[Broco]

You might remember in the jobs thread a few months ago, I mentioned I was doing an interview with a company in silicon valley. Well I got that job, so I'll be moving to the Bay area this February. I've noticed there's quite a few SBers from the area, though I don't remember precisely who they are -- post here to remind me please! Especially given that I know essentially nobody in the region in real life, I thought it would be nice to meet up with some of you.

Also, now that my work visa application (I'm Canadian) is mostly prepared, I've started to look for apartments on craigslist. It's a bit awkward since it won't be really feasible for me to visit before renting, so I am looking into cheap temporary sublets, probably with roommates (both for cheapness and to have someone to socialize with early on) and in San Francisco proper. If you or someone you know have a sublet available, or if you have any other advice, I'd be interested.

[Daphaknee]

broco!

i know you dont like me much but cossix, bleak and i are all from the same area
and deus jester lives very close


also sb'ers come and visit me often so you can hang out with booj and cryo and whatnot sometime in the future

oh yeah and sleepynobowling


im sure theres more but they can speak for themselves
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[alice]

I'm down in south san jose but I'm studying in LA.

[Cossix]

I'd say we have a room available at the moment but it's not in San Francisco it's in San Jose and that's one longass CalTrain ride.

Slipstream lives near-ish to here (Up in Davis or Sacramento) and so do some other people I think. Like I think km lives in Sacramento too.

And yeah Me and Daphny live together and bleak stays here a lot and Lauren whatever the hell her name is on here lives in Washington but is moving back down in May.

[Ebrey]

Actually cossix his job is in Silicon Valley, not San Francisco.

Daphny/cossix/bleak/Lauren are good people and cryo/booji/dess/me have been known to visit the bay area.

[bleak]

broco come hang out!
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[Daphaknee]

broco i know you dont want to hang out
BUT im having the second annual russian party during the first week of march and you're totally invited

a lot of sb popele will be there and a million of my real friends
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[Broco]

Okay thanks guys. I'll try and get in touch with some of you when I get there.

Yeah sure daphny, I'd be happy to come to your party. My occasional silence doesn't mean I don't like you, just that I don't have anything in reply to your posts. I'll probably be there and mostly free during the first week of March. I'll send you my coordinates when I actually have an apartment and phone in the area.

[Daphaknee]

awesome, ill reply with my phone number as well

make sure you dress warm for the party, and try to bring russian paraphenelia

also of course you dont hate me you cant your my main cahracter in earthbound
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[Six]

broco how come you never wanted to hang out with the montreal crew?

i, uh, we feel snubbed.

[Daphaknee]

six i wanna play vidoegames with you that would be so awesome come to the bay area too
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[Six]

ok



actually i will totally take you up on that someday

[Broco]

Well, I don't actually live in Montreal. I moved out of town for my first job.

[Broco]

Man are some of these craigslist listings annoying. I was looking at this 700$ listing and then noticed it was 700$ per day.

I don't know how easy it will be to rent something without visiting. Besides me being wary of an apartment I haven't seen, the other guy will probably be reluctant to agree to anything with somebody far away as well. I wonder if it wouldn't be easier to do everything at the last minute and stay at a youth hostel for a few days while I look for apartments in person.

Sigh, I hate apartment hunting.

[Daphaknee]

was that in saratoga or something, god thats ridiculous

what city are you trying to live in
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