On wedding bells and world aid

[ziasudra]

1.
It's official. Both my housemates are now engaged. The first one got asked the question a couple of months back, and has already set a wedding date in late September. Roommate A was engaged Thursday night. She came home squeeing and bouncing while Roommate D's already-high voice jumped up another octave in cooing. I'm definitely happy for them, but you won't hear high-pitched cooing from me ;)

This means at some point over the next few months, I'm going to have to look for another place to live in. I could technically stay at my current apartment and become the pseudo-landlord. But I'm reaching the point where I'd really just want a place of my own. Housemates are good for short-term living arrangements, but my introvert meter (think Sims, with that little meter thing floating on top of my head) has been drained almost to empty over the last few years.


2.
As a follow-up to my last post, I've been doing some research on who to give aid to in response of the Myanmar cyclone. I got an email from MoveOn.org the other day, urging people to donate to avaaz.org, a group that's "raising funds for the International Burmese Monks Organization, which will transmit funds directly to monasteries in affected areas."

After looking through the reasoning behind the campaign -- that monks are the only ones already established in various communities to start giving out aid right away -- I'm inclined to give this group a try. Unless any of you have heard negative things about Avaaz or this campaign (I'm all ears, since potential aid money is at stake here). Maybe I'll split my donations between this group and something more reputable like the Red Cross. This way, part of my money can start going into immediate relief while the other part can eventually be used toward long-term rebuilding under the hands of an internationally established organization.

Comments

[sparkly-stuff.livejournal.com]

I could technically stay at my current apartment and become the pseudo-landlord. But I'm reaching the point where I'd really just want a place of my own. Housemates are good for short-term living arrangements, but my introvert meter (think Sims, with that little meter thing floating on top of my head) has been drained almost to empty over the last few years.

I am in the exact same boat! Our lease is up the end of July and I cannot wait to find a place of my own. I don't care at this point if it's a dumpy little studio in Brooklyn or whatever, I just want my own little place. And then if we ever get lonely we'll just visit each other ;)

[countouttheday.livejournal.com]

Aw, your apartment is so awesome. Though three people in two bedrooms does seem fairly tight. Good luck!

Let me know what you hear. I want to give something to help out, but I REALLY REALLY do not want that money ending up in the hands of their government rather than going to people who need it. It angers me so much that we are going to be seeing so much death and destruction due to the fact that they aren't letting people in fast enough and in large enough numbers to avoid the devastating after-effects.

[tanechigai.livejournal.com]

Congrats to A and D :) And good luck on your search for a new 6k!

[lynkemma.livejournal.com]

Just random curiosity on my part: how much does an independent living-space-unit cost in your part of the world? I understand it depends on the area of town, and so on, but I'd just like an idea of it.

And I totally understand your introvert concerns. I don't think I'd ever be able to share my living space with someone I wasn't married to, and even then, it'd be a problem, sometimes.

[verdenia.livejournal.com]

Cool for the roommates, and good luck with the hunt!

(I'm not a coo'er either. I'd probably be more like, "Awesome, dude!" in that surfer-y voice)

That sounds like a smart bet about the Monks.

It is interesting -- NY has higher rents than SF, but the housing prices seem to be lower. {a place that sells for 750k would not rent for more than 3k a month here, I'm guessing)

*hugs*!