The Chainlink

Through some lame circumstances, I am in need of an apartment. My friends are all already inhabiting warm, cozy apartments with full rooms, so I need to look elsewhere, like the chainlink, cuz bike people are pretty cool.

I want to pay around 400 for my share, but I can pay more if its the greatest apartment ever, or the people are stunning paragons of humanity, or something like that. Location is not really important, I'll just bike to wherever I need to go. I have regular employment at a bar, and my drug consumption is pretty much limited to alcohol, except for special occasions like weddings and bat mitzvahs.

I know that everyone says "I'm pretty laid back...", and while I would probably never be described that way, I do get along with just about everybody. Side effect of my job. Most of my friends are geeks, artists, bartenders, or some horrible mutation of all three. I have the interests you would expect from someone with those friends, y'know: Milan Kundera, Umberto Eco, Lee Bontecou, wine, mixology, R.L. Burnside, The Pack A.D., zombies, werewolves, and pre-wussy era vampires.

I don't really care what your gender, race, sexual preference, or age is, though you may include such things if it makes you feel accomplished*. What does matter is what your favorite drink is, and who would win in a no-holds barred brawl between Cpt. Crunch and Cookie Crisp (please explain why).

*This may matter to you however, so I am a straight white/hispanic 32 year old male. I hope some one responds.

Kevin

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Do you have pet fish?
Huh? no. No pets, though pets are pretty okay.

H3N3 said:
Do you have pet fish?
Good, no pet fish.

I received the following earlier:

> As some of you know, I have been trying to stir up a
> cooperative house in the last couple years. Currently I have
> the good fortune of living in my brother's building on
> the 1400 block of W. Edgewater Ave, in the
> Edgewater/Andersonville neighborhood (Bryn Mawr red line
> stop). I have the 2nd floor of a 2 story greystone, built
> 1909 ish. There are 3 rooms that work as bedrooms (it would
> probably be classified as a 1.5 or 2 bedroom). My current
> roommate is moving out in a couple weeks, so there are 2
> available rooms starting now through the next couple months
> (until I find someone to fill them). I am looking for
> someone who:
>
>
> - is a good communicator. Mature conflict resolution is a
> must.
>
> - is politically left
>
> - cares deeply about food and loves to cook and work with
> food. I want someone, preferably omnivore but perhaps
> vegetarian, who is fairly committed to eating a primarily
> local/regional diet, including food that is home-grown (by
> us), purchased from local farms and farmers and other local
> food craftspeople, foraged, and perhaps scavenged in some
> form or another (market surplus, dumpsters, day old bread,
> etc.). Food is a big part of both my politics and
> spirituality and it is important that people be on the same
> page here. I want people who share meals with joy and enjoy
> spending mutual time in the kitchen and don't see it as
> a chore or obligation. I want to share meals regularly and
> for other food projects such as fermentation, pickling,
> chessemaking, wine-making, etc. to be embraced
> enthusiastically.
>
>
> I am looking for people who want more than a roommate
> situation where little is shared and where people's
> lives are widely diverging. I am looking for community, for
> shared values, for shared meals, for challenging and
> engaging perspectives and conversations, and for mutual
> aid and support. Participation in household projects would
> be a big plus. These may include gardening, small
> construction projects, and experimentation with other
> ecological systems such as greywater, weatherization, wood
> stove installation, compost toilets, and so on. Families,
> single mothers/fathers and their children, LGBTQ, artists,
> teachers, activists, musicians, and cultural workers are
> especially welcome.
>
>
> I am a 29-year old gay white male. I practice erotic
> massage out of my house, which is important to know. I
> usually have an average of 5 sessions throughout the week,
> most during the daytime hours. They are 2 hour sessions, and
> during that time I would either need people to leave the 2nd
> floor or to be very quiet in their rooms, since my
> client's feeling of privacy is essential in such an
> intimate setting. This would be the main caveat about
> choosing to live here. Currently, if my roommate is home and
> I have a massage I give him $5 and he goes down the block to
> the local coffee shop or to the library, or into the
> basement to do computer work. A similar set-up could be
> arranged in the future. I play the piano and accordion,
> sing, dance, swim, and do yoga. There is currently no piano
> but I am probably going to get one. I am interested in
> herbalism, folk/country skills, history, political analysis
> and social movements. I am still figuring out my life's
> work, but so far it has been in the direction of organizing
> for intentional urban and rural communities- social and
> place-based- of resistance and resilience in the face of
> increasing environmental and social degradation, with an
> emphasis on food, farming, shelter, and energy use.
>
>
> The building is all original woodwork, including trim,
> hardwood floors, doors, and a pebbled glass skylight. All
> floors are hardwood. 2 of the rooms are fairly small, so
> building lofts would probably be the best option, and the
> larger room is somewhat dim. One of the small rooms has a
> closet and the other 2 do not, but there is a room that is a
> walk-in wardrobe for the rooms that don't have closets.
> I am flexible about who goes in which room. Radiator heat,
> washer and dryer, gas stove, enclosed back porch. There is
> little storage space in the building but a garage is likely
> being built in the back this year, so there may be some
> noise from that construction this season, followed by
> possibly more storage space in the fall.
>
>
> No caged animals (chickens in pen okay), no pet fish. I
> love dogs but if there were a dog I'd have to meet them
> first to see if it would be a fit (barking, odor, etc.). I
> am allergic to some cats, as is my partner, so it would be
> an exception for that to work but it is a possibility. I
> prefer no pets.
>
>
> Rent is below market rate for the neighborhood, very
> affordable and negotiable. The price of rent is far less
> important in this situation than that people be interested
> in this way of living.
>
> Call me if interested, and please forward to friends!
Hilarious! Is a pet fish a fair housing protected class?

