Forecasted

"The Year of the Pig/Boar 2007 looks to be one filled with impatience, mobility, and change." - www.proastro.com

Sounds right so far; this year of the pig has definitely started with impatience, mobility (or lack thereof), and change.

In moving news, I've found a new apartment, paid the broker, yet I still haven't moved because the contractors haven't finished renovating. Of course, I'd rather they finish before I move in than after; but them being late means I can't move out of my current apartment, and March is coming up! I wouldn't make a big deal of it if they hadn't promised to be done this past weekend.

Living out of boxes isn't as fun as it sounds.

And then there's the extra-rude people on the subway. This woman thinks she owns all the space in the subway car just because she has a child with her. Someone must have cracked open her head and removed the words "excuse me" from her vocabulary, then put in the notion that she can just push people out of the way. If the child wasn't there, I would have turned on the profanity faucet.

And then all the weird dreams - probably due to the stress of my moving date and crazy subway people. Like the one where everyone has a super power and I almost had sex with a straight girl. Maybe my power was bisexualism? I forget.

Anyway, I hope this doesn't continue for the rest of the year!

Apartment Hunting

Looking for an apartment is going to drive me crazy; dealing with brokers, listings, craigslist, citycribs, fees, no fees, nofees but some sort of fee; sifting through all the crap to find a decent listing, to find out that it's already rented and they just don't update their website; running into a dead end because everything is available immediately (whereas I have a March 1st move date).

Maybe I'm starting to look too early? That's what I've been told. But it never hurts to be prepared, right?

So just in case you can help me along, I'm looking for a 2 bedroom apt around $2000 in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn (along the L train). Contact me via email or comments!

Now, since you're so kind enough to help me, I'll share some fun facts about my hunting so far:

Interesting note 1: I came across the website, Nycnofeebuildings.com, where Matt has some valuable Manhattan real estate facts. You can also buy a directory of no fee buildings. However, two attempts to contact him have been unanswered, and his license number (listed at the bottom) can't be found through the NYS Division of Licensing Services website. Hmm.

Creepy phone call 1: This guy literally had me on the phone for a good 10 minutes after I told him that his advertised apartment didn't sound like a good fit for me. Creepy quote #1: "You have a really sexy voice. Really sexy."