it's official

I have a new apartment come early August. Hopefully this one won't be flooded out by stupid students even once, never mind twice. It's on the near west side, and by the sound of things, it's much more likely I'll be living near university faculty or young families (or both) than undergrads. Whew! I've had about enough of ridiculous partying from adjacent buildings or apartments to last me. Call me a complete nerdlady, but I'd had enough of that when *I* was a student! And yes, I've seen the apartment I'll be moving into, so no unpleasant surprises of the structural kind are in store. I finally get a balcony! Reasonable antenna mounts and kitchen garden plants are both absolutely go.

Aaaaand my incoming landlady didn't seem at all opposed to the idea of an ESA (emotional support animal, not European Space Agency, although an interplanetary traveler of a fuzzy would be excellent) kitty cat, so... File that under wishful thinking. The current/will-be-previous tenant has a fantastic female orange tabby of an ESA kitty, encountered when viewing the apartment, and interacting with her (the cat, not the human, I haven't met the human) is what got me wishing. Quoth the landlady: "She made you so happy!" Quoth the Chanter: "I melted, didn't I?" :)