H3N3 said:
Good, no pet fish.

I received the following earlier:

> As some of you know, I have been trying to stir up a
> cooperative house in the last couple years. Currently I have
> the good fortune of living in my brother's building on
> the 1400 block of W. Edgewater Ave, in the
> Edgewater/Andersonville neighborhood (Bryn Mawr red line
> stop). I have the 2nd floor of a 2 story greystone, built
> 1909 ish. There are 3 rooms that work as bedrooms (it would
> probably be classified as a 1.5 or 2 bedroom). My current
> roommate is moving out in a couple weeks, so there are 2
> available rooms starting now through the next couple months
> (until I find someone to fill them). I am looking for
> someone who:
>
>
> - is a good communicator. Mature conflict resolution is a
> must.
>
> - is politically left
>
> - cares deeply about food and loves to cook and work with
> food. I want someone, preferably omnivore but perhaps
> vegetarian, who is fairly committed to eating a primarily
> local/regional diet, including food that is home-grown (by
> us), purchased from local farms and farmers and other local
> food craftspeople, foraged, and perhaps scavenged in some
> form or another (market surplus, dumpsters, day old bread,
> etc.). Food is a big part of both my politics and
> spirituality and it is important that people be on the same
> page here. I want people who share meals with joy and enjoy
> spending mutual time in the kitchen and don't see it as
> a chore or obligation. I want to share meals regularly and
> for other food projects such as fermentation, pickling,
> chessemaking, wine-making, etc. to be embraced
> enthusiastically.
>
>
> I am looking for people who want more than a roommate
> situation where little is shared and where people's
> lives are widely diverging. I am looking for community, for
> shared values, for shared meals, for challenging and
> engaging perspectives and conversations, and for mutual
> aid and support. Participation in household projects would
> be a big plus. These may include gardening, small
> construction projects, and experimentation with other
> ecological systems such as greywater, weatherization, wood
> stove installation, compost toilets, and so on. Families,
> single mothers/fathers and their children, LGBTQ, artists,
> teachers, activists, musicians, and cultural workers are
> especially welcome.
>
>
> I am a 29-year old gay white male. I practice erotic
> massage out of my house, which is important to know. I
> usually have an average of 5 sessions throughout the week,
> most during the daytime hours. They are 2 hour sessions, and
> during that time I would either need people to leave the 2nd
> floor or to be very quiet in their rooms, since my
> client's feeling of privacy is essential in such an
> intimate setting. This would be the main caveat about
> choosing to live here. Currently, if my roommate is home and
> I have a massage I give him $5 and he goes down the block to
> the local coffee shop or to the library, or into the
> basement to do computer work. A similar set-up could be
> arranged in the future. I play the piano and accordion,
> sing, dance, swim, and do yoga. There is currently no piano
> but I am probably going to get one. I am interested in
> herbalism, folk/country skills, history, political analysis
> and social movements. I am still figuring out my life's
> work, but so far it has been in the direction of organizing
> for intentional urban and rural communities- social and
> place-based- of resistance and resilience in the face of
> increasing environmental and social degradation, with an
> emphasis on food, farming, shelter, and energy use.
>
>
> The building is all original woodwork, including trim,
> hardwood floors, doors, and a pebbled glass skylight. All
> floors are hardwood. 2 of the rooms are fairly small, so
> building lofts would probably be the best option, and the
> larger room is somewhat dim. One of the small rooms has a
> closet and the other 2 do not, but there is a room that is a
> walk-in wardrobe for the rooms that don't have closets.
> I am flexible about who goes in which room. Radiator heat,
> washer and dryer, gas stove, enclosed back porch. There is
> little storage space in the building but a garage is likely
> being built in the back this year, so there may be some
> noise from that construction this season, followed by
> possibly more storage space in the fall.
>
>
> No caged animals (chickens in pen okay), no pet fish. I
> love dogs but if there were a dog I'd have to meet them
> first to see if it would be a fit (barking, odor, etc.). I
> am allergic to some cats, as is my partner, so it would be
> an exception for that to work but it is a possibility. I
> prefer no pets.
>
>
> Rent is below market rate for the neighborhood, very
> affordable and negotiable. The price of rent is far less
> important in this situation than that people be interested
> in this way of living.
>
> Call me if interested, and please forward to friends!
Free the fish? Sounds totally crazy, but kinda cool, too.
Dunno-- taken contextually my best guess is he's got an objection to keeping the fish captive.
Or maybe he doesn't want them making his clients nervous and ruining the, um . . . "ending."

Bloody Malth said:
Free the fish? Sounds totally crazy, but kinda cool, too.
call me. the place above me will be available soon.
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