Sadly, the fabulous Starchy is moving on to greener pastures. Well the grass may not be all that lovely where he's moving, but the lass he is moving in with certainly is -- by which I mean she's lovely, not green.

All this of course means that we are looking for a new housemate. The writeup is below and linked here: icanhaz.com/riverton

You can of course pass this on to friends of yours that may be interested in or add it to small mailing lists of people you know -- just use the link above or copy/paste to an email. However, please do not post this on craigslist or any other large impersonal mass mailing lists.

Thanks!
-Colin

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Room for Rent in a Gorgeous House with Kick-ass Housemates

One of the our fabulous housemates is moving out, which means that we are looking for a new housemate to move in April 1st! Could it be you?

US:
There are three of us, with multifaceted lives. We are no particular order: artists, bikers, crafters, designers, gamers, geeks, hikers, kickboxers, musicians, pranksters, psychologists, physicists, skeptics, and students.

YOU:

* are social, yet cherish the ability to come home to welcoming relaxed environment.
* actively engage your creativity, and incorporate your passions into your life.
* strive to encourage an atmosphere of responsibility, respect, compassion, and open communication.
* work towards your own personal growth, improvement, and fulfillment.
* appreciate living in a clean & organized home, yet also enjoy the periodic chaos of creative projects.


HOUSE STATS:

* Location: Merced/Parkside/West Portal/Sunset - Riverton @ Sloat tinyurl.com/2ksc27
* Clean & organized 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house
* Large sunny living room and dining room (hardwood floors! fireplace!)
* Spacious kitchen with gas stove and dishwasher
* Downstairs laundry room (washer/dryer), workshop, and garage (yay storage!)
* Cute manicured backyard with flowers and a lemon tree! (grill too!
* Internet, WiFi, and Airtunes enabled (and Cable TV happily disabled)
* Two adorable hairless cats (allergen-free as long as you don't rub your eyeball directly on their skin)
...sorry no additional non-caged pets allowed
* No smoking indoors (the atrium is fine)
* Ample street parking (in a safe neighborhood)
* 2 min walk to grocery store, coffee shop, cheap thai food, etc.
* Very close to SFSU, Lake Merced Park, and Stern Grove Park

ROOM STATS:
* The room is the largest bedroom in the house, and measures 12' x 18.5' (approx 225 sq.ft.)
* Located downstairs in the back of the house
* Sliding glass door opening up to the backyard
* LOTS of in-room shelving and a LARGE 12-foot closet
* Attached private full bathroom
* Carpeted floor

Room available to move in April 1st. Rent is $965 per month + your share of the utilities (PG&E, water/sewage, garbage, phone/DSL, monthly gardener visit). With the changing of the seasons and occupants, it is hard to give a solid estimate of the utilities, but you should probably expect around $100 plus an extra $40 bimonthly for water.

If this interests you, please contact us letting us know who you are, and we will set up a time to show off the house and meet everyone. For those without our contact info, you can contact us at riverton@catcubed.com

If you have friends you recommend, please feel free to copy/paste and send it on to them or just send them a link to this writeup at icanhaz.com/riverton. However please DO NOT mass email or post this to any mailing lists or tribe or elsewhere without checking with us first.

Just got word via email from N & S who are already on the playa.

Remember all the predictions about it being a dusty year? Well da playa is living up the hype.

They've been up there since Sat and there have been major whiteouts both days. Good goggles without vents are obviously a must -- both N & S suggested getting ski or motorcross goggles rather than cheap-ass raver goggles.

Also you'll need something to stop your lungs from filling up completely with playa. If you have respirator masks bring them. N luckily thought to bring hers and supposedly has been using it pretty much non-stop. Slim on the other hand doesn't have a respirator and his "lungs cry do not want!"

YOU HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY WARNED

<strike>The transmission of their car broke down badly last night in Auburn, on the way to the Virginia City Camal Races. They are planning on renting a car and going on to the races today but they'd rather not pay the absorbent fees to one way back to SF.

Thus, they could really use a pickup Sun evening for 4people and camping gear from Auburn. Please contact me by email or phone if you can do this or have a large enough vehicle to offer (as I can drive to get them if I had a vehicle).</strike>

Taken care of thanks!