Exactly! I'm won't be in a position to get a cat or a dog for a long time yet, but a little someone to come home to is all I need! Plus it means that least once a week I can deploy the, "Oh, sorry, I can't, I have to go home and.... feed my snake?" :'P.
And don't worry, I'm setting up my tank for my arrival in December, and I've already bought him a few little Christmas decorations...