There are times when I want real estate, and there are times when I want extreme compactness -- I have no idea which I'd prefer. I'd have to try something and get an idea first.
Congrats, all-brick is awesome. 5 minute commute doesn't suck, neither.
All reports that I've been hearing is that 7 fixes most everything that was wrong with Vista -- so it'd be a step in the right direction. I remain optimistic.
x96 -- and sometimes it's just all your muscles tensing up at once, with which you hurt yourself, in which case all you need is some muscle relaxants for a while. But worth going to the doctor for.