Apartment Hunting is SO NOT the New Black.

Nope. Not in any way, shape or form. And I haven't even started calling yet. I don't know what it is about me but I seem to have some deeply ingrained aversion to looking for someplace to live. Unless of course I already have somewhere to live in which case I seem to be irresistably drawn to "for rent" signs regardless of the shape, size or desirablility of the window in which they are hung. Sigh. I am a complex and "interesting" creature. Indeed. So I'm looking for a place. Hopefully for the end of the month. Which is getting noticeably closer as we speak. But I've circled many listings in my local paper. For the past 3 days actually. And there seems to be quite alot out there. What I'm hoping for is a cute little bachelor suite for me and my puppy. With hardwood floors and nice windows with the natural light and the whatnot. And a cute little kitchen. And a bathroom that doesn't make me feel like I'm being watched. You know what I'm talking about. Preferably a spider free zone. Although Lilo's spider munching is coming along nicely so maybe that's not such a big deal as it once was. I'd also like enough room to set up my painting paraphenalia. Of which I currently have none but do hope to procure as soon as I have a suitable space in which to set it up. Bringing us once again full circle. I'm thinking that this space issue is not such a difficult thing to achieve seeing as how I have no furniture. Or tv. Or anything other than a big metal shelving unit and a bed (which is calling me from the storage unit as I sit here on my deflated air mattress not doubt doing irreversible damage to my tailbone). My goal is to find myself a nest which I can feather to my heart's content for an extended period of time without having the burning desire to run screaming from the building everytime I come home. Something comfy. And cozy. Maybe with a little deck. Or maybe a little gardeny nook. Or neither of those things but something else that I can't think of now but is lovely and unique. And now I must go because someone is at the door.