Its a place to live, not a matter of national security

I am on the look out again for a place to live. I know, I move A LOT. Well I got a letter a few weeks back saying Resign Now!!!

I had no idea that when I got back from my sisters wedding that all the contacts would be sold. I SWEAR that the whole Sign now thing is usually a hoax.

Alas, I have no where to live. The CROWNING jewel of all of this is that my contract ends while I am on my ASIAN VACATION, so I have to move STAT.

So I have been hitting craigslist pretty regularly the last few days to email on promising looking places. Today I found this little beauty:

$350 Private Room/Bath-Female (Springville)

New Condo, 2 minutes from I-15 in Springville. Private bedroom and bath available. W/D, AC, Clubhouse/Pool, Free internet, etc. Apartment fully furnished, but you will need to provide your bedroom furniture. Looking for a clean, quiet roomate. Preferably female and preferably a grad student/working fulltime. Must not be allergic to cats, as I have one. Also, no smoking in the apartment. $250 deposit and $350 first months rent (plus any pro-rated days). Split gas/electric bills. Available in August.

Looks {CUTE} enough. Clean. New. Safe.

I shoot off an email to the coded craigslist response email that says:

10:07PM

Hello,

I was looking through Craigslist and found your posting for a private room. Is this space still available? My contract ends in August while I am out of the country and I am looking for a nice place to live. I work full time, don't hate cats and so on.

let me know thanks if its available. I would like to set up a time to see the place and talk in detail about the conditions.

thanks so much,

Celina

RESPONSE comes faster than lightning. THIS time from her ACTUAL email account. It reads as follows:

10:16PM

Yes, still available, but I am confused when you say your contract ends in August... And you are out of the country? I will only accept a roomate I can meet face to face first as I will be sharing my home. If you can explain your situation a little bit. Thanks!Jessica

So I think...hmmm ok, maybe I was not explaining myself correctly and send back:

10:22PM

Sorry I did not explain myself well. My Contract ends August 17th, I currently live in Provo. I am headed on a trip to asia on August 6-24th so I need to move out in the beginning of the month before I leave. I hope that makes more sense. I graduated from BYU and work full time at ******* in Provo, I hope that helps

From the Mystery potential Roommate:

10:24PM

Thanks for clarifying. My number is ***-***-****if you want to call tomorrow to set a time to come by and see the place. Just a little FYI I will want to take a week or so before making a final decision on who I want to live with me. Moving in the beginning of August is cool, but we can both make a better decision when we have met and you have seen the space. Thanks

Ok so I KNOW that reading into an email is dangerous ground. You can't tell what people mean, how they are saying it and so on. But I was thrown a little off. I was SUSPICIOUS to say the least. Most of the responses are like this:

yeah the place is avail. No smoking, not boyfriends moving in, fun place to
live. If you want to come see it text me at {INSERT MOBILE NUMBER}

So I did what any self respecting cyber stalker would do.

I plugged her email into Facebook.

She is 31

Did NOT spell the word "Roommate" correctly ONCE in her post/emails

Not that I should talk, I am a terrible speller. BUT its an AD for a roommate...

is an actress

who takes lots of creepy dramatic pictures with her cat.

She works out of her home.

Is kind of dowdy looking.

appears sad/serious in all photos

and frankly, not the kind of person I want to live with.

To which I responded:

11:19PM

Good luck in the roommate search. I plugged your email into Facebook, and I am not sure we would be such a great fit. Thanks for your time.

A bit quick? Probably

A tad judgemental? absolutely

Should I be picky with roommates? Definitely

Do I want to waste my time/hers? Nope

Then I spammed her address so I don't have to see her response.

♥ Homeless Single Girl