while browsing craigslist on sunday I stumbled over a quite amazing offer, seemed almost perfect (pics). not too expensive, perfect commute (Nolita, next to chinatown/soho/east village), big 1600sqft (factory) loft with high ceilings and a/c and all of the roommates (2) and in the building working in the creative industries. as soon as I saw this ad I wrote them an email, waiting eagerly for an answer. which didn’t come.
until tuesday. when I was invited to stop by on wednesday to some kind of “future roommate” screening => very big smile on my face. 
next day I stopped by at the requested time and there were already a bunch of people, looking around. Ivor, one of the guys in charge showed me everything and since I had a splendid time talking to them I didn’t leave when the others left and had some extended chitchat.
while standing there I suddenly noticed a bunch of game consoles in the corner (xbox, …) but no Nintendo Wii. since I wanted to buy a Wii anyhow I told Ivor I am going to buy one. His reaction was … very positive on this one to say at least, guess this was the perfect bribe, since I got an email next day that I got the share. :D.
sooo my next logical step was to buy a Wii. 
BUT imagine my surprise when I saw the price, around $460 everywhere, being maybe the first piece of equipment thats in the states more expensive than in europe (Wii sells in europe for about $330, which is a huge difference). luckily found one on ebay for $360 including shipping, but since I had to pay with a check (still no credit card for me) it won’t be shipped until friday.