I found an amazingly good housemate by way of the post above. The original post above, which went to LJ as well as DW. I can't believe how lucky I am. We still don't have an apartment, but at least we're working together on the search.

(BTW, if you hear of a large 2BR in your neighborhood, we'd love to know. Other than the gorgeous place on Garrison Street, which has no laundry.)