I am so far behind in blogging. Life finally seems to have some meaning now. I have things that need to be done.
We got the house on Good Friday, March 25th. We signed all the papers on Thursday and it took until Friday night to get the keys. The sellers were dragging their feet getting to signing and the title company too their time getting it recorded with the city. And thank god that the closing costs were not out of control. We could actually pay for it all by ourselves. We have not had to borrow money for any of this house stuff and we are really proud of ourselves.
Anyway, we finally got them and then went crazy. We went to Home Depot on Saturday and spent loads of cash. New locks, handles, blinds, etc, etc. Lots of fun. Then we spent the rest of the day starting to clean and replace the locks. Then on Sunday, I went to work, but came home early cause I could. We went to Home Depot again to rent a floor sander. Chris decided he was gonna rip the carpet out of the computer room and leave the floor concrete. So, we rented the sander and went back to the house to rip up the carpet. Then my parents came over to bring cleaning things, like the power washer and they help a lot. They helped rip up the carpet and helped us clean. That was really nice and made life a lot easier. I had been getting so overwhelmed with all that needs to be done, but having them there calmed me down a lot. We stayed at the house until I dropped. Chris took me home and then went back and stayed until like 2am - the crazy fool. We then both had yesterday off and we slept in a little then went to the house and worked some more. Chris put the sealer on the floor, since he had finished sanding it the night before. I power washed the hell out of the house. This is funny. I was cleaning the back patio walls and Chris came out to see how it was going. He was in shock at the lack of power it had. He then looked at the washer and realized that I, being the brilliant one I am, did not have the motor turned on. When he turned it on, it was awesome. That's a lot of power washing power. It took me a lot less time to do the rest of the walls. I did the walls on the back of the house, the car port and most of the front. I couldn't finish washing the front because the window in the computer room was open and the paint was drying on the floor. I then started to clean more windows. The fool that lived in our house was a terrible painter. When he painted the house he made a mess. There is paint all over all of the windows. I have been going at them with a razor blade and scraping the paint away. The difficulty with this is that there are security wrought iron bars on all the windows and they do not open. I know, I know. Fire hazard. Blah blah blah. Anyway. I have to squeeze my hands between the bars and that's a pain in the butt. So yesterday, after Chris painted himself out of the room, we went back to the apartment and vegged. We are both so worn out. I decided I needed to take a break from heavy duty cleaning tonight and just do some minor packing and stuff at the apartment. I know that if I keep up the pace that we have been doing for the last few days, I will not make it to moving day. That's 3 weeks away. I am thankful that we have all this time to get ready to move. I can take these breaks and not really fall behind on getting things done. As far as I'm concerned, there is a lot left that needs to be done so that we can move in (as far as cleaning). But if think we should be able to pull it off. It's still really overwhelming, but I am trying to relax and enjoy it. It did feel good that all the cleaning I was doing was for our benefit. Cleaning the apartment just feels like we are keeping it nice so that we can get our security deposit back. But cleaning the house is totally different. Plus, I loved watering the trees in the front yard yesterday. I was dragging around the hose to each tree - there are 6 or 7 - when I noticed something neat. There were sprinkler heads. I went back to where I had attached the hose and found the things to turn them on and THEY WORK! We have functioning sprinklers. That made my day. Why is that so cool to me? Maybe because they are MY sprinklers? But I think because it will make life a lot easier when we finally put in a yard. I know all the trouble that my father has had with sprinklers in the past, so having functioning ones is neat to me.
ok, shut up.
Damn, I can't. I just realized I never explained the title to this post.
The skin on my hands is so dry from all the cleaning supplies.
Damn, that was anticlimactic.
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Sunday, March 27, 2005
Thursday, March 24, 2005
my crazy life
I just want life to calm down and be normal. Is that too much to ask?
Today is the first day in two days that I can touch my legs without cringing. They are so pink and they still hurt, just not as bad.
