On the Road Again...

[viscousmemories]

Well I finished my last day at the job yesterday, and I arrived in Austin this morning to look for an apartment. The roomie (Squian) has been working here for awhile now, so I'm sharing his motel room while the search is on. Hopefully by the end of the week we'll have a new place to move the rest of our stuff into.

Anyway, just checking in.

[The Jesus Lawyer]

good luck!

[Watser?]

Yeah, good luck vm :crossed:

[Legs]

Good Luck vm! :clover:

[pescifish]

Glad you've arrived safely and good luck with your search!

[freemonkey]

Oooh, Austin. Cool. Have fun, vm.

[Javaman]

Far and away the best city in Texas. Good luck! If 'The Pit' is still open (I think it's on 5th street), e-mail me a brisket sandwich, please.

[Plant Woman]

Have fun and tell us what you think of the new city?

[viscousmemories]

Thanks folks. We looked at two apartments and decided to take the second one. We'll find out tomorrow if the application was accepted (which shouldn't be a problem) then we can "move in" on Monday (ie. start ordering utilities, schedule the movers, etc.) I'll post pictures of the place here Monday or thereabouts if anyone's interested.

[Plant Woman]

New digs, yeah. Pics :hyper:

[fragment]

Cool! Have fun settling in, vm.

[Leesifer]

Yes please on the photos. Happy moving day tomorrow, vm. :house:

[Crumb]

Cool, vm. :1thumbup:

[slimshady2357]

Wow, supersweet that you found a place so fast.

I hope you find some interesting work just as fast!

[Lauri D]

Congrats you guys! Is all the stuff still at the house in Irving? And you're hiring professional movers this time?

[Beth]

Congrats!

[viscousmemories]

Thanks again for the congrats and stuff, peeps.

Is all the stuff still at the house in Irving? And you're hiring professional movers this time?
Yep and yep. Squian's company is paying for the movers, and they may be able to do it as early as Thursday/Friday. Gas will be activated tomorrow, electricity on Wednesday. No cable and Internet until the 27th, though.

[Sock Puppet]

No cable and Internet until the 27th, though.Can humans survive that long without cable and Internet? :scared:

[viscousmemories]

I know I can't. If I can't get it done sooner I might have to stay in a sleeping bag in the old house for an extra week. Seriously.

[Cynical-Chick]

:woohoo: So how long until you guys can find a house? And what's the housing market like down there?

[JoeP]

Congrats and stuff!

I must be confused about all this time difference thing because I'm sure Monday's been and gone throughout the world, but I see no photos. Where are your priorities?

[viscousmemories]

Thanks!

CC: Squian decided not to buy a house at this juncture. Not sure about the market.

...and now some pics:

[Legs]

Nice & bright, cheerful even :yup:

Show me your bedroom :heybabeh:

[JoeP]

Prompt service.

The place looks bright and cool! ... Just the one room then?

[viscousmemories]

The flashbulb makes it seem brighter than it really is. :D It's cozy, though. I'm going to love drinking coffee and writing on that patio, especially with the alleged deer among those trees.

I didn't upload pics of the beds/baths 'cause they're not terribly interesting. My bedroom is square with a regular closet and has a full bathroom in the hallway adjacent to it. Squian's bedroom is bigger with an attached bathroom and walk-in closet.

[Legs]

Too bad the whole thing wasn't hardwood like the kitchen. The carpet is a little scary (at least in the pics)

[viscousmemories]

Unfortunately the hardwood in the kitchen is fake, but the carpet looks scary? It's brand new.

[Dingfod]

Looks like a nice place.

[SharonDee]

Looks very cozy, vm. Also, I'm loving the bookshelves in the wall. :super:

[Legs]

but the carpet looks scary? It's brand new.

is it textured or something? maybe it's just the camera.

Do you guys have all the furniture you need?

[viscousmemories]

It's kind of a shag I think, so like it changes color when you pet it.

I hope that's not too technical a description. :giggle:

We have bedroom sets, a dining room table w/chairs and two Ikea lounge chairs for the living room, but that's it. I'm not sure if Ian is planning on buying a couch or anything, but I can't afford to.

[pescifish]

It looks really comfortable, you guys!

Sounds like you'll need a table and chair for the patio first. :coffeepaper:
The smaller place should equate to lower utilities each month, too.

[Ymir's blood]

I like it, except for the number of windows. The carpet could be better but at least it won't show dirt that much. The white doors on the kitchen cabinets look pretty bad. They should have left them with the wood grain. Having the patio facing a natural area is a nice touch and gives a more private feeling.

[freemonkey]

I love the built-in bookshelves. The last house we lived in had some, plus little built-in nooks everywhere. Very cool.

Ymir's blood, those cabinets look just like the ones we had in an apartment. They were just a white laminate on particle board. Maybe that's what these are, too. No wood grain.

[viscousmemories]

Yep, that's the cabinets in a nutshell freemonkey. Cheap laminate on old particle board.

It feels funny going from a fairly large, new, 4 br. 3 ba. house with a ginormous kitchen to this tiny, somewhat shabby apartment, but I'm looking forward to the lower AC bill and ease of cleaning, and I already feel more at home here in Austin than I did after two years in the Dallas area.

[quiet bear]

Looks very cozy, vm. Also, I'm loving the bookshelves in the wall. :super:


As opposed to what? Bookshelves on the ceiling? Sheesh! C'mon, Shar, get in the game!

