moving sucks...
 

...but most of the boxes are empty. After waiting 8 days for them to get the place sorted the movers showed up Saturday, first at the g/f's house, then my apt, then the new house. That was a long freakin' day. Still haven't moved the garage yet as I don't have the opener for the new place but light is at the end of the tunnel. A few pics of life in SM

http://nostatic.com/photos/house7.jpg

http://nostatic.com/photos/house2.jpg

http://nostatic.com/photos/house3.jpg

her favorite aspect:
http://nostatic.com/photos/house4.jpg

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most important room:
http://nostatic.com/photos/house6.jpg

That's an extremely cool place, Todd. I'm glad you got it. Calvin will love it and it will be perfect for finishing his high school career. Only problem is that he might never want to move from it. Good luck!

We are going through the same thing. She has her dream closet and I have my dream workshop. However, after 10 days of carrying / cleaning / hauling and dumping, I am beat. We still have a lot of unpacking to do. Will all be good in the end but it sure is a chore.

Nice, looks like not a lot a space between you and the adjacent apt. bldg that appears to be under construction/remodel. But then again it is an apartment.

Nice place. Get all the sucky stuff done in July, by August be settled in.

ha! Hugh, you've been living on a large lot for too long :D

This is a house. The neighbors are very close on both sides (4500 sq ft lot I think) and that isn't remodel - it is an "art project" with a bunch of out of state license plates nailed to a big sheet of plywood. The good thing is I've heard them playing electric guitar so hopefully the music room won't piss anyone off. The backyard is small but private, and there is plenty of street parking. Whole Foods is a half block walk away, and a ragin' mex food shack next to it.

All right you found a good looking place. Is it in the right area for your son to get to the same school? Of course we want to see the garage. Any space for the GF's project area?
That was some search, hope you are settled in soon.

Cheers Richard

Still in SM, so same school district. 1 mile to the HS so walkable. The garage...feh, a small 1.5 car. We decided to bail on using that for anything other than motorcycle/bikes/storage and found her a new studio space in Inglewood (right near Randy's Donuts for those that know the famous landmark). A developer took an old car dealership and is turning it into artist studio spaces. Much cheaper than the westside, nice space, secure, etc. And her gallery booked her a solo show for June 2012. Hopefully the art market will pick up and that'll make studio rent painless.

Moving sucks? YES IT DOES!

Good luck with the move. Somehow the movers that did our relo from San Antonio to Charleston lost a king size / 100lb headboard. It's just gone; they have no clue where it went. Luckily it's possible to even buy a replacement, but it's been a huge PITA dealing with it.

Nostatic, nice place. All area in all pics look nice so far. Just throw everything in to be done with the move for now. Organize the place later.

Great looking place! Love the kitchen! I'd get rid of that torchiere in the front room. I believe they have been outlawed from college dorms since too many of them caught the rooms on fire. That halogen lamp is great for light but flippin hot!

Nice digs NS. Looks like the backyard is nicely shaded in the the evening.

Find out what circuits the music room is on. Hopefully it is a mix of several. Don't use computers, hair dryers, spaceheaters, etc. on the same circuit.
The previous owners of our house were musicians, and one room had crispy outlets.

3 moves = 1 fire

Actually there is some major fail in the design of the remodel they did. The vent above the stove is right at my face level, and the corners stick out such that I can easy whack them. Going to put some roll bar padding on the corners so I don't kill myself. If they'd mounted it 8" higher it would have been fine. The g/f has no problem...I suppose that gives me an out for cooking a lot :p

You're too tall. ;)

don't you own a SawAll?

Now that's an innovative solution. :cool:

They don't work more than 30" off the stove. But, I cheated, bought an oversized hood and went to 36" So, it's at 6', but when I lean a bit, I just miss it.

Nice house. Glad you don't play no ax next door to me!

todd..nice place!!! well done.

low vent hood? they probably followed the instructions. they have a max height. any higher, efficiency drops off. i smack my head on my parents venthood all the time. i am not a short chinese dude. glad my head is hard.

at least the shower head looks high enough!

Actually I may swap out the shower head as it isn't low-flow. Neither are the toilets. Not sure how they got away with that when they did the remodel. Since I'm paying the water bill, I'm gonna restrict the damn flow. There also were no towel racks in the bathrooms and a lack of curtain rods or other window treatment. I suppose the previous tenant took them with them or the painters didn't reinstall things. All that little crap becomes maddening after awhile. And I'm still waiting for the garage door to actually open/function. Next month's rent check is shrinking :D

Very nice! You need to buy my Roland VDrumset!

No I don't. I have a Roland TD-4KX (all mesh pads) set that I'm going to sell now that we have the acoustic kit and a room to play it in. :D

I don't know how you stand the low flow stuff. On shower, if it's slow flow, meaning I will stand in there longer to have enough water on my skin. On the toilet, low flow means that you have to flush twice = more water at the end :D

Two words for you buddy. Hansgrohe and Toto.

Swell digs ..er, Cool Pad .. uh... what is it you musicians say? It's a beautiful home.

my toto toilet sounds like it is about to plug up any moment. i've spilled milk with more enthusiam. but it will NOT plug up. instead of "BLOOOSH!" i get a "glug"..but it will not plug up. amazing really.

i've yet to test it after my coffee break at the mexican bran muffin side job..the toilet rocks.

I'm not sure I like where this thread is heading.... :D

My method of moving:

Let the ex-wife have all the domestic crap she wants

Put everything else up for free on Craigslist and put it on the curb

Move a pickup load or two of stuff you never want to get rid of

Get busy on Amazon.com

Easy peasy

GG Todd, Looks great hope you enjoy it! I've been tied up looking for new places myself, going to close tomorrow!!!! Will be further north than I am now and may actually be able to make to cars and coffee dates in San Antonio and Houston finally!!! Woo Hoo!!! (Oh crap, just remembered that I actually have to move all this crap now...)