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What's old is new again... I've been reading AT for so long that I remember the original single site for everything.

Ah yes. I tried that exact recommended position during a heavy lit/writing semester and gave myself tendonitis in both shoulders. Elbow/arm support is a must for long typing sessions.

Get some cuddly cats to nest in your hair and purr you to sleep. :)

I've popped my tweezers and nail clippers in the toothbrush holes.

I have had the very good fortune of having wonderful landlords ever since college. All have been responsive to suggested improvements, and some have offered more reimbursement than I had expected: paying for new blinds for entire house; I refinished wood floors, they paid for products; low-key landscaping for rent deduction.

Little things like replacing a few switchplates so they match or upgrading a showerhead cost little, so I don't seek repayment, but I still drop a "by the way" email.

That said, I've also had some "industrious" housemates who embarked on projects (e.g., drilling holes through walls for cables, ripping up carpet, gutting a bathroom) w/o permission. The landlords's response: keeping their part of the security deposit.

The way I look at it, no surprises are good surprises if you want to keep a positive relationship over something as important as your home. Plus, I really like getting all my security deposit back!

I've furnished my apt. & transported all thanks to CL DC. With my mattress and dining set, the sellers both agreed to transport since I lived close by. Three times, I used rent-a-mover services posted, and all went really well. I did, however, call about five different places for quotes and then went with the nicest sounding person. (Not a very scientific way to choose, but it worked!) The guys who moved my entire apt. across town did such a quick, thorough job that I bought them pizzas.

Some other good movers listed--who weren't available during my times off--are groups like Georgetown's crew team, military guys (no shortage around here!), and a couple of dudes who do moving as a side gig to fund their bookstore.

The "ceiling" of the closet is open. The M-C article said that this New Yorker transformed a section of his apt. into funtional closets, so the sink is in another, etc., and all can be closed away from sight.

Pet Therapy coming any time soon?

Some of my fondest travel memories are of working toward communication by pointing and gestures plus a sprinkling of language, usually most effective in food places. Usually, people appreciate the attempts and take it with good humor. There's no guarantee that we get exactly what we think we're getting, but that's part of the adventure.

I would LOVE to have these in my windowless classroom!