Seattle! How is it now? Are there jobs? Should I move there?

i nix that one before you can even ask about it.

it should be illegal to have an intersection that is 148th & 148th

i was the MOST confused child by that, friends living at 112th and 124th, only it was 112th ave and 124th st and not vice versa. god i get confused even writing it out and i've got a great sense of direction damnit

lol obviously that is way too north for my tastes and also street view was not v v pretty, btw.
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haha no it's kinda yucky up there.

48 NW would be fine. what's the cross street?

btw 2nd and 3rd NW

ps lxy do you have uw clout? bc my resume for one job for which i think i am perfectly suited has made it past initial hr review and been sent to the department but lol that could mean anything.

48 NW between 2nd and 3rd is near the zoo, and just off Greenwood Ave., which has restaurants, antique shops and such. Nice.

Erm, well, not exactly. It's a few more blocks from that stuff.

*SIGh*

This is a very bohemian, creative place, small room, cozy.

"bohemian" and "creative place" make me want to run away but it's fremont and cheap!

Tehresa, are you looking up any of these places on Google maps? Just plug in, say, 202 NW 48th Street and check out the neighborhood. Awesome!

yeah, street view is my bff!

but you know, no substitute for actually knowing an area.

clout LOL no, no clout, sorry! i am fully and officially clout-free.

that neighborhood is nice, close to the bus, close to me!

i am fully and officially clout-free

girl can run a porch like nobody's business tho

amen

haha thanks guys!

3rd Ave N and Boston in Upper Queen Anne. Good?

They seem nice... could be an easy sublet!

neighborhood's nice, close-in enough

house + yard + possibility of buying chick's CSA share at a reduced price!

welcome future greenbean grower

roommates are two (2) environmental preservationists and one (1) naturopathic medical student so yeah

That one sounds pretty good, house + CSA.

Step-daughter is moving out of her place at the end of the month, says there are several empty in the building and rents have been dropping on the hill. http://www.nwapt.com/harvardcrest.html I think she was paying around $750 for a huge studio (that had a closet big enough for her queen bed, so was more like a 1 bedroom).

is she moving because of any major deficit in the building, or other reasons?

Other reasons - sharing a house with friends in the Central District. I think the only issue she's had in this place is the electric baseboard heaters are crappy (though they work).

good to know!
i will keep this in mind as a backup, should cheaper things fall through. capitol hill isn't really my #1 choice, but it could be a contender in the event of desperation.

ummm anyone feel like vetting a place on queen anne ave n for me on sunday at 5pm?
will pay you in drinks or cook you dinner or something!

capitol hill isn't really my #1 choice

why not?

ya rly. is it seattle center accessibility?

center is just as accessible from cap hill as from most other areas talked about

From the Hill. Getting to Seattle Center is a matter of going to Denny Way and then heading down. Since I take the bus it's a little convoluted, but not horribly so. If you're taking the bus it's an No. 8.

vetting a place on queen anne ave n for me on sunday at 5pm

Mr. Jaq and I can do this thing

omg are you serious? <3 <3 <3 forever, really! email me and i will send details.

the cap hill thing isn't related to seattle center. it's just that i felt other neighborhoods (queen anne, fremont, etc.) were prettier and i felt more 'at home' in them. i liked the area up closer to volunteer park though - near cornish? v pretty. but the more 'main drag' areas seemed like fewer trees, more people, and more of a destination than place to live.

that's definitely true of the main drag. but i think the more residential parts are some of the prettier parts of seattle.

i'm thinking specifically of the area just east of vol park - may be expensive and mostly family homes i guess. madison valley, which is supposed to be relatively cheaper, seems like a nice area.

tza, have webmailed you.

My favorite neighborhoods for prettiness are Montlake, Mt. Baker, Madrona/Denny Blaine. Spendy and sort of less transit accessible though, esp. Madrona.

just wrote you back! <3

I understand completely about Cap Hill, and I'm no chamber of commerce, but I will say that I really like my area of it on 15th--great neighborhood, very unlike the rest of the Hill in feel. But I adore Lower Queen Anne and Wallingford and I hope to eventually move to one of those neighborhoods.

and yeah, my place on 15th is about three blocks from Volunteer Park. not that the weather this week has been especially conductive to visiting it (or leaving the house).

wait does that mean you're not moving?

someone just emailed me about a place at 13th/pine. i checked street maps and it's right by the gay bar where my friends and i somehow ended up in someone's picture. also, the next day, we saw lots of people decked out for leather fest or something.

I take the 8 sometimes too, on Denny. Last time I went down Broadway I was shocked at all the buildings that were down, whole blocks of nothing but rubble, even near the community college. Just shocking to see all that. I guess it's true I never go there anymore so this all probably happened ages ago.

I would love to live at 13th & Pine, btw. I'm not planning on moving anytime soon, though. I'm comfortable here in N. Seattle.

I HAS AN APARTMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOOH! Where?

awesomely awesome. what neighborhood?

xp

middle queen anne!
(thankig u, jaq!)

Hooray! Rah the tza.

Fantastic!

halfway between our lingbert and trader joe's. i'd say ideal