My new apartment

Well, I've still to sign the lease. And pay for it. But I've agreed with the landlord that I'll take it, and she's happy to have me.

I was a little disappointed that I was a little too slow for the first one I saw - the landlord there had shown another group round the day before, and they decided to take it. But the second apartment is just as nice - really, the only real difference is that the first one was in a part of Ottawa I know.

I've asked to move in next Friday (which is, I think, two days before I need to move out of the hotel - I wonder if I'll get a refund?); and now I need to think about furniture. Luckily, Ikea Ottawa is a bus ride away (or a cycle ride, if I'm feeling especially energetic), and they do deliver, so I suspect that once again, I may be furnishing a house pretty much entirely using Ikea furniture. But hey, it's good enough and cheap enough.

Now to pop to the bank to get a banker's draft for my deposit and first month's rate. That's because my checking account apparently doesn't come with an actual chequebook unless I ask for one.