Comments | carmiendo: take these dreams and make them whole

carmiendo

take these dreams and make them whole

May 19, 2007 11:41

Yeah, it's been awhile.

I don't even remember what happened since last time. I guess I've been busy, but I'm not sure.

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alphabetically May 19 2007, 16:48:57 UTC

Holy shit, you is buff.

You're starting June 18th... does this mean no 4th of July? I weep.

carmiendo May 20 2007, 00:56:42 UTC

it is hopefully still meaning yes 4th of july!!

i turn 21 (i know i know) on june 29 and so i think i'm gonna come hang out on the east coast for that through the party on the 4th..

stalkingmsd May 19 2007, 16:52:25 UTC

Awesome, welcome to the west coast!

You're only a few miles from a good number of techies.

carmiendo May 20 2007, 00:57:55 UTC

woohoo! they should get on zephyr and help me find a place to live... :p

stalkingmsd May 20 2007, 02:53:02 UTC

Just tried, you're not around :)

You can email me at the address in my andrew .plan.

Are you married to palo alto or are you willing to live in mountain view? What type of place are you looking for (studio, 1bdrm, 2bdroom, house)?

carmiendo May 20 2007, 04:54:31 UTC

sorry! i like to leave myself connected to zephyr and then wander away.

i am not married to palo alto but i have serious reservations about a long commute. i plan to have plenty of other things to do with my time. though i hear mountain view is jumping with people i enjoy, so...

i'd like roommate(s) very much! but i'm skeptical of finding some on my own. so unless i can find some with credibility i'm looking at a studio or 1bedroom for now.

damion May 19 2007, 17:02:40 UTC

I miss you too! I was sad I didn't get to see you at the last CtF! :((

carmiendo May 20 2007, 00:57:17 UTC

weren't you supposed to be crashing at my house this weekend? or am i thinking of something completely different?

damion May 20 2007, 01:03:23 UTC

I will be crashing at your house this week. I zip over to Pittsburgh on Monday. There is far too much dancing to do to leave any earlier :D

carmiendo May 20 2007, 04:55:05 UTC

i miss dancing :(

i was wearing dancing clothes in those photos and i was like *sniff* i miss it.

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ultraliner May 19 2007, 22:59:24 UTC

So would you be in the baltimore neighborhood while you're down here? We have kylas! And so on.

carmiendo May 20 2007, 00:57:30 UTC

i could probably be convinced!

muffinsicon May 20 2007, 03:51:43 UTC

* Palo Alto is expensive. You do not want to live in East Palo Alto, even though you may think you have a good deal on a place to live.

* ==stalkingmsd...Mountain View is lovely. I still secretly hope to sublet from him from July through early October.

* If they don't mind you getting to work at 10 AM or later, though, you can live further north for added cheapness...just so long as you would get on to 101 south of 92.

* I have put my opinion into this google map of where you should live. It is also where I would want to live if I don't end up at stalkingmsd's, taking into account shortness of commute, safety, and access to awesomenesses.

* If you live much further south than 92, you functionally live in the "South Bay." This means that you don't live in "San Francisco," and the wonder which is "the City" is not yours to have, but only to visit. Where I lived last summer was about perfect given that I worked where I worked.

muffinsicon May 20 2007, 04:35:01 UTC

Addendum: You should not *actually* live in the middle of NASA's air field. While it seems cool in concept, whoever says they will rent you space there is probably lying or corrupt.

carmiendo May 20 2007, 04:59:07 UTC

- why do i not want to live in east palo alto? am i going to get shot or something?

- why will that dot make me want to die on my commute? a bad 101 / 92 merge?

- what do you consider a short commute, and are your awesomenesses the same as mine?

- why was last summer's place so perfect? was the city yours to have, or only to visit?

- thanks. you're good at informations.

muffinsicon May 20 2007, 07:10:47 UTC

* There is a reasonable chance that you won't get shot. Probably even greater than a 50% chance that you won't get shot, if you live there for a few years! However, most people want their "chance to not get shot" to be in the high 90s...I thought you might be one of those people.

* No, sitting in stupidly congested traffic while everybody ELSE merges. It turns out that having a long or frustrating commute to work is a significant negative predictor of overall satisfaction with life, even controlling for things like the fact that rich people commute further because they have sweet houses in the hills. Commuting sucks, and it is worth money to not do it.

* A commute is short if it is under 15 minutes...it's 30 from my place last year into the city (without traffic). My awesomenesses were more or less people to hang out with and events. For instance, random_vamp is a lot of fun to traipse around the city with. Also, piratechan lives north of the city, and is also fun to visit. At 30 minutes away, trips to the city can be spontaneous. Driving from Palo Alto ( ... )

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