Congrats, vm! Let us know the first time you wake up and don't know where you are, ok?

[viscousmemories]

It'd be easier if I just let you know the first time I don't.

[Shake]

Looks nice!
As opposed to what? Bookshelves on the ceiling? Sheesh! C'mon, Shar, get in the game!
As to bookshelves which one would have to bring in from outside (i.e. not in the walls). C'mon, qb, get in the game! :P

[Plant Woman]

http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1938

I like all the windows, and that it is private behind you. A bonus when living in an apartment. You can go in and almost believe you are off to yourselves.

Carpets can easily disappear from the eye if you get the colors right in the furnishings. But in the case of an apartment, which usually is a temporary abode, this wouldn't be practical. It looks like it will be cozy. I agree with pesci about a table out on the deck. Couple of large tropical plants in pots and it will be nice!

[pescifish]

and I already feel more at home here in Austin than I did after two years in the Dallas area.Wow, that's wonderful, vm! :yup:

[viscousmemories]

Plants! What a surprising idea from Plant Woman. :giggle:

Actually a while back when the move was still in the "some day" stage I decided to get some plants, but I'd already forgotten about that decision. I've probably owned 2 plants in my life, if that. Now that you mention it though, large tropical plants on the patio are a must. :)

Another plus about this apartment is that it's built to condo standards, so there's 3 ft. of concrete between the apartments. When I was there the other day I noticed that I could hear my neighbor's tv from outside in front of the place, but when I walked in I couldn't hear it at all.

Anyway the movers are confirmed for Monday, so depending on how many other moves they have to do we'll be set up in the new crib by Tue, Wed. or Thur. :hyper:

[Shelli]

Very nice, VM. I love all the windows. :nova:

[freemonkey]

I especially like that big wide window over the door. Very nice.

[quiet bear]

Looks nice!
As opposed to what? Bookshelves on the ceiling? Sheesh! C'mon, Shar, get in the game!
As to bookshelves which one would have to bring in from outside (i.e. not in the walls). C'mon, qb, get in the game! :P


Too-chet', my friend.

[Dingfod]

Too chet? Atkins, Baker or Huntley?

[The Jesus Lawyer]

nice place, vm...i dig the windows and the bookshelves...

michael :)

[viscousmemories]

Thanks, peeps. :thankee:

[pescifish]

So are you driving back to the ol' place to be there when the movers are there? Or are they doing that without you guys? :eep:

[viscousmemories]

We're back in Irving now. When they pack us on Monday they'll let us know if they'll be delivering on Tue, Wed. or Thursday. In any case Squian has to fly to Houston Tuesday afternoon, so I'll be driving down to meet the movers myself.

[viscousmemories]

The Eagle has landed.

I am officially living in Austin now, and I've got the Internet access to prove it.

Three days without checking the :ff: might be a record for me. What'd I miss?

[Leesifer]

Some of us are invading the US as per IRON MAN's cunning plan! :mob:

[wei yau]

I'm the only one who'd eat an egg in which the white is black and the yolk is green.

quiet bear doesn't like raw fish.

Sock Puppet likes to eat Mexican and African (food, not people)

I found my red pen.

[Shelli]

I changed my avatar back to the blue girl and haven't changed it yet. :curtsey:

[viscousmemories]

:golfclap:

[Miisa]

I stripped naked and did the can-can. Not doing that again in a hurry!

Welcome back!

[viscousmemories]

Damn! I can't believe I missed the naked can-can.

[JoeP]

The Eagle has landed.

I am officially living in Austin now, and I've got the Internet access to prove it.

Three days without checking the :ff: might be a record for me. What'd I miss?
You were gone?

/me resists jokes about :badcon: or the length of the nightly backups

[Miisa]

Damn! I can't believe I missed the naked can-can.
I can't seem to find the thread. It is possible the entire episode only took place inside Crumb's head.

[JoeP]

It is possible the entire episode only took place inside Crumb's head.
In the private members-only area? For some reason I can't get access there.

[Miisa]

You have a VIP pass into my head. Crumb is a tougher cookie, though.

[Crumb]

Crumb's head is impenetrable.

[Shelli]

Miisa ---> :strip:

[Miisa]

Crumb's head is impenetrable.
So that didn't happen in your head then?

[Crumb]

:innocent:

[JoeP]

You have a VIP pass into my head.
Electronics actually, but it amounts to the same thing.

[Plant Woman]

I had a three day fight with my family that started 3 weeks ago. Can I divorce them? Oh wait, you didn't miss a thang!

[viscousmemories]

Sorry to hear that, Plant. Sometimes it's good to be 1000 miles from home.

[Sauron]

Well I finished my last day at the job yesterday, and I arrived in Austin this morning to look for an apartment. The roomie (Squian) has been working here for awhile now, so I'm sharing his motel room while the search is on. Hopefully by the end of the week we'll have a new place to move the rest of our stuff into.

Anyway, just checking in.

What's the story here? Did I miss something?

Feel free to linky me to a post...............................

[Sauron]

It's kind of a shag I think, so like it changes color when you pet it.

Oh, I've seen that in stores before. It's called "Republican shag".

[viscousmemories]

What's the story here? Did I miss something?

Feel free to linky me to a post...............................
Thanks for inspiring me to search, else I wouldn't have re-discovered the thread (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7167) where I first announced my intent to relocate. I didn't realize it took six months to get from idea to action. :doh: