winning the nectarine lottery

it's amazing how much one can derive intense satisfaction from seemingly insignificant things. like nectarines that actually separate easily from the pit. unbelievably fantastic. and after years of frustration and disappointment at being unable to determine which is which before it's too late, and more often than not getting the infuriating kind, i think i've finally figured it out. the yellow ones from italy seem to be okay, where as the ones from spain and france are total crap. not sure about the white ones yet, though. finally, a legitimate use for the swiss obsession with marking all the produce with an exact point of origin...

showed the apartment to three people last night. they all seemed pretty interested, so i guess that's a good sign. also went back into the rilsa office this morning to ask (again) about the new apartment. unfortunately all i was able to do was confirm that mme. guro will not be back until next monday, they haven't made a decision yet, and probably will "sometime this week." --- i wonder if she has to practice in order to lie through her teeth like that? anyway, i stressed yet again that this was for a september 1st contract, and she made some quick comment about not thinking that it would end up being for september 1st after all (which i suppose makes sense, if they obviously aren't going to make a decision until the 28th at the earliest). haven't decided if that's good or bad yet, but i really need to stop thinking about it. it's consuming my life, and i'm not getting anything done.