I might be moving in July, folks. If the Major Capital Improvements (MCI) stick--meaning our landlord can charge us for repair the roof/elevator/etc.--then my rent is going up by a total of 9% when my lease is up for renewal. This figure includes the MCI, arrears for the past year in which we were fighting the MCI, and a 3% increase in rent (for ( Read more... )

Note: This post is a bit of a backtrack, since S and I went to Pittsburgh two weekends ago (Halloween weekend ( Read more... )

Last weekend S and I talked about getting out of the city for a weekend. He suggested the weekend after Halloween and mentioned a few places that were lovely in the Fall. Not to perpetuate the ol' soft sexism of low expectations and get all Bridget Jones... but my brain said: "REALLY?! You want to go away with me for the weekend AND take part in ( Read more... )