Hey /r/boston, who wants to live with me?
Last year I found a Redditor roommate through r/boston and overall it was a pleasant experience. In fact, we hit it off so well he was supposed to live with me in September again. Unfortunately, he decided to bugger off for bigger and greater adventures. The lease is September 1st, 2012 - August 31st, 2013 but if you can't move in on September 1st the move-in date is negotiable up to December.
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS:
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Me - 23 year old male, college graduate who does software development. I'm super laid back, you have to try to get me mad. Film buff, fantasy nerd, TV obsessive, vegetarian (for health reasons, I have no problem killing a cow for you if you want a hamburger). I'm a mild video game player, but these days i'm far too busy to balance video games and my TV obsession and work. Scotch lover and beer aficionado.
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J - J is a mysterious man. In fact, J is not his real name. It's just the first letter of his name and I'm calling him that because he has no part in the writing of this post. J was an English major and is the most laid back person I have ever met. If it's 90 degrees out, J is running at a cool 60 degrees. He too joins me in TV adventures and we often have marathons watching TV in the living room on our big screen TV. He also reads. A LOT. And he's an ent, so you'll have to be cool with that. That's not negotiable.
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B - B is a fun one. He's also laid back, but I've never lived with him before so it's an adventure! I've known B since I was 4 years old and I dated his cousin once (that's how laid back he is, we're still friends), but I've never seen B for more than 2 weeks out of a year.
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Jezebel - Our bitch of a cat. Seriously. She's a bitch, but we love her anyways. She's 2 years old and never learned how to not be a bitch. I'm hoping to get a kitten sometime next year also so she'll learn how to be maternal and not a bitch. But she might just eat the kitten.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:
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Social skills. You don't have to be super outgoing or anything, but we'd love it if we could hang out with you. We're not just looking for someone to hang out with. We're looking for a new friend.
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Ent Friendly. Seriously, J is a machine.
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Able to pay rent. The rent is probably going to be between 650 and 700. 650 nets you one of the smaller rooms (still a fair size, it's not a closet at all) and 700 nets you one of the bigger rooms.
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Not allergic to cats. That would suck.
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We normally chill watching TV until 1 or 2am. We try to keep it to a dull roar and we'll try to be considerate of your needs, but be warned if you go for the 650 room it's bordering the living room.
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Not a bro. Seriously, we're all adults and friends here. Don't try to out man us, because we are too laid back for that stuff.
THE APARTMENT:
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4 bedroom on Comm Ave in Brighton by the Sutherland Rd B Line Stop. Also has access to the C and D lines.
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3rd floor. If you're in a wheel chair it's probably not going to work out.
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Laundry in the basement and across the street.
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We cook community dinner and you're welcome to pitch in. Most of the time it is vegetarian because I'm a jerk like that, but I'm the only vegetarian. Our stir fry and tacos are divine, you won't even notice there's no meat.
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42" HDTV. Hoping to upgrade to a 55" by christmas. XBox 360, Wii, NES, Gamecube, PS2, SNES, N64, Bluray player. Considering getting a PS3, but I may hold out until the PS4 is announced next year. We'll see. HBO Go (we would love it if you join us on our Game of Thrones nights), Hulu Plus, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video.
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I don't have pictures or anything of the apartment yet, we're not moving in until September. But I'm sure I can set up a tour of the place so you can see it before you agree. We are going to require meeting you before anything goes down. Like I said, we don't just want a room mate... we want a new friend. Let's all hit a bar sometime
EDIT: I said the lease was September 1st, 2012 - August 31st, 2012. That was incorrect. We're not actually time travelers. I wish.
Posted Jun 10, 2012, 5:26 PM UTC · edited