11 posts tagged “mission”
My real name has been redacted to protect my privacy. No, my first name is not cobalt. Sorry
Greetings potential housemate!
I don't know about you, but embarking on this whole CL room search odyssey is definitely drawing parallels to the dating scene. I mean, I
have a nice talk with the people at the apt., we smile a lot we promise
to call each other and then NOTHING. What gives? Was I wearing the
wrong jeans? Did my breath smell bad? Did I mention my ex, like five
times during the interview?
I'm very close to complete desperation. If it gets any worse I may have to move away from the sunny mission, down to the TL and start smoking crack in a very small SRO room on Ellis, complete with Smokey and the Bandit sheets I found at goodwill covering the windows to hide my little "habit". However, once streetside I would use my jacket pulled over my head to smoke crack, like a normal person.
For starters, let me tell you about myself. My name is *******. I live over at 26th and Folsom. I'm sure that you have heard of it's less than stellar reputation and the recent string of murders over here. Fortunately, I had nothing to do with it and I was working at the time, I swear, you can call my manager if you wish. I love the 24th street area, but am looking to find more acceptable housing that does not include the following that, unfortunately is commonplace over here at "the lucky street apts"( your home away from home)
- Psytrance music ( much like trance, but more repetitive and played
at all hours of the day and night - loudly.)
- Dark age hygenic practices
- A prostitute roommate that brings her tricks home ( I'm being dead serious)
- Feminine hygiene/prophylactic devices left in the tub (I'm going to blame this on the prostitute)
- Mold
- Overflowing trash
- Cockfighting
Moving on. I'm a 26yr old male who is straight, but not in that "I need to affirm that I'm straight, because I hate fags kinda way." I'm just giving you some background, m'kay? Oh yeah, this might not go over well, but I unashamedly eat meat on a regular basis. Please don't stop reading. I'm employed and have no problems paying rent. I've lived in the city for almost a year now, and can easily say that I'm established. I like to ride bikes, hike, go to movies and art museums and drink a shitload of coffee. Just ask the guys a philz. I think that I have put his daughter through college already. I also think that Garrison Keillor is completely fucking hilarious, and am in the process of putting together a petition to have him host the oscars next year.
I don't think that I have huge laundry list of requirements, but I thought of a list of things that I would NOT subject my roomates to.
- A live in girlfriend
- Messes and or messiness or Masses as in having lot's of people over at odd hours
- Passive-aggressive behavior
- Nasty notes, and or death threats
- Shitty house coffee
- Phil Collins
After reading this email, hopefully you would possibly consider having
me over to check the place out. I mean, I'm not looking for a
commitment, I just want to look. I'm housebroken too. Call me
I fabricated this post out of frustration during my darkest days of despair searching for a suitable room on Craigslist. Yes, people actually responded.
live it up in the mish!
Reply to: hous-165962837@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-05-29, 9:10PM
Greetings CL'ers!
Starting on the first of july we have a room opening up at our awesome flat next to 24th and Treat, which is a beautiful and diverse neighborhood of many beautiful cultures. The room is a 10x12 with a decent sized closet. The room also recieves natural light from a window, not a skylight. You'll be sharing the space with three other roommates and a cat named august spies, who is sweet as the day is long. Unfortunately, we can't have another cat in the house. The kitchen is well equipped to handle almost any of your cooking needs and spacious too. This being San Francisco, the kitchen acts as the common area. We don't watch TV (even in our rooms, so if you are an American Idol fan this probably isn't the place for you.)
About us :
Lucien - 24 yr. old grad student at the institute. He's majoring in new genres, and spends a lot of his time at school making video art. When he's not at school he enjoys riding his fixie around the hood and hanging out at pop's.
Chrissy- 26yr. old activist who moonlights for several progressive non-profits in the bay area. Chrissy enjoys anarcho-feminist literature, poetry and collecting antique hats, and reading lots of Chomsky. She's also can be found at ritual consuming mass quanities of coffee.
Sarah - 27yr. old student at new college pursuing her b.a in humanities. Sarah, enjoys being a rad dyke and spends a good deal hanging out with her lesbian puch moped gang -the alabama blacksnakes-. respect. She also likes kurdish techno.
The living situation :
Our living situation is pretty typical of what you'll find in SF. We foster a diverse, tolerant, ecology and sex positive home. For starters, we allow no meat products in the household at all, due to the fact that we are vegans. Also, we prefer a non-zionist roommate or someone who is at least anti-zionist. In addition to this we are looking for someone who does'nt use artificial fragrances or scented, non-biodegradable hair products or who smokes (even outside). We are all very sensitive to unnatural chemicals and don't want them in our homes or bodies. As you might have guessed republicans and such might have a difficult time adjusting to these rules, so if you are you might want housing that is more suitable for you. Also, to protect our precious natural rescources we gather the water used from our daily cleansing rituals and put it into the toilet to reduce water usage. I think that is all for now, thank you for your interest, and if you have one please send us a myspace profile, so we can get a better idea of who we are talking to - Peace
Why is it that whenever I hear the Blue Angels fly over I feel like putting my speakers in the window and blasting "Rock you like a hurricane"?
Whenever I go to this place I feel like Harrison Ford in Blade Runner.
Recently, the leader of the Hells Angels Motorcycle club was killed in a retaliatory attack a few weeks ago behind my house. This incident has had me scrambling to take appropriate security measures to prepare for the massive retaliation that will soon occur. Hells Angels chapters will be converging on SF for a booze fueled shit-quake of epic proportions. It is almost certain that without these precautions I will most certainly be killed or maimed by stray gunfire, whiskey bottle throwing or incendiary device of some sorts. The past week has been spent sandbagging my room (even the windows, people ask where I got those great curtains) Sleeping in a flak vest that I bought from an army navy store and only traveling when necessary and then under the cover of darkness and even then I don't use my blinkers for my bicycle. Will update soon.
From my previous posts, you could gather that I have a passing interest in subcultures and alternative communities. Which is why I'm excited to share that a documentary that has been making the rounds at film festivals across the US over the past six months. It's called Off The Grid : Life On The Mesa, it's a documentary about an alternative community that appears to be off in the desert near Taos, NM. What I mean by alternative is that it is libertarian, even anarchist in form. This community has no running water, electricity or as you guessed any law enforcement of any kind. The storyline builds when some runaway teens seek refuge there and start a burgeoning marijuana distribution business. The elders are forced to abandon their old traditions and form a loose knit govt. See you there!
Show us your favorite coffee shop.
Submitted by Jane.
My favorite coffee shop in SF is Philz over on 24th and Folsom right near my house. The coffee at Philz is made One Cup at a Time! You choose a bean from a variety behind the counter, they grind it right then, pour it into a filter basket add water and Voila! The best part is that they add whole cream, which greatly enhances the brew. My roommate works there and I met my girlfriend there!
As I walked home this morning, I noticed that on our doorstep some kind soul deposited a turd the size of a burrito. Gross. I would absolutely love this place if it wasn't for the gangs, trash, and shit that litter our streets.
