Settling for the lessor of two evils...

So, low and behold, the person that snagged the apartment from me last night, followed through and paid today, so i didn't get it... not that I was expecting it -- but, gee, wouldn't it had been nice if the stars had somehow aligned to work in my favor???  Today, I continued my search on craigslist, but it is exhausting and I sense that everyone gets a little more aggressive/desperate at the end of the month, and I just wasn't up for that.  Worst case scenerio, I can just stay here with Bridget - it's not like I am getting tossed to the curb at the end of the month..  I'm just so disappointed about this situation, because I really liked that place yesterday and I felt it slip through my fingers....   All these "If I had just...." have been going through my mind all day.  Alas, time to move on.

So, tonight, I went out for drinks with Nick (Adam's best man at our wedding) and we agreed to terms of me living with him.  It's a bit of ad odd situation since I couldn't get him to agree to having me when he first knew he was moving into NYC.  His rent is over 3K a month, and I didn't feel like I should have to pay half, or even close to that, since I would be living in a bear-bones, unfurnished apartment.  I wasn't willing to spend a lot of money to stay with Nick, even though he is a close friend, when I know that I could stay in a fully FURNISHED apartment in a decent neighborhood for 800-900/month.  We agreed on an amount which we both thought was fair, and that is conveniently slightly below what we are collecting from Neal, our soon-to-be subletter.  He didn't have a backplan if I decided not to stay with him, so anything he gets is going to be more than the alternative.  If things with Nick wouldn't have worked, either his wife didn't want me staying there or we couldn't agree on a price, I could just suck it up and give Bridget the 500/month she was asking for me to stay (which I thought was a fair price). 

I feel good about my decision.  Its an improvement over my current living arrangement, and is hardly goign to bankrupt us.  It gives me some time to find something more permanent (you know, that has furniture and a REAL bed) and it gives Adam some more cushion to find an apartment before I committ to anything.  Hey - maybe the stars will align and Adam will find something and we can find something permanent quickly!!!  Dreaming, I know...

So, that's that from this end.  It's Tuesday and I am already looking forward to the weekend - as usual.....