Craigslist activity

This being near the end of July, there is a wave of relocation activity in many of America's college towns and adjacent urban centers. Year-long leases generally come due in August, so you must decide whether to renew or get-out. Obviously, many people choose the latter, therefore creating the conditions for new tenants to take their places.

Sadly, this flux of activity for movers, U-Haul franchises, tape purveyors, dolly-lenders, painters, carpeters, etc. is a signal that summer's end is approaching. Bummer!

While some move to prepare for the upcoming academic year, others, recently graduated, move to celebrate the end of their period of student serfdom. My roommate, C., is part of the recently-graduated contingent. She is moving into San Francisco to share a new apartment with someone named Carrie in a neighborhood near Polk Street.

I am moving in-town within Berkeley in order to reduce my housing expenses. While I have also recently graduated from my master's program, I am also newly matriculated into a new program. Therefore, my serfdom continues for a matter of three more years. Yes, three more years, people! Feel my pain. Or, rather, anticipate the string of blog entries over the next few years from yours truly complaining about the lack of sleep, funds, and spare time. Either way, you win and I lose.

I will return to the POINT of this entry, which is that ALL THIS MOVING MUMBO JUMBO MAKES US ALL THANKFUL FOR CRAIGSLIST AND THE CONVENIENCE IT PROVIDES US IN OBTAINING MOVING BOXES AND GETTING RID OF RUBBISH AT THE LAST MINUTE.


Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. What a dude!

Yesterday, Craig helped me requisition no less than 40 boxes. I also posted a "free" ad myself this evening. It appears as follows:

Free biodiesel (berkeley)
Reply to: sale-182778852@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-07-16, 6:46PM PDT

Five gallons of strained peanut oil, used once to fry a turkey, available immediately to the first person that wants it.

It is on our stoop for the taking.

3027 Bateman Street. Cross street is Woolsey.

The ad was posted around 7 PM and now it is 10:38 PM. The oil remains on our stoop. I wonder for how long. Biodiesel is a hot item here in Berkeley.