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This is the last month of the lease in the "new old apartment." This raises the question: stay another year, or move out?

On the side of staying: I'm established here. I know where to go for food and other supplies, and there's a convenient bus route directly to campus.

On the side of moving: The apartment is too big for me. We needed separate rooms for living, working and sleeping, but now, it doesn't quite make sense for me to be by myself in a three-bedroom apartment. The quality of the interior is better than it could be, I suppose, but less than relaxing. Oh, and the Internet speed is intolerable on weekends and nights.

So I asked around, and found out that one of the professors at the conservatory has a one room apartment for rent, in a hotel building where some of the floors have been converted into residences. The main drawback: I really meant "one room." That's not "one bedroom." One. Room. But the plus side is that the space inside is very nice -- rich, dark, soft wood tones in the living area and attractive tiling in the bathroom. The location is also good for me -- five minutes on foot to the nearest metro station, and that station is closer to school than the one I was taking from here.

It seems like the best option. I looked at some other places, but they were all more expensive for less space, and less convenient for my commute. (The place I'm considering is also smaller, but the rent is no more than I'm paying now -- and for a big upgrade in quality.)

So who knows? In another month, I might be writing from a "new new apartment."

Today is Jimmy's birthday. I'm not sure how much I should or shouldn't say, but I hope it was a nice one.

A bit tired from a long and active weekend, so I think I'll finish watching the interesting but gruesome "The Mermaids Singing" episode of the British crime series from a few years back, Wire in the Blood. Less flash, more substance than CSI: it's got my attention.