My new digs

While I was in Jin Hua with Michael I decided I was suffering bad energy in the house I have with Wang Lao-shi, so I had to move.

Jin Hua was great! Everything was cheap and Michael's house was huge and very very clean. We ate these fancy little pancakes that have spicy meat inside from a couple on the way to the grocery store for lunch and snacks. And we invited over friends for some kind of Thanksgiving dinner, with chicken drumsticks, California Zinfandel, broccoli, pomegranates, a big pot of mashed potatoes, homemade applesauce, and some expensive stuffing I brought from the 101 building. It felt great to eat these things again for the first time, it kind of slid down comfortably into my stomach.

So the first day I got back to Taipei, I was absolutely convinced that I must move. I called a couple people I saw in ads online, and set up some appointments with them. They were both friendly, and both houses were colorful and warm, but the one I'm moving into has two great advantages: a. it's practically IN the Shi-Da night market, and b. It's in the family! I live with an engaged gay couple that, if I'm lucky, fix me Aveda tea and cinnamon rolls. I love them.

This is a picture of my new house. Notice that the living room is orange. This was a selling point to me. Others include: the kitchen is big and clean, the balcony has a view of 101 (sort of), my bedroom is green, there's an espresso maker and a toaster oven, a clean bathroom with unlimited hot water, no bugs, friendly rooomates that I can have long conversations with in squashy chairs. And what a relief that was to find