leases tend to be at least a year.  A lease that long scares me.   I think a 6 mos. lease is reasonable and I'd even pay more for the ability to make like a tree and go.  A big 2 bedroom place would be nice if only for the pets and my 10,000 boxes of stuff.  I had a 2 bedroom apt when I lived in St. Louis and I never used one of the bedrooms.

Living in a not-so-nice neighborhood should be cheaper and doesn't scare me because those are the kind of places I've been since I've been in Cleveland.  I might hang out in places like Rocky River but I have to live on Bridge Ave in the heart of the Puerto Rican hood. Que lastima.  I also know that I'd feel really out of place if I lived somewhere swanky.   Besides, it's not like I'm rolling in jack.

I've noticed that a lot of apartments don't list air conditioning as one of their amenities.  Is that because no sane person would ever live sans A/C in Dallas?   It doesn't really matter, you know?


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