I decided that (1) I wouldn’t be satisfied with any home I can currently afford to buy here, (2) things are too liable to change within the next few years for me to commit to buying a home. But I really couldn’t stand my current apartment any longer, so it was high time to find a new place. And these days, apartments are relatively abundant and relatively cheap (“cheap” meaning down to the same levels as three years ago)… except for my current place, where they’ve been jacking up the rent to the point where my decidedly modest 1-bedroom pad now costs more than the same place at many luxury apartment communities.

Long story short, in less than four weeks I’m moving to the Avalon at River Oaks complex, into a newer, bigger and generally more luxurious crib (I’ve been watching too much MTV).