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Since I wasn't sure what I was going to be doing in six months, I didn't get an apartment back in October like everyone else. I didn't even get one a month ago like Yan and Ed. I waited 'till the very last minute, knowing that there is never a shortage of roommate vacancies near the beginning of the semester. I went to see a place I found on cmi.classifieds, and just got word today that I got the place. I'm not saying I cut it close or anything, but my current lease ends in exactly one week. Now, not just anyone could pull this off. Of course, anyone can wait to the last minute, but it requires skill, finesse, and a keen eye to find the right moment to act. Kids, don't try this at home.

I am a professional procrastinator.

The place is pretty nice. Spacious, wood floors, basement, backyard, parking space, DSL, gas stove. I'm especially excited about the last one. Free of the tedium of burners that are slow to heat and slow to cool. If you do any cooking at all, gas is the way to go. The kitchen is nice and spacious, too. It's the perfect place for my long-procrastinated "How to Burn Food Without Really Trying."

The one roommate that I got to meet, Lauren, is pretty cool, too. I didn't get to meet the other roommate, she was at a conference at UC Berkeley. Oh, yeah, they're both grad students. In Entomology. That's the study of bugs. "So you'll only find bugs in the freezer sometimes," she says.

Also, the place is unfurnished, so I get to be creative with my living space (Read "all furniture made of computers and egg crates"). I'm thinking I'll forego the bed and get a Japanese-style futon. Or maybe I'll just put a matress on the floor.

In any case, it will be interesting. :)