Searching for New Digs

I've started the search, somewhat prematurely, for a new apartment. My lease doesn't actually expire until the end of the year, and I'm not really sure I even am going to move yet. But I would like to investigate the idea of moving closer to work, so I don't have the 25 miles (one-way) trip to the office. I do carpool with Chuck, but still it takes nearly an hour to get home from the office, even using the carpool lane (which jams up just as bad as the rest of the freeway anyway). So this weekend I might venture out and look around the area where I'm house sitting for a new apartment. We'll see what happens.