Den Haag to the Moon

RENTING: I'm still searching for an apartment to rent, a task I hoped I'd never again have to do when I bought 5518. Both of the places I have viewed thus far seen inadequate. One, the attic of a rowhouse, would have been absolutely deadly to Dari. Treacherous. As to the second, the landlady is considering whether she wants children there, and she lives in the upstairs unit. I'm calling other landlords now. Thank God for the cheap, pre-paid phone for which I need not pay for incoming calls.

WEATHER: Bad even by Seattle standards. Dreary. Dark. Rainy (every day this week). Windy. Blah. Welcome to The Netherlands.