@littlek,
i know, it feels that way to me too. it's like a hotel room with my stuff in it.
the housemates are good for me, otherwise i'd be a voluntary hermit. S is insisting on going out tomorrow night for a drink (just one this time), because we cannot 'sit at home all week'.
also, Dutch have some funny expressions. Today, my colleague called someone a "failing monkey" and a "pauper", both intended to jokingly call someone incompetent.