I'm house-sitting in West Portal!

-the newspaper gets delivered every day.
-if there weren't so much (so much!) fog, I could see the ocean from right here.
-the house is full of books, most of which I've never read.   whee!
-and music! much of which I don't own. Thelonious Monk galore. I'm a happy girl.
-dsl madness!
-rooms where nobody sleeps or cooks! amazing.

however, the practicality of an apartment the size of a shoe box is becoming very clear to me.
for example, at home I can simply reach over to the silverware drawer from the kitchen table if I need a fork.
here, I have to get up and walk all the way over to the other side of the room. it's completely exhausting. I don't know how people do it.