"Seeking a New Roomate"

This afternoon as I took a short walk to enjoy the beautiful Spring day, a strange passing thought came to mind.... Part of me actually misses those old college days of living in a campus apartment, usually moving to a new one every year, and sometimes even playing musical roomates. It kind of mixed things up a bit.

Now, I don't really know where the thought came from to be honest. Just one of those strange random thoughts I guess. So I shook it off, citing how happy the majority of me is that I am not presently bound by the walls of a college campus. I like my independance.

Well -- ironically -- that random thought was pounded home later this afternoon when Noah (my current apartment mate) returned from work. Not long after he set his gear down, he informed me that he had officially decided not to re-sign our apartment lease on June 1st. He had found a cheaper one-bedroom apartment closer to his family's house (here in the Milwaukee area), and had decided to move there.

I knew there was the possibility that I may need to find a new apartment mate this Spring. Noah had mentioned his interest in moving before, many times actually. Heck, he'd even hyped it up last Spring. But, like most things in his life, he hadn't really acted on it -- until now.

We've usually gotten along pretty well these past two years, but this just leaves me a little annoyed. Since January he's noted his interest in finding an apartment closer to home (closer than a 20 minute city drive!), but he's always strung the idea along. By this point in March, I had all but assumed it was just another pipe dream. Nope, guess not.

This time he actually seems serious. He's moving out.... and I'm left scrambling to find a new apartment mate -- before June 1st! Great. I hate short notices like this.

I need a new apartment mate, and I don't know a lot of people in the market.

Any takers? :)

-Jon
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