News on the apartment hunt endeavour...this guy just sent me an email. He wants to be my roommate. His missive:

HI,I live in vista 2 bed apartment my rent is 700 a mouth and IM told that `s cheep for this. IM a painter and work a lot 46 and have a cat and 2 birds, i can cook i do smoke my name is Damon and phone # is ***-***-**** address is 1234 call Jules vista ca. hope to hear form you.

Yup. Exactly what I'm looking for in a roommate...46 year old man with a cat and 2 birds. I don't think he'll be hearing from (form?) me soon.