I'm Steve Harwood, a long time improvisor who has recently moved to Austin and now needs to find a place to live. I come with the added bonus of my amazing hairless cat, Simon.
I'm interested in finding a room somewhere not too far from Central Austin. My main goal is to live somewhere where I am forced to drive my car as little as possible, opting instead to bike or walk to nearby stuff. I'm hoping not to go over $600.
In regards to location, I'd like to be. . .
No further North than 2222
No further South than Oltorf
No further West than Mopac
No further East than a mile past I-35
I'm fairly new to Austin, moving here just a few months ago from Denver. I've been subletting for the summer, but need to find a more permanent place to live ASAP since my sublet is about to end. Even though my sublet doesn't end until September 1st, I'm in a rush to find a place, since I'll be at Burning Man for the 2nd half of August, helping to build a huge art project representing the Austin community. I'm hoping to have a home secured before I leave so I have some place to move into when I return in September. In a pinch, I do have friends I can stay with through September if the room isn't available until October.
I'm a creative professional and independent contractor, doing a multitude of things for money. I do graphic and web design, video, photography, have written and published a book (The Yo Momma Vocabulary Builder... available on Amazon.com), and I am also the creative director and co-owner of a dating website.
In my spare time I perform improv and stand up comedy and hang out with fantastically ridiculous, artistic friends who build fantastically ridiculous art projects. I'm a huge fan of cooking. In fact I even competed in the Austin Grilled Cheese Invitational this summer (I won King's Choice for Best in Show. Give me a place to live and I promise to grill you one). I enjoy cooking meals for roommates and friends, so you'll always be well fed with me around.
I'm very open-minded to all lifestyles. I'm a non-smoker and won't live in a home that allows indoor smoking, but outdoors is ok. I'm very handy and love to fix stuff around the house. I also ALWAYS put the toilet seat down when I'm done. I am very respectful about keeping common areas clean, and am hoping for roommates who do the same. Living with me is rarely ever boring, I can promise you that. I'm metro-sexually straight, and I prefer living with women, gay men or at very least, straight guys who'd choose to watch the Discovery Channel or Food Network instead of sports. If you regularly wear your baseball caps backwards or askew, I'm afraid we probably won't have a lot in common to talk about.
Re: my hairless cat, Simon. The fact that he's hairless means he's hypoallergenic, doesn't shed, doesn't have hairballs and never gets fleas. Most people with cat allergies have no problem with him at all. So if you've ever wanted a cat, but couldn't because of allergies, this might be your chance! He's incredibly well behaved and social, and I regularly take him out on a leash to local bars and restaurants. He's really less of a cat and more of a magical hairless monkey-dog. He gets along really well with dogs and most other animals, provided they are as well behaved and well adjusted as he is. He also enjoys dressing up in outfits... I realize most crazy pet owners say that, even though their pets hate wearing clothes... but my cat has no hair, so he genuinely enjoys having clothing on to keep him warm... the fact that the clothing is sometimes a Batman outfit makes no difference to him. I'm VERY good about keeping his litter box clean too.
If you are in a similar situation to me and don't already have a place to live, with the right person (or people) I'm willing to look for a place together.
Here's a photo of me getting punched by Henry Winkler.
And here's a photo of what Simon would look like if he had tourettes syndrome.
And here's a link the to Craigslist ad I posted, which is pretty much the same as this one, except you can email me directly through it. Be sure to mention that you found me through the Austin improv forums...
http://austin.craigslist.org/sha/2502514445.html
I hope to hear from you soon!
-Steve