Posted on: May 30, 2006 in Music
San Francisco ho!
So the big news is my illustrious Partner in Crime (my wife) and I, are moving to San Francisco in September. She, (the aforementioned partner in crime), is getting her PhD at UCSF (in medical sociology, no less), and I’m a tagging a long for the ride. Besides, living in San Francisco has been one of my 43 things for a while, and lets face it, for a technology loving, web programming, music geek, is there really another place to be?
I will still be working for Bryght of course, setting up the new world headquarters (or something like that). Nevertheless, please send all lucrative job offers to colin@bryght.com and while I definitely won’t take them, I might be able to use them as leverage to get Bryght to buy me a yearly pass to one truly humungous climbing gym.
I’ve been following Chris Messina and the interesting tale of Teh Space and coworking, so I’d love to rent a desk if there are still spots left. (Are there?)
One thing I think is pretty hilarious is the process of looking for rental places on Craigs List. I love how people always stand on a chair in the corner of a tiny 400 square foot studio in order to make the room look cavernous in the photo. If you’re lucky, the photographer might even break out the fish eye lens to really make the room seem big. I can imagine the dialog:
“Hey, Wow! This one looks really huge. True, the walls are pretty concave, but I think it’s worth a look.”
Guess what! You’re not fooling anyone!
For the rental newbie, I’ve compiled a glossary of common terms:
Garden suite: Basement, limited light, only garden item is the fungus growing on the inside of the hot water tank.
Cozy: Small, cramped, exposed ceiling pipes may force taller renters to hunch like a Tolkien dwarf
Near Transit: Your bed shakes when trains go by at all hours
Character touches: Crumbling, decaying, probably lots of spiders
Suitable for one person: This person is trying to rent a walk in closet
Must see to believe: Must see to believe the audacity of the ad writer.
Needless to say, finding a nice place to live is going to be the hard part of this adventure I think. If anyone reading this has any leads on a killer apartment, or even any suggestions on areas that are cool to live in, please get in touch with me either through this blog or by email.
And for all Vancouver folk, there will soon be a couch with your name on it in San Francisco.
May 30th, 2006 at 5:56 pm
Hey man — looking forward to your arrival! And yes, there is still space — in fact, I think Kieran is reserving your space! ;)
June 6th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
It will be fun to meet you at the coworking space.
June 12th, 2006 at 5:26 am
a comedic, helpful, and surely accurate glossary, my captain. And you know you better be serious about the couch.
June 13th, 2006 at 9:23 pm
i’m sure california will treat you well.
make sure to come back when you’re done, we’ll miss havin’ you around… :(
June 29th, 2006 at 8:39 pm
Good to have you closer, CPT! I frequent the area from time to time, so I’ll be sure to drop in for a visit. Same goes when you’re in LA!