All Moved In - Feb 13th, '06
We've all moved in. Still some cleaning up to do in the old place, but we're finally out of that shit-hole. The new shit-hole is much nicer.
I have several photos, but we don't have Internet until Friday, and I still haven't found the box with the blank CDs, and for some reason my USB thumb drive wasn't working last night. So, pictures tomorrow.
Current impressions - Having lots of space is very nice. Even with lots of boxes stacked around we have plenty of room. We'll probably even have room for a couple work benches - One in the garage and one in the guest bedroom. The kitchen is wonderful. The balcony is huge. Having a huge gate blocking the only way in, and having zero extra parking inside the complex, is very nice. It could be an illusion, but the place really feels safe.
The water pressure is bad. And it takes forever to get hot water to the kitchen. The lack of a door on the main bathroom is one of the stupidest things I've ever encountered. The only way a person could have less privacy is if they set up a bathroom out on the sidewalk. The balcony has an angled floor to facilitate drainage. But that also prevents me from putting shelves for the plants in the sunniest areas. Very weird. The guest bathroom is just weird. And the lights in the bathrooms are those weird florescent bulbs that flash wildly for several seconds before they go on. So the lights that will stay on the shortest amount of time are the ones hard-wired to come on the slowest and be most energy efficient. Also not good is that our balcony is just a few feet from the balcony across from us. So it almost feels like a communal yard out there.
Bottomline, we like it. The plusses more than outweigh the numerous problems. But it really seems like the person who designed it had never lived in an apartment, or with other people, or in a place where they used the balcony.
Another issue is the lack of noise. It's so quiet that it's rather unsettling. I always have this, "why are we whispering" feeling.
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Also the place is so quiet its hard to sleep - I had no idea that the highway has become a sort of lulling white noise for me and that without it things seem strange.
There's so much space I feel guilt!
Also Jon did most of the hard parts of the move - I feel more guilt.
And I got a new desk and he's keeping his old one. Massive guilt.
But yes, the place is very lovely. We have actual room for people who visit now, instead of wandering around trying to find a place to sit. Now I must work to not fill chairs with books...
You know what I get upset about? She tries too hard to make sure I'm happy.
Being a complete jackass married to someone so wonderful. That's guilt.
Very nice to hear that the both of you still like each other. Moving has been known to destroy relationships. Now, about that "very weird" guest room???? The last time I was in a very weird room, was in the Army stockade where I once worked. Communal gardens are very commnon all over the world. Coming down from a noisy environment may be your biggest challenge.
I can hardly wait to get there, and enjoy the luxury of being with my kids and enjoying all of the space for "company!" I've decided that setting small goals to reach during my treatment is a good idea that leads to the next BIG goal of coming to San Diego! The first small goal is feeling good enough after my last chemo on the 16th. to go out to dinner for Bill's birthday. Today we went to the Co-op downtown to buy some bread that's decent to eat and some cheese and sherry. On the way home Bill drove along Hill Road which goes along the north foothills from downtown to west of us, meandering through rural homes and horse pastures. He was looking for a new restaurant in Eagle where we're hoping to go--maybe for his birthday. And we found it; it looks nice...
Or maybe yours is nothing like that, and this won't help.
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