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Moving Day

It looks like I have a place to live come January 1st, thanks to Mike's dad. Rent is far cheaper -- and the place is in Sunnyvale, so I'm not exiled to social Siberia in Fremont or Newark. God forbid anyone would have to cross a bridge to visit me.

And thus the Campaign to Recover As Much of the Deposit As Possible commences. I decided to splurge and buy a new vacuum cleaner. A Hoover Windtunnel. Man, it is so much more powerful than Sam's crappy old vacuum cleaner that it's not even funny. The neatest thing is the dust particle detector, which linked to a red and green light. When the light turns green, the carpet's clean! Who knew vacuuming could be so entertaining?

Anyway, the rental market continues to get better and better. I've never seen anything like it. Example 1: Nancy's moving in with Mike, into a two-bedroom in Mike's current complex. The two-bedroom is only $100/month more than Mike's old one-bedroom. Example 2: Pat's made a few calls -- every apartment manager wants him and Courtney to move in today. Who knew it could be like this?

I admit, some part of me is a bit disappointed that Mike's dad is cutting me a good deal with no fuss. Because I'd really like to go up to an anonymous apartment manager and actually... you know, haggle. "Well, if you change your mind, you've got my number," I'd say, grinning as I stride out of the office. Oooh, that would have been sweet.

Posted by Evan Goer on Dec. 26, 2001 at 8:44 PM