Broomie it is, update to post from 9/27

So, it takes a special person to appreciate my awkward ways... which was going to make finding a new roommate especially difficult. The friend I was hoping to live with hasn't found a job and with my Brother not able to give me a definite answer, I was forced to post the following classified online:

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Female roommate needed to share my two bedroom, two bath apartment (I have the master bedroom).

My current roommate is moving out at the end of November to live with her boyfriend.Rent is super inexpensive, $660.00 NOT including cable and electricity.

The apartment is West of the 5, just off the freeway and there's a Vons right across the street.There is a washer and dryer in the unit, but don't be fooled... it doesn't work. But there is on-site laundry! There is one parking spot, which would be yours. The landlord did not provide a remote to get into the parking lot, my current roomie was going to take care of this, but she never did. Obviously, we can get one easily, it's not a big deal, just thought you should know.

I work full time and spend a lot of nights at my boyfriend's house, so you would have a lot of space away from me. Though, I'm pretty cool so you might be sad when I'm gone. I am really clean though, I don't leave messes and I wash my dishes, sweep, dust and all that jazz.

If you have a pet, they are welcome. Unless your cat is an ass and/or unnaturally loud, or your dog craps all over the place. There is a weight limit on the pets in the complex, I think it's like ten or fifteen pounds. So, a Golden Retreiver is probably not a good idea, unless they are super quiet and you make friends with the neighbors... I'm partial to cats, but I don't have one. My boyfriend says that I'm not allowed to get one. I'm rambling.


Let me know if you have any questions.

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I wasn't sure if anyone was actually going to respond, but I figured that if anyone did, they would probably be perfect for me.


Within an hour (yes, only an hour) I got an email. She was perfect! I could tell that she had a great sense of humor and an actual personality- sorry Croomie. So after a few email exchanges I was excited to have her come look at the apartment.


I tried to get Croomie's schedule for the next few days, figuring it would be weird to have someone looking at the place while she's there, but she wouldn't give me anything to work with. She was pretty short and annoying about all of it. Obviously she didn't want to move out, and would rather I just get lost- but she gave me the option of staying or going fromt he beginning.


The next morning, I woke to 3 text messages from my Brother:


"I think I need you as a roommate afterall."


"You can have the master bedroom"

"Also, I have a juicer."


The juicer was a plus, but he didn't need that to sell me on the idea; my brother needs me, so Broomie it is. I just had to wait for his 100% confirmation, then break the sad news to "The-Possibly-Perfect-Future-Roomie"...


Bummer. It could have been love.

And now I have to move all my shit out. Damn!


*UPDATE 10/14/11
I am starting to get sad about leaving the Delmartment, so I'm going to make a huge Cons list to make myself feel better:

1. Croomie and Stupid take up the living room all the time. Forcing me to sit in my bedroom with the door closed.
2. Croomie's cat. Not nice.
3. It's always hot in there, and Croomie won't leave the windows open.
4. I think the refrigerator is on the fritz.
5. The landlord really sucks!
6. Sometimes it takes me 3-5 minutes to walk to my car, because I had to park down the street.
7. Loud neighbors that I yell at for singing and/or drinking on the street outside my window.
8. Bees die there.
9. My toilet runs non-stop.
10. The washer and dryer in the unit is a big, fat tease.