Ok, moved into the new place. Since it's got tiled floors, it's much better, although there's cockroaches and flies and it does smell a bit musty. However, I am feeling much stronger here, and it's got me through the worst part of ragweed. Now that the days are getting a little bit cooler, the smog won't be so bad and I'll be increasingly ok healthwise.

The roommates aren't working out that well, mostly because they don't really know English so I find it difficult to talk to them about what is needed around the apartment. (As in, no leaving yellow liquid on the toilet seat, please!) One roommate found this place so intolerable that she moved out, swapping with a friend. So now there's two males here. They both want the kitchen window to be open, though, and unfortunately the next-door neighbors smoke on their front porch, so I've gotten sick a few times from that when I've been too asleep to immediately close it when I smell that it's open. I've begged the guys to not open it, and even talked with the landlord, and nothing. :(

A friend of a friend would be a perfect roomie for me since he's allergic to the great outdoors, so I'm trying to persuade him to split the entire apartment with me. The rent would be higher, but the living situation woud be much more agreeable. Also, if we split it, there would be one spare bedroom that could be converted to a Games Room and also have a spare bed for when friends from out of town visit.

If the landlord and my two roommates don't go for it, then we'll be looking for a place for Oct or Nov.