Apartment Hunting, The Tennis and RSVP

APARTMENT HUNTING
OK, so I was all excited about finally zeroing in on a neighborhood, Carlton North. Still am, but I've learnt (!) something about that hood... the majority of homes there are workers cottages from the old days and they are about 12 feet wide and 16 feet tall. Really. One entire wall of these skinny little 2 bedroom houses is floor to ceiling brick (read: no windows). It's like a railroad apartment in NYC.
I'll have to count on the spiritual Law of Attraction to hook me up with a great place to live. I'll envision a fab townhouse with the perfect roomate and it will happen. I did see one gorgeous pristine townhouse but it was in a different neighborhood and there was nothing immediately around it (no cafe culture, etc.). In fact, I've actually befriended the girl who lives there, Jenni, and we have plans to go for a swim or a bike ride some time.
THE TENNIS
The Australian Open is not called "tennis" here, it is "the tennis". One of the girls at work gave me two passes that she won to The Tennis tonight. Before you Serena fans get too excited (women's finals!), the passes are ground passes for admission only to a few of the entertainment courts, no admission to the Rod Laver Arena. I may go anyway just to feel the vibe and see the place.
RSVP and MEETUP
The biggest online dating service here is called RSVP and I'm going to prepare my profile this weekend. I figure it is a good way to meet people and learn about different parts of the city. Woah! Last night I joined the online Melbourne Expat American Meetup Group. I saw a notice that one member from San Francisco, Gary Mink, just opened a new Mexican restaurant, so I've put up a post to see if anyone wants to meet there for dinner. I also wrote to Gary Mink and asked if he wanted to meetup sometime.
SUNNY
Another sunny day in Melbourne! Just saw that it is -1F in Worcester, Mass. Yes, I'm grateful.
WORD WONDERS
She's really "switched on"= on the ball, gets it, knowledgeable
"chook"= chicken Do you wont chook foe deenah?
shoe-ah= sure
dunno woat the wrist of us will ate= don't know what the rest of us will eat
time to lave= time to leave