Last night was our final walk thru. Final my ass. Aren't the sellers supposed to be there? Were they? No. Nobody home. Just a pile of keys on the kitchen counter. It was a fun game to figure out what key was for what door. We gotta get that place re-keyed. Each door has a different key and we never found the key for the front door. At least they repaired all the things they were supposed to from the inspection. The only thing that is still an issue is that the seller says that the evap cooler DOES work, but we have not been able to get it to work. The seller was supposed to show us how to work it, but that has not yet happened. Our agent said that he was gonna talk to the listing agent to make arrangements for the seller to show us how it works or fix it. That's really frustrating. The air conditioner works too, but the thermostat needs to be replaced. It's tricky to get it to come on. But the air works. That's what matters. We checked everything to make sure it all still works and is in good condition. They are mostly moved out. There are a few things here and there. The car and RV were still in the backyard, but as we were leaving some people came saying they were there to pick up the car. What that told me is that we FO SHOW need to change the locks on the back gate. Cuz we had locked the gate and were in the house. NEAT. We'll get on that. And they (meaning title company and agent) are saying that we should be able to close either today or tomorrow. I don't know why they want to rush it, but they are and I guess that's cool. As long as it's all done correctly, it makes no difference to me when we close. But I still do not know the final amount for our closing costs. I am praying to God that we have the funds. Especially since they are rushing this thru and we won't have a lot of notice to get the money together. That is what is driving my THE MOST crazy. I can't deal with not knowing this. I just wanna scream about it. About the whole thing.
Plus, I am still feeling freakin sick. I woke up coughing like no other last night.
I just want to go home and lay down. But I know that will not happen because we are at the beckon call of the title company. If they call and say it's a go, I have to pick Chris up and go.
WWWWWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
Today is the first day in two days that I can touch my legs without cringing. They are so pink and they still hurt, just not as bad.
Last night was our final walk thru. Final my ass. Aren't the sellers supposed to be there? Were they? No. Nobody home. Just a pile of keys on the kitchen counter. It was a fun game to figure out what key was for what door. We gotta get that place re-keyed. Each door has a different key and we never found the key for the front door. At least they repaired all the things they were supposed to from the inspection. The only thing that is still an issue is that the seller says that the evap cooler DOES work, but we have not been able to get it to work. The seller was supposed to show us how to work it, but that has not yet happened. Our agent said that he was gonna talk to the listing agent to make arrangements for the seller to show us how it works or fix it. That's really frustrating. The air conditioner works too, but the thermostat needs to be replaced. It's tricky to get it to come on. But the air works. That's what matters. We checked everything to make sure it all still works and is in good condition. They are mostly moved out. There are a few things here and there. The car and RV were still in the backyard, but as we were leaving some people came saying they were there to pick up the car. What that told me is that we FO SHOW need to change the locks on the back gate. Cuz we had locked the gate and were in the house. NEAT. We'll get on that. And they (meaning title company and agent) are saying that we should be able to close either today or tomorrow. I don't know why they want to rush it, but they are and I guess that's cool. As long as it's all done correctly, it makes no difference to me when we close. But I still do not know the final amount for our closing costs. I am praying to God that we have the funds. Especially since they are rushing this thru and we won't have a lot of notice to get the money together. That is what is driving my THE MOST crazy. I can't deal with not knowing this. I just wanna scream about it. About the whole thing.
Plus, I am still feeling freakin sick. I woke up coughing like no other last night.
I just want to go home and lay down. But I know that will not happen because we are at the beckon call of the title company. If they call and say it's a go, I have to pick Chris up and go.
WWWWWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
thank god for aloe vera
I went to work today, even though I came home sick from work yesterday. I went because I was only scheduled to be there for 4 hours. Today was the day of the spring training baseball game that my team was going to. I really wanted to go and so I decided to tough it out and go. I told myself that I would only go to the game for a little bit. I ended up staying for about 2.5 hours. We were so far away on the lawn seats that you couldn't see a damn thing. The best thing that was going on was this sluty chic in front of us who was hanging all over a group of like 8 guys. She would let them take pictures up her shirt and down her shirt. She clearly had no bra on. She was laying on top of one guy and then hugging on another. She even gave the beer selling guy her phone number. That was much more exciting to watch than the game. After a while though, I just started to feel worse and worse. Being in the heat and the sun blazing down. I totally spaced on the fact that it would be sunny. I had worn capris because I knew it would be warm, but did I think at all about sunburn? Nope. I'm an idiot. I borrowed a hat from someone to protect my poor scalp, but my legs are nice and crispy. My arms got some burn too, but nothing compared to my legs. It hurts really bad, even after putting the aloe vera on. And the support that I get from my family? Things like, "...another thing to complain about" and "...another thing to bother you." I can feel the love.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
my doll. Only one question: Why only one choice for body type? lots of noses, eyes, even face shapes, but only one body. Needless to say, my body looks nothing like this.
yes, I'm a freak
So I was almost late for work today.
And why would that be, you ask?
Did you sleep late?
Did you have car problems?
Nope.
I hate to admit this, but I've gone this far...
I was watching New York Minute on HBO. Shoot me now.
Why is that crap entertaining to me? It really was bad. But it's like a wreck. I just couldn't look away. I eventually just had to leave and so I did not get to see the end. Dr. Drew from Loveline is their father. That's odd. Ah, whatever.
