I will be out of the country for about 2 weeks in May. I still need to pin down exact dates, but I'll be returning either 5/22 or 5/29 TBD and leaving 10-16 days before then, again, exact dates TBD. I need a house and cat sitter for that period of time, and will pay for those services. Perchance a Buffista would like to take a vacation during that period, take the job, and catch the F2F? Last sitter, I paid $12.50/day, but I'm open to negotiation.
The cats take some work, hence the paying for services - aside from the usual daily feeding and litter-cleaning, one cat requires daily medication - transdermal meds (aka goop) squirted on a latex-gloved finger and rubbed into an ear daily, and he may or may not require oral meds daily. All 3 cats are nice cats; none are biters or scratchers; one is The Best Cat Ever. There's also a neighborhood cat social conflict situation, which requires time to lock the cats inside on certain days and not others. I budget a minimum of ~30 minutes to cat care each AM and PM. So, no throwing food in a bowl and leaving, really, though a visitor from afar could work out overnight travel away from the house with the cooperation of my favorite neighbors. I could help you arrange 2 days-1 night at a friend's beach house for a fraction of the usual beach house rentals, esp. mid-week.
The house is pretty nice if I do say so myself -- Bay view, hardwood floors, decks, garden, queen bed. There's an empty bedroom in which another visitor(s) could sleep gratis, house/cat sitter willing, assuming an air bed. It's about a 10-minute walk from a major transit hub with regular bus service to SF and parts North and East Bay, or 3 miles from a ferry terminal with regular service to the SF Ferry Bldg., or a 15-20 minute drive to a BART station in the East Bay, or (if no traffic), a 15-20 minute drive to SF across the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a 10-minute walk to the pretty and pretty lively downtown; a 5-minute walk to the Safeway at the bottom of the hill, next to the bocce ball court, Calif. Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, and good coffeehouse; and 4-block walk to a nice, pretty park with playground, open space & trails, basketball court, redwood grove, and tennis courts. My priority is obtaining quality daily care for my cats and if it could be combined with enabling a friend or a vouched-for friend of a friend to enjoy Northern Calif., so much the better. Inquiries and pet-care experience to profile addy.