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Firstly, check out this awesome Sherlock BBC Vid...it's friendship, not slash - and you all know how much I love friendship :)
Secondly,
I AM NOT HOMELESS! YAY!
I found an apartment for March 1st. It's exactly what I was looking for: A bachelor apartment with a good kitchen, and parking for my car. It's in a small apartment building, just at the foot of the hill that I currently live on. It's right near the skytrain and a large-chain grocery store.
The only draw backs are:
1. I will no longer have my beautiful mountain view...but that's okay, the mountains are still there (except when it's raining), this just means that I will actually have to go outside in order to see them.
2. It is floor to ceiling, wall to wall, wood paneling...but I'm thinking some nice wall hangings, and the gorgeous painting of my sister's that I own will help immensely with that.
The bonuses:
1. I actually have a wood burning fireplace in my bachelor apartment. The landlord insists that it's functional. I have no idea where one buys firewood in the big city, and I'm a little worried about when the last time the chimney was cleaned...but even if it's just aesthetics, it's still really cool.
2. It's cheaper rent than I'm currently paying to share with my sister. Also, it's utilities included, which I currently don't have either. And there is laundry in the building, so yay!
Anyway, yeah, I'm super jazzed.
Secondly,
I AM NOT HOMELESS! YAY!
I found an apartment for March 1st. It's exactly what I was looking for: A bachelor apartment with a good kitchen, and parking for my car. It's in a small apartment building, just at the foot of the hill that I currently live on. It's right near the skytrain and a large-chain grocery store.
The only draw backs are:
1. I will no longer have my beautiful mountain view...but that's okay, the mountains are still there (except when it's raining), this just means that I will actually have to go outside in order to see them.
2. It is floor to ceiling, wall to wall, wood paneling...but I'm thinking some nice wall hangings, and the gorgeous painting of my sister's that I own will help immensely with that.
The bonuses:
1. I actually have a wood burning fireplace in my bachelor apartment. The landlord insists that it's functional. I have no idea where one buys firewood in the big city, and I'm a little worried about when the last time the chimney was cleaned...but even if it's just aesthetics, it's still really cool.
2. It's cheaper rent than I'm currently paying to share with my sister. Also, it's utilities included, which I currently don't have either. And there is laundry in the building, so yay!
Anyway, yeah, I'm super jazzed.
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Date: 2012-02-12 11:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-12 11:10 pm (UTC)I'm not sure yet if I'll attempt a fire, but it's really neat to have the fireplace regardless.
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Date: 2012-02-12 11:14 pm (UTC)(Fires are great. But definately check the chimney first. Smoke damage is NOT FUN)
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Date: 2012-02-12 11:26 pm (UTC)I think sometimes people call them studio apartments.
I hope you are able to find a new house soon! I love house-hunting, but it's less stressful and more fun when you don't have a deadline. ;)
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Date: 2012-02-13 12:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-13 12:16 am (UTC)But when I did, I would use both duraflame logs (and there's a kind that helps clean the chimney) and little wood packages from the hardware and grocery stores. They usually have them somewhere where if you don't need wood, you overlook them. Of course, if you're going to have a lot of fires, that will be too expensive, since it's usually $10 for one fire.
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Date: 2012-02-13 02:14 am (UTC)But yeah, fires of any sort will probably be kept to special occasions, if the chimney passes the smoke test. ;)
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Date: 2012-02-13 01:23 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-13 02:13 am (UTC)Now I'm all impatient for the end of the month to come so that I can move in and start decorating!
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Date: 2012-02-13 04:45 pm (UTC)Also, congrats for getting a great new apartment! :)
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Date: 2012-02-14 06:09 am (UTC)Thanks!