So I'm thinking of moving. The commute is leaving me tired and irritable and I think it's having the same effect on my car.

There was a time not so long ago when I was all hot to move to San Francisco, somewhere out in the Richmond district (for those of you not familiar with SF, that's out in the western reaches, suburban, and certainly not the "cool" area of town to be in). After all, it's cheaper and most of the bus lines run straight downtown to BART. But with time, my enthusiasm has waned. I like SF and all, but ...

Lemme 'splain. I pay just over $1000 for a 750 sq. ft. apartment in Mountain View, with parking and storage. There was a time when I thought that was too much space, and I was all ready to move somewhere smaller. But with time, my feelings about that changed as well. I have managed not to expand my possessions to fill the space, but I have learned to make use of the space to make it seem more of a home for me than I previously thought it could be.

So anyway, I looked at this apartment in Daly City on Saturday. It's 746 sq. ft., top floor with no one underneath (it's over the lobby), close to BART, close to 280, 380, 101, 1, 35, and a grocery store. It has an enclosed garage, with storage, and it's almost $100 less than where I am now. BUT, the bedroom is small and the closet space is lacking, and it's on a busy street. And the view is nothing to get even remotely excited about.

My issue here is that I want the next place I move to to be somewhere I can stay for longer than 8 months. I want it to be somewhere I will feel happy about. I want to look forward to going home, not always wondering when I can leave. I'm wondering if I can make the inside a home and not worry about what the outside looks like.

*sigh* I need to talk about this to someone who can at least pretend to care. This has been good for getting the issues out, but conversation would be more valuable at the moment. And I am without resources.

UPDATE: thanks to cell phone technology, I was not entirely without resources. I have decided to take it, since the lease is for 3-6 months and if it's really that bad, I can just leave. Again.