today twiddle thumbs was busy so i went to look at places by myself in a couple suburbs. one of them is where we had been looking but we were iffy on it. i lived there as a kid and over the years some parts of it have become trendy but it's still shitty. i think my solo searching today has solidified the decision to stop looking there. it's just dirty and expensive. there's no room for street parking and the places are small for our budget. the other city is more in the suburbs and i didn't consider it at first but i am starting to branch out my search. at first i had only been using craigslist but i want to look at places in the pennysaver too. we didn't have a copy around so i looked online and called some places up. that is how i made the appointment to see the place today. it's the first decent place we've seen. i think we should put in an application just in case. i was the 6th or 7th person to view it and if anyone is putting in an application before me, i want to be in the running.