Bibliomansion
This page is for the residents of the Bibliomansion.
TODO
before moving in
- DONE (2015-10-26): review and sign the lease
- DONE (2015-10-26): pay security deposit (Mika) and first month rent (Bryan)
- assign rooms
- There are 4 bedrooms (three on 1st + one of 3rd floor), a dining room (2nd floor), and a living room (2nd floor).
- Decide which extra room will be the common/guest room.
| Room | Pros | Cons | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small room (1st floor) (Probit) | Probably cheapest. Wood floor. | Smaller than the other rooms. Small windows. | Has a closet. Next to the front door and the bathroom. |
| Medium size room (1st floor) (Logistic) | Has glass doors facing the first floor balcony. Wood floor. | May be cold during the winter? | Has a closet? Next to the bathroom. |
| Big room (1st floor) (Maximum Likelihood) | Large. Has glass doors to the first floor balcony. Wood floor. | The access to the laundry room is only through this room. | Could be used as a common room/library. Has a closet. |
| Medium size room (3rd floor) (Poisson) | Has a nice bathroom with a bathtub. Has a fireplace. Has a walk-in closet. | Carpet. The access to the roof is only through this room. Far from the front door. | Could be used as a common room/library. Sliding door. |
- decide rent division
- Divide equally for the first month and discuss further when we are all in town at the end of November?
- set up:
- internet (see below)
- electricity
- gas
- water
- garbage/recycling pickup. Ask for containers too.
- 2-5 can be set up on the city's utility website?
- get the maintenance person's info
- His name is Sergey, number is 253-797-3704
after moving in
- set up an electronic transfer to the landlord for rent. Pavel will let us know the account number.
- make sure that the front door lock works.
- house projects!
- weekly dinner?
- grow hops and brew beer!
- Don't forget to...
- update voter registration district
- register for USPS mail forwarding (online or at post office)
- register for UPS "my choice" shipping controls (for your name)
- change bank/credit-card billing addresses
- update shipping addresses (eg, for subscriptions, paypal)
- get internet!
- will recommended comcast business
- Verizon: not available (region)
- Cascadelink: not available (condo/apmnt buildings only)
- WaveG/CondoInternet: not available
- Reallyfast: not available
- Note: M&M own a cable modem
| Provider | Bandwidth | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast | 75/5 mbps | $50 (1yr) | |
| Comcast | 150/10 mbps | $60 (1yr) | $10 self-install. Native IPv6 |
| Comcast | 250/20 mbps | $110 (2yr) | |
| Comcast Business | 50/10 mbps | $110 | No caps |
| Comcast Business | 75/15 mbps | $150 | No caps |
| Comcast Business | 100/20 mbps | $200 | No caps; $20/month static IP, or 5 for $25/month |
| Wave Cable | 100/5 mbps | $45 (1yr) | 300 GB cap |
| Wave Cable | 100/10 mbps | $70 (1yr) | 1 TB cap |
| CenturyLink | 100/? mbps | $70 (1yr) | Same up-front costs and install date as 1000gbps |
| CenturyLink | 1000/1000 mbps | $110 (1yr) | $20 activation; $100 modem; $60 setup; Nov 18th earliest; "non-commerical" and "no servers" TOS |
(NB: 1000GB/month is about 3mbps continuous) (some Comcast info from dslreports.com)
Payment
due
- December rent (2015-12-01 by electronic transfer).
- utility payment
paid already
- Bryan has paid $4000 for the Nov rent.
- Mika has paid $4000 for the security deposit.
- Lucy has paid $200 in application fees
Discussion
(I've boldly nicknamed the rooms to help talk about them here. I'm not attached to the names.) My suggestion is to use Poisson as an office and reading room and as a guest room. The room has the most light, it's own bathroom, and is on the way to the room deck. Having it as shared space means we'll have common space that is not part of the giant open room on the second floor which can be used for quiet work or reading while others are eating, cooking, or hanging out. It also means that the roof will be more accessible since it will not involve walking through folks room and that the fancy bathtub is available to everybody in the house. The room also has tons of light and a fireplace and would be a fantastic reading space. I also like that it would make all the bathrooms fully shared. The downside to this is that the laundry will be through ML (which will be somebody's room) but I suspect that it's easier to shift around when one does laundry to match somebody's sleep schedule than it is shift around when one wants to hang out on the roof which will more frequently be at night. In that situation, it seems that MM and BL will take ML and Logistic (I have no real preference) and W would take Probit. I won't be upset if we do things differently but that's my current thinking. —mako๛ 10:40, 30 October 2015 (EDT)
Splitting even the most expensive Internet 5 ways would be reasonable. I don't think we need something that is that fast but what we get for half the price is much less than half as good. —mako๛ 10:46, 30 October 2015 (EDT)
