Change!
Holy crap, something changed.
My roommate got a new job in Ventura, so he'll be moving out really soon. Congrats to him; we've been saying for years now that "this year is going to be crazy, there are going to be lots of changes," but what with one thing or another, not much has really changed. It's been about 6 years since we first started living in the same apartment. Whew... six years.
Anyway, now I have to deal with this housing situation. I don't make enough money to live in the kind of apartment I'm used to and still sock away a little money every month; I figure a really cheap single bedroom apartment in my area would pretty much bump me up into the $900s or so, which would put me just over my rent budget, given my current spending habits.
Some of you (Jish) are going to say, "quit your job and move up here!" And I would, but I am actually starting to formulate some interesting possibilities for myself, and I need a little time to examine them. Plus, despite everything I've said, I'm starting to really like San Diego again; the sun's come out, I'm healthier than I've been for a long time, I'm spending time at the park and the beach, and against all expectations, life is pretty good.
So right now I'm looking for an apartment-mate who's willing to drop a little over $600/mo on a big room (walk-in closet!) in a nice apartment smack dab in the middle of the UTC/La Jolla area. The place is month-to-month, so no huge pressures either way. If anyone you know needs something like this, tell them to drop me a line. With luck, I'll have alternate arrangements by the end of the summer. Without it... who knows? Life will proceed as it will.
I wonder if I should be worried about this budding Zen/fatalistic approach to life.