The home: I’ve rented a home in Palo Alto on Ramona Circle. It’s equidistant from the Cal Ave and San Antonio Cal Train Stations. Here’s the original post for the house: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/1588780902.html. It’s totally beautiful - huge, 3BR (pretty much the same size), 2 identical bathrooms complete with tubs. Floor to ceiling windows. White carpet (I don’t wear shoes in the house anyway). HUGE fenced backyard w/trees, nicely landscaped – awesome for entertaining and for privacy. Decent front yard for a little patio table and chairs. Tons of storage – big enough for multiple bikes, camping equip storage, etc. Landlords are cool and live 2 hours away. I prefer to share the home with one other person, but I’d be open to two if the fit is right between all three of us. Though I’ve already signed the lease, I have no interest in treating people like they’re moving into MY home. I want to create a peaceful and fun living situation WITH people. Me: Relocating to Palo Alto to join an awesome start up company! VERY financially secure and responsible. I'm hoping to find a grad student or a professional who’d appreciate being in a home – a lot of space, and an atmosphere that doesn’t feel like a dorm. I work a lot so I won't being around much during the week. I have a dog - extremely good with people, but not at all good with other animals. Ideally you'd LOVE to have a dog, but you don't own one of your own. If you think you can tolerate a dog, but don't really want one, this won't be a good match. My dog is a huge part of my life and I don't want to live with a person who is simply tolerant of animals. I’ve had people respond who have a dog. I’d consider it if the dog was a larger dog – my dog weighs 50 lbs and I wouldn’t trust her with a smaller dog, not right now. I like to entertain - I've got a lot of close friends and I'd like my home to be a welcoming place where I'm not worrying about inviting people over, but I'm also really not looking for a frat house or a constant stream of visitors. I don't party, I dinner party. (The occasional rowdy good time works for me too - in fact I enjoy it - but if you're always drinking, smoking and up until 3 am we're very likely not a match. If you consider a bong on the coffee table a decoration, we're definitely not a match.) Example of gatherings I've had: Alice in Wonderland themed Halloween party, complete with door I built that you have to crawl through, only after having an "eat me" cupcake; pot luck thanksgiving; wine, cheese, LOST; spontaneous BBQ; spontaneous dance party; food truth or dare; make your own pizza party. When I entertain, I usually do it up - I don't skimp. I'm 31 - old enough to know who I am, young enough to appreciate change. Courteous enough to return the shopping cart, whimsical enough to ride it back. I consider myself pretty spiritual, but not religious. I like tai chi, meditation, eating healthy, but I'm not a tofu vegan extremist. I've done quite a bit of traveling and have respect for pretty much every type of person, culture, etc., except I REALLY can't live with a passive aggressive person. When a problem presents itself I need to discuss it frankly and resolve in a mutually respectful and peaceful way. I'm pretty direct, but also laid back - many of my friends consider me to be a more accepting, chill person than most. I like my place to be clean, smell good, but if you've got a few dishes in the sink, well you're just living. I'll either ask you to do them, or I'll do them myself and I'd hope you'd be the same way. I'm looking for a like-minded, mature, direct person who needs their me time as much as I need mine (quite frequently) but also wants a shared, happy environment, where eating together/hanging out just works. I'm pretty much a "what's mine is yours" type of person, within reason. Basically, I don't want to be keeping tally of who bought paper towels last, or separating shelves in the fridge because we'd both be mature/conscious/respectful enough to coexist without sweating the small stuff and if anything we're both aware enough to not use the last of someone else's butter, coffee, etc. I have a lot of furniture and could easily furnish a house, minus your room. I really really don’t want to get rid of my furniture – I’ve invested a lot of money in it. My house is funky antique meets 50s modern. I'm the type of person who would rather paint than live in a house with white walls - ascetics do a mental state good! However, I'm really not a materialistic person. I'm grounded and get that life is not about Coach purses or towels that match dishes. My time is valuable - I like to work smart not hard with regard to a clean living situation - a bi-monthly house keeper would be cool. That said, I’ve had previous roommates laugh at me for organizing the freezer or scrubbing the kitchen floor on my hands and knees. I like to do deep cleans when I clean. My worst habits: I’ve been known to forget about leftovers in the fridge – no science projects. Sometimes I forget I have laundry in the machine. I might sprawl an art project out on the living room floor when I’m watching TV. I tend to run late. Often too forgiving/trusting of people. I’m sure I have others, but that’s a good start. Hobbies: hiking, camping, writing children's books, illustrating (poorly), cooking, exploring SF, music, etc. Name's Jen, phone number: 415-913-7255; 301-588-3599 (best number). Looking for someone to move in ASAP. Happy to live with male or female. I'm straight but gay friendly is important to me. If you're a homophobe, we won't see eye to eye politically and you won't get along with my best friend. Ramona Circle at E Meadow Drive
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