rat zapper & apt hunting

when we woke up yesterday morning, we noticed the red light flashing on the rat zapper. i couldn't remember what it meant. my sister's fiance peered into it and saw a little mouse dead in it. this was our first new york kill. i'd prefer the zapper to never kill any other mice/rats simply because i don't even want them here in the first place. but if they are here, i'm glad the zapper has our backs.

after the excitement of the killing, we began our apartment hunting. we saw 2 places: both were supposed to be 2 bedroom apartments. the ad on craigslist for the first place was a total lie. not only was it not a 2 bedroom, but there were no bedrooms. it's just the basement of a building with no rooms. there were 2 bathrooms with shower stalls. there were, however, no delineation between the shower stall and the rest of the bathroom. there were no shower curtain rods. also, all the walls and flooring were covered in shiny, black granite tiles. my sister deemed it a porn studio. all it needed was a disco ball and some cameras, and the party is on. it would explain the missing shower curtain rods though.

the second place was in the really nice neighborhood of brooklyn heights where there are rumors that trader joe's has bought a space nearby. the apartment itself, however, was just a little small. there was basically no living room. the apartment had a small bathroom with only a toilet and a sink, two bedrooms, and a kitchen that also contained the bathtub.

we will be looking at a supposedly 3 bedroom today. i hope it's at least normal.