I'm a freak.
And why would that be, you ask?
Did you sleep late?
Did you have car problems?
Nope.
I hate to admit this, but I've gone this far...
I was watching New York Minute on HBO. Shoot me now.
Why is that crap entertaining to me? It really was bad. But it's like a wreck. I just couldn't look away. I eventually just had to leave and so I did not get to see the end. Dr. Drew from Loveline is their father. That's odd. Ah, whatever.
I'm a freak.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
House Update
Our final walkthru is scheduled for Wednesday, the 23rd at 6pm! Holy crap! That means this is really happening. It really hasn't seemed real until the last few days. I just can't stop thinking of things that I want to do to the house and things that we will finally be free of. The other night I dropped something heavy on the floor and had to deal with the guilt of knowing the freak show who lives in the apartment below us was disrupted. No more of that. No more carrying groceries up stairs. No more stairs period. I could go on for days. But I won't.
This week is gonna be hectic. On Monday, Chris is going to the OC for work. His office is based there and he is going to work on some computer networking issues that they are having. He is just the bomb and they need to start paying him what he's worth. But I think they have realized that. He has been giving so many opportunities lately, with this trip on Monday and all the trips to Vegas. I really think they are started to appreciate him and isn't that what we are all looking for in our jobs?
And on Tuesday, I am going to a spring training baseball game. The field where the Angels have spring training, Tempe Diablo Stadium is really close to where I work, so my boss bought us all tickets and we are all going as a team building thingy. The Angels are playing the Diamondbacks and the game is at 1:05pm. So we all get to leave work early and we are walking over to the stadium together. It should be really fun. I am looking forward to it. Then we have the walk thru on Wednesday and I have a feeling that we are going to be meeting sometime this week with the title company. We are still waiting on the final numbers from them for closing. We are down to the wire on this. And if all goes well, we will have keys to our house next Monday!
This week is gonna be hectic. On Monday, Chris is going to the OC for work. His office is based there and he is going to work on some computer networking issues that they are having. He is just the bomb and they need to start paying him what he's worth. But I think they have realized that. He has been giving so many opportunities lately, with this trip on Monday and all the trips to Vegas. I really think they are started to appreciate him and isn't that what we are all looking for in our jobs?
And on Tuesday, I am going to a spring training baseball game. The field where the Angels have spring training, Tempe Diablo Stadium is really close to where I work, so my boss bought us all tickets and we are all going as a team building thingy. The Angels are playing the Diamondbacks and the game is at 1:05pm. So we all get to leave work early and we are walking over to the stadium together. It should be really fun. I am looking forward to it. Then we have the walk thru on Wednesday and I have a feeling that we are going to be meeting sometime this week with the title company. We are still waiting on the final numbers from them for closing. We are down to the wire on this. And if all goes well, we will have keys to our house next Monday!
brackets update
As predicted, I did not do as well with the second day of the first round. After all 32 games were played, I ended up getting 21 correct and 11 wrong. With those, I am now out 3 of my picks for the sweet 16. Damn. But all the teams I really wanted to win did, so that's what is most important. The U of A game is in an hour and the Cincy vs Kentucky game is tonight. LOVE MARCH MADNESS!!!!
Thursday, March 17, 2005
How do your brackets look?
So far there are 8 games played in the Men's NCAA Tournament. And of those 8 games, I am 8 of 8 on my picks! WOO HOO. I even managed to pick Wisconsin Milwaukee to beat Alabama. I'm good. After tonights games, I might not be so happy. But for now, I'm good! Not that I will win anything from this, but I like knowing that I can pick 'em!
GO BEARCATS!
and go wildcats & spartans too!
GO BEARCATS!
and go wildcats & spartans too!
I love my reality TV
I have two favorite reality shows on right now. And no, one is not Survivor. I am so over that show. It's not even good anymore. Although, I was flipping last night and noticed they were doing something cool on Survivor. They had the other tribe voting on who they thought should get immunity from the tribe at tribal counsel. That was a neat twist. But anyway.
I am obsessed with my two shows...
The Amazing Race
What a kick ass show! I was concerned about having Rob and Amber from Survivor on this season because it was such a disaster the last time they have reality "stars" on the show. Remember Allison from Big Brother? I thought not. Anyway. I LOVE ROB & AMBER! I hated them on Survivor All-Stars and all the crap afterwards with them getting engaged and whatnot. But they are really great players. I am very impressed. He managed to not only quit doing a roadblock challenge, but convince other people to quit too so that there was no chance of them being eliminated. It was crazy. So crazy that my mother and I both called each other at the exact same time to talk about it. I called her house and got a busy signal, then hung up the phone and it rang. It was funny.
