patience & pickiness

Hello my darlings.

Yes, I am work. No, I do not care that I am not working and blogging. Yes, my mother will be angry upon reading this. (Technically, I am “on break” right now so it makes little difference).

I have absolutely fantastic news. I am moving out of my apartment and I am so freaking happy about it.

The neighborhood I live in is increasingly unsafe, or perhaps I have had one too many unsafe episodes. Now that I am moving out, I feel like I can list a few of the things that have happened (which also may reveal why I haven’t written a whole bunch on this thing):

1) a homeless man hit me repeatedly on my right arm with a piece of cardboard tubing that you can put posters inside of. It was early – 7pm or something. I wasn’t physically hurt or anything, just stunned. I didn’t know what to do – so I quickly walked away, but then felt I need to do something – so I faced him and said, like a mom would, “donteverdothatagain.” It was ridiculous.

2) There was a riot on the street I live on. Literally, a riot. It was like a scene from Grease and the LA riots joined forces. All white folks – it seemed like it was the hipsters from my neighborhood battling it out with the rich, snobby frat dudes from Northern SF. Really really weird and violent and scary. Happened at around 2am when the bars got out.

This has been the situation coupled with problems with a current housemate as well as a dude who lives above me. Really, the situation is entirely ridiculous and causing way too much concern. I just don’t feel safe there, for many many reasons.

Subsequently, I have been either at Rudy’s or my friend Heather’s pretty much every night for the previous month. Rudy leaves this Saturday for Texas (oh festivus how I will miss you!) so I’m going to be sleeping in his room (he is a wonderful wonderful man) until I move in on December 27th…

But enough with the negativity already… About my new place:

AWE.SOME.

Much much much safer neighborhood. No more folks on the street. Still pretty cheap. It’s about 6 blocks away in a positive direction, even closer to the places I usually hang out (e.g. bluegrass / jazz bars, where friends live, cafes, etc). And I got the room I wanted!! Two walls of windows, opens up to an outdoor space with porch and garden, hardwood floors, taaaall ceilings, really beautiful.

My new housemates:
Eric – (third house in a row with a boy named Eric –all in SF) – works at REI, but about to start his MBA so he can be an REI bigwig. He can get me discounted sporting gear. (Wooooord). Asked if I felt safe walking home after my interview and offered to walk with me. I cantevenbelieveit.

Ruthie – works at the Fillmore, Warfield and various comedy clubs (equivalent to Emo’s and Stubb’s in Austin). She can get me discounted tickets. (Yeeeeees).

Ryan – sole product designer at global firm who makes things I cant talk about online. See Jen for undisclosed information.

Hooray hooray for December 27th.

I love and miss you guys a lot. A LOT.

Jen