i have found a place to live- i feel this merits a cheer. hooray! the path to securing lodging has been an illuminating experience. to say the very least.
i have read what feels like thousands of ads for houseshares, roomshares, and sublets, both short-term and long-term in terrace houses, town houses, walk-ups, gingerbread houses, etc. i have seen beautiful homes and nightmare homes. i have hauled myself from cbd to paddington, manly to bondi, hogwarts to fern gully to see these advertised homes. upon arriving at most places i have been struck by how dishonest most of the ads have been. most ads tell you that something is close to everything- everything revealing itself to be the local dental hospital and a bus service bay. scenic. these ads lie!
there was one decidedly honest ad i came across a few days ago. it was for a flat in bondi and it read something like this:
"furnished room for just you- travellers and students welcome, male preferred- in happening bondi. you would share with one other. i am a tranny (m2f) and offer private massage out of a room in the house. i am friendly and tidy and keep my clients out of your way. i'm often home late so don't mind if you're a night owl. if you are open-minded and fun, give deb a call at 0411 555 999."
i consider myself open-minded. i hope i am fun. i am a male (preferred) and a traveller. i fit the profile. but thanks deb, i think i'll keep looking. i don't want to live with a roommate who can't avoid bringing work home.
here's the thing that blows my mind about this- the place was still more expensive than i could afford! living in a rub and tug with a tranny (though beach adjacent) was far out of my price range- not just a bit more than i want to spend, a full $100/week. if i can't afford this, what on earth can i afford? i'm sure deb is lovely and i cast no judgement on her profession. and i certainly appreciate how straightforward her ad was. but what hope have i got?
the place i have found to live is on sydney's lower north shore. it is less than i was expecting to pay. i will have my own furnished room complete with a wee balcony right off my bedroom. the balcony overlooks the trees and gardens below. i will be living with a wonderful woman named sheila- south african by birth, sheila now makes her home in sydney and runs the aqua program at a gym down the road. and she never brings her work home with her.
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might deb have been willing to subsidize your rent the $100/week in exchange for employment? reception, greeter, cleaner... it might have ended up well: great location, affordable rent, a job, and the opportunity to meet new people. aren't all of these the things you were hoping for?
great news about sheila though--both she and the house sound lovely. i am sure you will be very happy together. more importantly, we all now have a place to stay when we come to visit.
c.
Never say never - You might stumble upon Sheila in the tub, stretching, stretching, stretching and kick kick kick!
This sounds great.
And I will sleep soundly knowing you're NOT living in a rub and tug with Deb.
"Deb" has got to be the worst tranny name ever. Unless she's like Transamerica Tranny, not like . . . Crews Tango Tranny.
Is her name really Sheila, or isn't that the Austrailian version of Jane Smith?
ok, I give, I have tried to publish my comments, WHICH have been electric, funny, appreciative (although only 1/3 of your writing skills) BUT I have still made the attempt and dammit they still do not appear anywhere. This will be my last attempt to tell how brilliant your blog is, how I have not been able to wipe the smile off my face, especially the photo of the sky WOW! Keep on unscheduling baby boy....we're envious, jealous and yet proud. Love you so much, Zho-Zho
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