This, Cindy.

Dawn -- they feel more porous, like stone. I should look up if there's a special polish or something.

it was ACTUALLY nice!

Oh, something's fucked up. I just don't know what yet. Because.

eta:

No, this, Cindy.

The nice, cheap places tend to go very fast, so if you do happen to the be the first one to see it, you can get lucky indeed.

Aha. Found it. It is ceramic. Mat ceramic. Need to work out how that's cleaned.

That link's still a no-go, ita.

they feel more like stone

Humm... ceramic is the default for bathroom, but mom has red tile in her kitchen and has to have special cleaner for it (it wasn't sealed properly though). Home Depot or Lowes have what she uses. Lemme know if you want me to get the brand name.

eta: ceramic is easy-peasy to clean -- I used to just use Swiffer wet cloths and voila!

A respirator? People that old and that frail rarely come off of those. I think we're nearing the end.

I've never lived in a place without a tub and an oven, but my first NYC studio only had a half-fridge.

I lived in a "junior one bedroom" in DC - bigger than a studio, but the bedroom is more of an alcove than a real room - that had no tub. No oven either, just a range top and a mini fridge.

Montreal uses a numerical system for apartments - a 1 1/2 would be an efficiency (1 room plus bathroom), a 2 1/2 would be like a studio, and you had to get to 3 1/2 before it really counts as a one bedroom.

Okay, vinyl sheeting. That was way harder than it needed to be.

ceramic is easy-peasy to clean -- I used to just use Swiffer wet cloths and voila!

At first blush, this feels like it might snag the swiffer wet, but that's certainly what I'm going to start with.

Brenda -- I was wondering about that numbering system. As a poor student, it never came up, but what happens when you have more than one bathroom? Or a half bath?

There are cute places by Kat and Lori I can afford. But then I give up Los Feliz. WAHHHHH!!! I LOVE MY CUTE NEIGHBORHOOD!

But our neighborhood has US!

In BURBANK which is much cooler than Los Feliz, if you ignore things like actual coolness and concentrate and the "Town Time Forgot" aspect, plus, near us and K&L.

MWAH! how much do I love Robin for saying that? So much.

In reality Burbank is not bad. It's not hipster fun world, but it's neighborhoody and we're here.

Well, then it gets confusing. 4 1/2 could mean two bedrooms or living and dining rooms too - it works best at the low end of the scale, from what I could tell. We always lived in 5 1/2s, i.e., three bedrooms, and for sure the second bathroom never arose.

holy moley

I couldn't just let the pretty number lie there.

I'm printing out my resume, my application and my essay. MEEP. Am worried about this, but if I didn't get it, it might be okay.