Apartment Hunting

In 2 weeks, I'm moving back to Washington.  So I'm trying to figure out where in the area I want to live.  Do I want to move into the city itself, but have difficulties parking and possibly sacrifice in-state tuition at George Mason?  Do I want to move to Pentagon City which is less convenient, slightly less fun but more economical and the apartments are much much newer.  Then there's the dark horse - Cleveland Park.  Lovely area, lots of stuff, but also not quite as convenient as the other places.

DIFFICULT DECISIONS!!!!

I also have to consider dog-walkage.  Specifically, where I'm going to walk Julius (the unusually intelligent Poodle), and how easily I can run home, walk the dog, and then get back into town for a Happy Hour/Baseball Game.

Several of my friends (JEFF!  ERIKA!) have made it their respective missions to make me move into the city.  It is difficult to ignore their logic/threats as I consider this whole process.  But I also have to ask myself - is it REALLY a good idea to be walking distance to both Stetsons AND the Brickskeller?  Of course, I lived in Pentagon which was walking distance to a Legal Sea Food and I didn't end up eating Chowda every night (CHOWDA!!!!!!!) but...