Homeless, pt. II

Well, not really. Due to an unhappy confluence of timing and LA landlords' hatred for real dogs (over 50 lbs.), Baby and I are STILL looking for a place to live. Our current 'lords are -- fortunately -- benevolent and have allowed us to renege on our 30-day notice, but we have to be out by June 12th or so. In other words, the heat is on.

We've put in applications for four or five places, but have been turned down for one reason or another from each of them. We're not really sure what's going on, but it seems like landlords out here won't rent to folks with babies and dogs. Which is odd, because every Angeleno has either a baby or a dog. Maybe it's having both that's the problem.

Anyway, we looked at a place yesterday that meets our criteria, and we're putting in an application tomorrow. I have a good feeling about this one, despite our bad luck. It has central air, which is actually pretty rare around here. Also, it's a block from a light rail track, so Baby and I could easily take the metro into Chinatown or Hollywood on the weekends.

We're just still glad to be out of North Carolina.

UPDATE! Another reason we're glad to be out of Durham. My favorite quote:

"Burning a cross without the permission of the property owner is a misdemeanor in North Carolina."