Apartment/roommate search!

[andorus.livejournal.com]

You guys have always been so helpful, even to non-regulars/lurkers like me. Thank you. :)

I'm looking for an apartment--preferably a year lease, or a sublet that allows for a lease renewal. Single occupancy or a friendly, down-to-earth, kind roommate(s?). Hoping to spend no more than $1200/mo, including some utilities--preferably a few hundred less. // ETA: Looking to move no later than Aug/Sept, when my lease is up, or earlier if something good (and solid/stable!) comes up.

(I did post looking for a housing situation a few months ago as well...I found a place in East Watertown late last year, but just learned this weekend that the landlord is foreclosing on this house. AUUGGH.)

About me: Female young professional, early 30s, employed as a designer (user experience design + web/graphic/visual design), vegetarian, violin-playing, nonsmoking and only occasionally drinking, very chill and conscientious and responsible and open-minded and a good communicator. Also, allergic to dust, so I'm fairly clean/tidy (but not obsessively so). "Coffeehouses over clubs" describes me very aptly--I like to have friends over for occasional chill hangouts/dinners/movies but nothing more than that. (I had one horrible roommate last year who neglected to mention that she brought the party home--including loud bedroom shenanigans--and had a drinking problem to top it off. Never again.)

Sorry, my brain's fired after 2 straight hours of Craigslisting, so I'll leave this here. Please let me know if you've got any specific questions or if I left out anything glaringly obvious. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Comments

[benign-cremator.livejournal.com]

Time frame? When would you be looking to move into a new place?

[ron_newman]

what does that mean?

[andorus.livejournal.com]

"My thoughts exactly." :)

[andorus.livejournal.com]

Oops...see, I knew I was missing something big. :P

At any point this summer would be great--my agreement with him is up in August, so unless he's gotten the house out of foreclosure by then, I feel like I should move on.

[freckles42.livejournal.com]

While I just filled my two spare rooms, I have to say, you sound so much like me. I could have written this ad if you switched out "designer" for "former artist turned law student."

Hello! Is it weird to say, "I think we could be friends!"? (Wait, this is the internet.)

Good luck in your housing search! I have a lot of classmates from law school who are looking for places; if I hear anything promising I'll drop you a comment here.

[andorus.livejournal.com]

Aww! I'm flattered--that's really kind. :) You're right, we do have a lot in common...right down to the fact that (upon peeking at your profile) you lived in Atlanta when you were younger, which happens to be where I grew up! How cool.

Do you play in any local ensembles? I just joined the Brookline Symphony and will be in the MetroWest Opera orchestra (both performing in the next few weeks...so much woodshedding to do, haha).

[freckles42.livejournal.com]

My dad was a ramblin' wreck from GA Tech and a hell of an engineer. ;D

I wish I did! I haven't had the time in law school, unfortunately, but I do jam with my friends sometimes. One of my previous roommates is a professional violist, so we'd duet together at home. She's much better than I am, but we still had fun. It'd be nice to be back up to speed again! My brother is a very talented guitarist so we put together a CD at the holidays for our folks (violin, piano, guitar, recorder, singing) as a thank you for years of music-lessons. I'm jealous that you get to play in a formal capacity!

Have you ever been to the MFA here? Their music room is glorious. There's a Stradivarius on display in another part of the museum, but the music room itself is just so much fun. :D

[ilai]

One of my roommates is moving out of my Teele Sq apartment so we're looking to replace her (we have a Sept 1 lease); if you're interested message me and I'll provide more detail.