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jazzfishTime is getting away from me rapidly, so have some odds and ends before I forget them entirely.
Last weekend I failed to find a condo in Vancouver, after looking at a half dozen. There's one that might work out; it's not yet on the market, but Rhonda the awesome realtor sold the person into the condo so she wrangled me a sneak preview. It's in New Westminster, which is Not Ideal but maybe less Not Ideal than other options. Bah. All were either too expensive or not pleasant to inhabit even for the short time I was viewing them. I hate house hunting in Vancouver. I don't know if I hate it elsewhere but in Vancouver it is a constant source of frustration.
Other living options might include "renting," which is problematic because the places in Van I know of to rent from are even less convenient than New West; Victoria, which might be fine and would certainly be cheaper but would entail starting over again on the social front; possibly somewhere with Erin?; and just staying put and being depressed. Always an option, that last.
Other than that I had a good weekend in Vancouver, crashing in Holly/James/Zee's new house (which they bought with Rhonda, whom I recommended, so I can take some small pride in that). It's a Vancouver century-old house: it has high temperature gradients and questionable remodeling choices, but it's also quite pretty. It's in the same neighborhood as my old condo. I miss that neighborhood.
As a consolation for house-hunting nonsense I bought myself a magnetic "wallet" (credit card sleeve) for my phone, because I wanted a better solution for transit passes and hotel keys. The wallet is pretty neat: it connects solidly and is mostly unobtrusive. It also, unsurprisingly, includes a location tag, so I can theoretically find it again if and when I leave it somewhere. No speaker, so I can't make it make noise, but still.
My new Macbook arrived. As noted elseweb, this computer cost more than my first car; to the left, the car caught fire after I'd had it for three years, whereas the Macbook boasts some significant advances in heat dissipation. Its footprint is very slightly smaller than that of my current machine despite having a larger screen (15" vs 16"); it's slightly thicker and not-slightly heavier. Other than that I have no opinion of it just yet, since it's still in the process of restoring from backup. It does look pretty; I'll certainly give it that. I don't expect to be using it nearly as hard as Pelorios, my current machine, so here's hoping it lasts longer than five years.
I finished Wyrd Sisters last week but it's being stubborn about being written up.
Snow and ice this week. Winter would appear to be here.
Last weekend I failed to find a condo in Vancouver, after looking at a half dozen. There's one that might work out; it's not yet on the market, but Rhonda the awesome realtor sold the person into the condo so she wrangled me a sneak preview. It's in New Westminster, which is Not Ideal but maybe less Not Ideal than other options. Bah. All were either too expensive or not pleasant to inhabit even for the short time I was viewing them. I hate house hunting in Vancouver. I don't know if I hate it elsewhere but in Vancouver it is a constant source of frustration.
Other living options might include "renting," which is problematic because the places in Van I know of to rent from are even less convenient than New West; Victoria, which might be fine and would certainly be cheaper but would entail starting over again on the social front; possibly somewhere with Erin?; and just staying put and being depressed. Always an option, that last.
Other than that I had a good weekend in Vancouver, crashing in Holly/James/Zee's new house (which they bought with Rhonda, whom I recommended, so I can take some small pride in that). It's a Vancouver century-old house: it has high temperature gradients and questionable remodeling choices, but it's also quite pretty. It's in the same neighborhood as my old condo. I miss that neighborhood.
As a consolation for house-hunting nonsense I bought myself a magnetic "wallet" (credit card sleeve) for my phone, because I wanted a better solution for transit passes and hotel keys. The wallet is pretty neat: it connects solidly and is mostly unobtrusive. It also, unsurprisingly, includes a location tag, so I can theoretically find it again if and when I leave it somewhere. No speaker, so I can't make it make noise, but still.
My new Macbook arrived. As noted elseweb, this computer cost more than my first car; to the left, the car caught fire after I'd had it for three years, whereas the Macbook boasts some significant advances in heat dissipation. Its footprint is very slightly smaller than that of my current machine despite having a larger screen (15" vs 16"); it's slightly thicker and not-slightly heavier. Other than that I have no opinion of it just yet, since it's still in the process of restoring from backup. It does look pretty; I'll certainly give it that. I don't expect to be using it nearly as hard as Pelorios, my current machine, so here's hoping it lasts longer than five years.
I finished Wyrd Sisters last week but it's being stubborn about being written up.
Snow and ice this week. Winter would appear to be here.
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Date: 2021-11-04 12:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-04 10:01 pm (UTC)So far it is extremely pretty. :) I'm liking it pretty well.
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Date: 2021-11-05 08:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-11-05 08:07 pm (UTC)On the other hand I really miss not having to drive places, and having places that are worth going to. Not so much restaurants, but the Cinematheque, yoga, that sort of thing. And for various reasons I have a difficult time connecting with people when there's not something geeky like boardgaming or SF to break the ice.