Three Irish guys moved all of our stuff from San Francisco to Campbell, and we've begun the painstaking process of unpacking. Boxes litter every room of the house, and we still need some furniture and appliances that became necessary upon moving from an 850-square-foot apartment to a 1650-square-foot townhouse. But so far, so good. Starla managed ( Read more... )

Bay to Breakers offers an awe-inspiring cross section of San Francisco. The 12K route begins in the financial district, just blocks away from Ferry Plaza, among the gleaming glass and steel of Moscone Center and the Metreon. It continues out Hayes and Fell, residential neighborhoods enlivened into one big block party, whose raucous music and ( Read more... )

We're a go. After a couple months of waiting for the current occupants' two lenders to sort things out, we're in contract for our coveted townhouse in Campbell. The most agonizing part of buying a short sale, that long wait, finally seems over, leaving the normal home-buying process. So far, this part seems much more hectic. We have until May 20th ( Read more... )

We found a townhouse in Campbell last weekend that impressed us so much, I spent a couple of hours this morning test driving the commute. I spent an hour just reaching Campbell from San Francisco, passing Apple at the 45-minute point. (I could not have tolerated the last year and a half without Apple's private bus service.) Leaving from the ( Read more... )

Sarah and I embarked on our housing search yesterday by attending a slew of South Bay open houses. Escaping our miserable Victorian flat in San Francisco is among our top priorities for 2011, so we were relieved finally both to feel well enough this weekend to get out of the house and get started. This time, we won't allow the amazing walk scores ( Read more... )

After a week in nice but bland corporate housing, we found a place to call home. Today we signed a lease for a flat in Noe Valley, a neighborhood that enchanted us during our vacation to San Francisco last year. It blends the idyllic charm of a community secluded from the city center with the vivacity of a thriving main drag. We'll be one ( Read more... )

I only realized we were possibly too white and privileged to get the apartment towards the end of the hour-long showing with a particularly inquisitive potential landlord. At the time it didn't seem odd that she'd be curious where we grew up, but maybe I should have been more alarmed when she asked what our parents did and where my parents were ( Read more... )

I'm looking forward to this summer, when should be somewhat less hectic. Right now, I feel like I have no time to spare, between preparations for the conference I'll attend next week, a paper deadline next month, and continuing to unpack. I can't believe three weeks have already passed since we first moved into the new apartment, and only today ( Read more... )

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