I'm moving six blocks from my current spot, to a house I bought in Oakland, and I am super excited. It's been a long time since I owned a house, and renting felt right for so long for reasons like wanting flexibility, doing start-ups, etc.  But this house..in a part of North Oakland I love, on a street that seems filled with good neighbors...has me so jazzed.  It feels like the room of one's own--that, even with housemates--it will be a great place to write and work, as well as savor life.