And isn't that what this blog is about (reminding ourselves, are we?), introducing myself by sharing the words inspired by public personals and other sites that are all about introductions. Hello, this is who I am, I sincerely hope you love me. Honest love, Me.
Yeah, that ought to work.
Meanwhile, in the real world, I remain alone. Perhaps I shall have better luck finding a roommate than a soulmate. So I set out on a mission to cut my expenses and find a compatible roommate (who can compare with the last one, alas, she was an ideal roommate for me, very similar core values, personalities, interests, wants and needs, and no romantic entanglements. Nothing like finding a kind, gentle, gay woman child to be a best friend. And that was the real world.
Meanwhile, in today's reality. My best friend fell in love and she's planning to propose to her partner and I'm like a proud poppa, but I need a new roommate because it's cheaper by the dozen (wow, imagine a dozen roommates all compatible. What a wonderful savings that would be). Well, I'll settle for it's cheaper for two to share space and have more space for less money and so on.
I've written a few dozen messages on the roommate dot com website and then, this came along:
Hi Potential Roommate,
I am renting a room in small Sanford in a small house (most of my stuff is in storage) and waiting (and hoping) the right roommate comes along to share a place. I moved up here from Altamonte to be closer to work after my last roommate fell in love and moved in with her partner early last year. She will tell you all about what living with me is like if you want a second opinion :)
I've not been looking for a roommate until recently, but have decided I'd rather have a roommate than live alone or rent a room in someone's house. Two bed two bath split floor plan with an honest, considerate, relatively clean and friendly person works for me. More space, less cost, and it would be great to live with someone who has similar interests and can enjoy some time at home (not a prerequisite, not seeking romance, not an angry aggressive slob). I've been lucky to have lived with a best friend most of the last two decades.. I don't expect that to be the case again, but it would be nice if we were lucky enough to share interests and become friends... I'm a dreamer sometimes lol).
I work 8-5 Mon Fri (plus on call 24/7) as Safety Officer for Seminole County. I took a big step down from a career standpoint in order to have a lot less professional responsibility and I am enjoying less stress and more time for me. I play softball a lot (currently Monday and Friday evenings, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday I am at the fields most of the day, though that league only has a few weeks left in the Spring season). I did have weekly cards/games nights with friends on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays (Baldwin Park, Metro West, and Chuliota) until I moved up to Sanford and the drive has me skipping some of those.
A busy life and a lot of friends to play with actually makes the quiet relaxation time at home watching a movie, a TV show, or listening to music all the more enjoyable. I did more of that in the years with my last roommate but am out a lot more since renting a room.
Time for this next understatement. I'm rambling. I write a lot. I also laugh at myself a lot. Self-mockery is good therapy for me, as is writing :)
We all need something we like to do that has the added benefit of keeping us grounded and internally organized and that is what writing does for me. If you enjoy reading babbling nonsense, overblown drama, and rambling self-indulgent sophistry (with a dose of pathetic whining and meaningless complaints aimed at the universe from time to time - do you know Douglas Adams or Robert Heinlein? Two of my favorites. Dr. Seuss is too. As is Stephen King. Let's not start me on music, but Harry Chapin is #1 there... have we fallen into a parenthetic aside? It happens. At least the ellipses have not entered the picture...), you'll just love my written world. The few people who do (I blog and correspond with a few dear far away friends... once upon a time I published a small magazine for pen-pals) are amazing and I don't expect anyone to, so ultimately we don't even have to be sharing much beyond rent and utilities if you prefer that. I can sit quietly typing with headphones on for hours and you wouldn't even know I was there. I'm adaptable.
Heck, if you are still reading then I love you already lol. Thank you for being curious or caring or both.
Here is me in a nutshell, in case you want to know (this is where friends crack nut jokes, like a nutshell, the perfect home for a nut like you). But seriously, I give away a whole lot more than I get and love the feeling of giving and helping people. That's part of the core of who I am. If you want to know me, just ask and I'll provide whatever I know about myself. Honesty is my highest ideal and what I respect most along with kindness, peacefulness, open minds, and caring. That is the most serious sentence I've written here.
This may be a whole lot more than you ever wanted to know about a potential roommate... or maybe you are wise and realize the more we know about the person sleeping in the next room, the better off we are. Finding a kind gentle person to trust is not always an easy task. Even finding a good sense of humor can be easier. Maybe I should just get a dog. I had a dog once. Her name was Happy. She had trouble paying her share of the rent. If you are laughing, I really hope you respond.
