This house has pros and cons.

pro- Better wall insulation means it's warmer that the apartment was.
con- The windows are aluminum, and attract the cold like nobody's business. Thus, there is often moisture build up on the windows.

pro- Garage! Basement with washer and dryer! Driveway that isn't steep! Nice view from the patio door for kitty. Kitchen has dishwasher (but we paid for half of it.) Landlord is pretty accommodating.

con- Actually less living space than the apartment. House lacks style. Not saving any money on rent or bills. Crappy electricity leads to my monitor view shaking if the microwave is on.

Final verdict- Remains to be seen. At least we aren't getting screwed by the University any more.

We finished season 3 of BSG the other day. I'm so hooked on that show. It's very hard to stop watching, but we could only watch a little bit each night. I'd get home from the show at 9:30 or so, but Donald has to get up every morning and go to his real job so we had to stop at 2 episodes. Next up is to watch season 4 episodes online. We loaned season 1 and 2 to Mike recently, and then I loaned them to a theater friend, Porter. They were both hooked, and Now Mike has our season 3, and Porter is watching season 3 from Netflix because he doesn't want to wait for Mike to finish. Oh yeah, and next I'm getting him to watch Firefly. I'm spreading the nerd love. :)

Work continues on our new house. I've been helping during the day lately. I've done various small things, but yesterday Donald and Mike and dad painted all day. They painted the ceilings and did a base coat and a top coat on the walls in all three bedrooms. I haven't even seen the result yet, but I hear it looks great! We're repainting all the rooms, so there will be more painting to come. Slowly but surely, we're getting things done.

And holy crap, paint is expensive! The top of the line paint was $40 a gallon before it went on sale.