I've had three dreams- nay nightmares- about leaving my apartment this past week(: I have a studio on the 21st floor in one of the earliest high-rises in Jersey City and for the past year and half have enjoyed a terrific view of New York City...right in front of me is the Hudson river and the downtown NYC's skyline as well as the Empire State building and if you peek your head out of the window, there's a clear view of Lady Liberty herself.
Most of all, I think its the security of having my own place that is so heady. Here's a rapidly-being-devoured-view from my apartment..