I kept Happy in spite of her irresponsible nature.
Ok, what about the location/place? Sanford or Lake Mary would be ideal for me. I think a two bedroom two bath split floor plan works best for two people. I'd like to keep rent to as close to $1200 as possible. I can afford more, but I'd rather save money and enjoy other things (isn't that why we want a roommate?).
A question I asked has just been answered. There is a character limit. Editing is like pruning flowers, it can be so sad.
You may see another message from me very shortly. I hope you read this first, but maybe being out of order will make more sense lol.
Hope
That is where the 5000 character limit cut me off. I lost the words over 5000. Probably a hundred or few. Life is so unfair. I also found three typos. I'm not illiterate, I just don't correct typos much. I did above for this blog post, but only because blogger made that easy.
This was part of the part that the roommate site cut out:
Hello again :)
The other message was written first, but read them in the order that pleases you. The character limit tried to stop me, but I am not just a hopeful child, I am a stubborn child and I will not let the limits of this website deprive you of the ending to this massive missive meandering along on it's merry way, so...
I can go on all night trying to guess what you might want to know (am I selling myself? Poorly, perhaps lol). I'll go respond to a letter waiting for a response now. Is there a character limit here? Now it's your turn to give me a thumbs up or down or continue the conversation. I'm not counting words, so a simple yes, no, or let's meet and talk is fine. I take rejection very well on the surface (laughing?... hey, I really am a hopeful child inside) :)
If I was not staying six short blocks from work at the moment, I'd probably have taken a 2-2 place and looked more seriously for a roommate, but six blocks from work, come on lol. I am open to looking at houses too, if we share the chores :)
My name is Ric Candor. Please don't call me Mr. Candor. You can find me as Bugs Webbot on Facebook (long story). Also Ric Held on Facebook (longer story). In case you want to check me out there before responding (see how hopeful I am? I believe you may still respond even after all this babble. If you are laughing or at least smiling, let's be friends even if we're not roommates. Just tell me to stop if that is your wish).
You've never had a friend like me :)
Ric
407-325-1482
candoor@gmail.com
Whatever you decide to to, make your dreams come true, enjoy life, and may you find and create more smiles than frowns along your way. :)
Now how can anyone like me resist that? Wait, am I asking how could anyone like me? Maybe I am asking how can anyone resist me? A lot of people have amazing will power I guess. Yeah, and I've got my fantasies.
I found two more people
I just wrote to someone on this site and it exceeded the character limit so I shall try to be brief (maybe brief works lol).
My name is Ric Candor. Bugs Webbot on Facebook (long story). Also Ric Held on Facebook (longer story). In case you want to check me out there before responding. What more do you want to know (beyond my profile here)?
Honesty is my highest ideal and what I respect most along with kindness, peacefulness, open minds, and caring. If you want to know me, just ask and I'll provide whatever I know about myself. I give a whole lot more than I get and love the feeling of giving and helping people. That's me in a nutshell (friends would insert a joke about that {a nutshell} being where I belong... feel free to laugh).
Whatever you decide to to, make your dreams come true, enjoy life, and may you find and create more smiles than frowns along your way. :)
Ric
407-325-1482
candoor@gmail.com
If you love to read, I just wrote to someone on this site and it exceeded the character limit, but since we don't know each other and you might not love to read, I shall try to be brief (maybe brief works lol).
My name is Ric Candor. Bugs Webbot on Facebook (long story). Also Ric Held on Facebook (longer story). In case you want to check me out there before responding. What more do you want to know (beyond my profile here)?
Honesty is my highest ideal and what I respect most along with kindness, peacefulness, open minds, and caring. If you want to know me, just ask and I'll provide whatever I know about myself. I give a whole lot more than I get and love the feeling of giving and helping people. That's me in a nutshell (friends would insert a joke about that {a nutshell} being where I belong... feel free to laugh). Feel free to be a friend.
Whatever you decide to to, make your dreams come true, enjoy life, and may you find and create more smiles than frowns along your way. :)
Ric
407-325-1482
candoor@gmail.com
Ok, so maybe you can tell me where my perfect roommate is hiding?
Narf :)
