Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Young Gay Professional Seeks ...
I was looking through my backup file archives today for a particular file when I came across some that I didn't recognize, one being titled "Craigslist-HousingAd". I opened the document to find the ad I had placed on Craigslist shortly after moving to San Francisco, looking for a room to rent. I actually got a kick out of reading my old ad, because I was instantly filled with many fond memories from my first year in San Francisco.
I guess it probably might seem strange to some to post an ad, almost along the lines of a personal ad, to find a room for rent. Seee, back in the days of the dot com boom, you didn't typically place an ad that you had a room available, you placed an ad saying that you were looking for a room. People who had rooms for rent, typically the other remaining residents of the flat or house, would read through the craigslist ads and based on your ad, might contact you for an "interview" for the room. With the influx of people to the city back in those days, it was quite a high demand market back for a nice room in a good area of the city.
Here was my ad for a room ...
Young Gay Professional Seeks Room w/ Other Gay Males or Female
I'm a 30 y/o gay professional male. I'm fairly new to the bay area, as I just moved here in October from Phoenix, AZ to take a job with a dot-com. I'm working as a Senior Software Engineer in Redwood City, and I spend a great deal of my time at work (no I'm not a geek -- it just pays better then bartending!)
I currently live in Foster City where the rent is almost $3000 for a 1-bedroom apartment. In lieu of trying to save some money I'm looking to share a house / apartment / loft with other gay males, or a female. I'm looking for some people that I could also have as my friends, not just roommates. I would ideally like to live right in San Francisco somewhere near restaurants and coffee shops and walking distance to almost everything. Preferably close to Caltrain or the Muni Metro Subway so that I do not have to drive to work. I am negotiable on the amount of rent I can pay. It depends on location and facilities.
I do not need anything furnished as I already have my own things. What I cannot fit into my room I will be putting into storage somewhere.
I enjoy going out with friends as well as quiet evenings at home. I don't usually go out or do much during the week, but I'm typically not around too much on the weekends. I take pleasure in doing things including hanging out with my friends, taking small trips and skiing in Tahoe.
I don't have any pets, don't smoke or do drugs. I drink occasionally, but I usually leave that to the social sides of town rather then my home unless a special occasion calls for celebration. I don't usually have people over much except for an occasional friend here and there. I keep normal hours but if I'm up late I'm quiet and respectful of the people I live with. I'm clean, neat, and responsible, have a great sense of humor, and financially stable enough to never worry about paying rent on time.
If you have a place available and I sound like an interesting enough person, please email me [@Email] and feel free to check out my website at [@Website] if you would like to know more information about me.
Thanks! Rich
If your wondering, I did manage to find a room from this ad. I ended up sharing a house with a girl and her dog. The dog was super sweet, the girl, well that's another story which is better left for another time. Cheers!
