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Is there a a reason why you haven't cooked a few to taste them? That seems like the easiest way to figure out how sweet they are (or aren't).

@BABYFISHMOUTH, that's really a great idea!

I think the comments are pretty smart so far: store or lock up valuables, take photos before you leave, get references, interview candidates in person, get a deposit, get employer (and/or school) contact info, and draw up a lease.

It's a great point that short-term renters probably won't have furniture with them, but that's still something to check on. I've known student interns who travel everywhere with their (meager) furniture because it's cheaper to load it into their car than to store it over the summer.

Also, do some homework to make sure that all of the clauses of your lease are legally binding. If you put something into a contract that contradicts the law, then that clause is void. If I say you must give me your firstborn if you do any damage, that part of the contract is void since it's clearly not a legal demand to make -- it wouldn't hold up if I took the issue to court.

Obviously, that's a silly example, but there are laws you should look into like monetary limits for fines or min/max periods of time you can wait to reimburse a deposit. Some of this might qualify as being over-cautious, and most sublessors probably wouldn't pursue this kind of stuff, but if it was me, well, I'm the cautious type and I'd want to be really protected in case I ran into any problems. I don't know if you can find subletting contract templates online or not, but maybe since you yourself are a renter, a tenant's rights organization might help draft or review a contract?

@GUMSHOEGRACIE, unfortunately for those of us who are single, if we never felt motivated to cook for one, we might rarely eat homemade food

I watch TV while I eat because it's passive. Then when I'm not eating, I'm free to clean, exercise, read. I occasionally read while I eat, but it's just so much easier to hold the book with two hands on the bed or a couch than balance it with one at the table.

Here's a novel idea: you can both take inspiration from a project AND be critical of it.

I don't know why people think that giving negative feedback and being constructive are mutually exclusive.

@CHARLIE_003, I had the same thought. It sets a scary precedent of a dangerous object being not only safe, but also a toy. I know there are other toys that imitate dangerous household objects (like tools as BCT mentions), but I think that glow holds an extra allure and gets a little too close to reality.

@LITTLEMOUSE, I've also seen drink umbrellas hung from the ceiling for party decoration. They would be cute clustered over a bar.

@THE NESTING GAME, I find that swiffers don't really do anything unless you put a little pressure on them. Maybe the dust in my old building tends toward the sticky side?

@WENDOUG, all I could think of upon seeing this is a scene in Catch Me If You Can where someone falls in Leonaro DiCaprio's conversation pit during a party and has to be taken to the hospital.

@URGAN, lots of reasons. My lower front teeth are a little misaligned, and it makes biting into a whole apple hurt a little. For kids, a whole apple is really big compared to their mouth so slices are easier to eat.

Wow, sounds delicious! But it looks like a hamster or something...

I second LSUGRAD03's suggestion, but if you're looking for more ideas, I bet it makes a mean grilled cheese.

I suspect that this photographs well, but looks a underwhelming in person.

Even if you are dead-on, balls accurate (thank you, My Cousin Vinny), the inconsistencies probably look pretty sloppy. That might hold a lot of charm in a display at Anthropologie, but maybe not at home.