America's Next Top Model
Oh my god BECKY! Literally! Does anyone else watch this show? Last night, this contestant named Rebecca was at judging and she was standing there while the judges talked about her photograph. She passed out! Flat on her damn back. They had to call an ambulance and take her to the hospital. Turns out she has some condition that she's had her whole life that causes this to happen. It was crazy. So crazy that the played her passing out again after the came back from commercial. Totally instant replay. I love this crap.
I am obsessed with my two shows...
The Amazing Race
What a kick ass show! I was concerned about having Rob and Amber from Survivor on this season because it was such a disaster the last time they have reality "stars" on the show. Remember Allison from Big Brother? I thought not. Anyway. I LOVE ROB & AMBER! I hated them on Survivor All-Stars and all the crap afterwards with them getting engaged and whatnot. But they are really great players. I am very impressed. He managed to not only quit doing a roadblock challenge, but convince other people to quit too so that there was no chance of them being eliminated. It was crazy. So crazy that my mother and I both called each other at the exact same time to talk about it. I called her house and got a busy signal, then hung up the phone and it rang. It was funny.
America's Next Top Model
Oh my god BECKY! Literally! Does anyone else watch this show? Last night, this contestant named Rebecca was at judging and she was standing there while the judges talked about her photograph. She passed out! Flat on her damn back. They had to call an ambulance and take her to the hospital. Turns out she has some condition that she's had her whole life that causes this to happen. It was crazy. So crazy that the played her passing out again after the came back from commercial. Totally instant replay. I love this crap.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Get to Know your Blogging Buddies
And you thought I had a life. You would be wrong. She wanted it, she got it...
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
In Paris, with a view of the Eiffel Tower.
2. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING?
jeans and Birkenstocks
(Edited to add): 2a. LEAST FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? bras
3. THE LAST CDs YOU BOUGHT?
Seriously? Damn. I don't buy music anymore. Lemme think. I can't remember the last CD I bought, but the last CD I GOT was Songs About Jane by Maroon 5.
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
no more than 9 hours after I go to bed. If I sleep longer, I get a migraine. And we all know how pleasant I am with a migraine.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
yuck. none. well, I'll have to agree with Dr.H on the dishwasher.
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
well, I did play an instrument. Alto Sax and I was 3rd chair, damn it!
7. FAVORITE COLOR?
at the moment, taupe and sage. they are the colors that I am gonna use in the master bedroom in our new house! normally though... red, purple, green
8. WHICH VEHICLE DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR, MOTORCYCLE, OR SUV?
none. sports car - too fast and scary. motorcycle - dad fall down go boom. suv - gas guzzling mother f@#$%&s. I'll keep my little sedan thank you very much.
9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTERLIFE?
sure. I can't wait to see some friends.
10. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK?
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary. I thought I was just like Ramona.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Spring. Right now in Arizona it's so gorgeous. It'll only be this way for another couple weeks, but man it's nice.
12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
In order of acquisition - Daisy on left ankle, Heart on lower back, Ladybug on top of right foot.
13. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
telekineticly clean my house
14. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
no. But they tried to teach us in my special PE class in high school. Being overweight, they put me in PE with the, how can I say this without being mean???, "slower" students. We got to do random things like learn to juggle while the "normal" kids got to run around and play sports. Shit, I'm not complaining.
15. ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
There is more than one.
Tarah. Referencing question #9. If I knew my time with her would be so short, I would talk to her forever. It's been 8 years since she died and it still seems like yesterday.
Robert. I would want to help him and make sure he's happy.
Ryan. I would explain a lot of things and say that I am sorry.
16. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
Another lovely trait I've acquired from my mother - empty gift boxes. And blankets.
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY? Friday.
18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Hamburger. never have and never will eat sushi.
19. FROM THE PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY READ YOUR BLOG, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? probably no one. but whatever.
20. ON WHICH BLOG DID YOU FIND THIS MEME?
Dr. H's (but, am I dumb to not know what a MEME is?)
21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? daisies.
23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
Grilled Caribbean Salad from Chili's. especially now that I can't eat it!
24. DESCRIBE YOUR PJS.
usually just long t-shirt nightgowns
25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?
mmmm, donuts
26. DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?
sure. It's the highest paying one I've ever had, so I can't really complain.
27. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB?
Not having one and/or being a mother
28. WHAT AGE DO YOU PLAN TO RETIRE?
Well, if the answer to the last question ever comes true...
29. WHERE DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Long story. Short answer - church at age 16. At the end of April that will be 11 long years ago.
30. SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
Own a house - oh, wait. Something else - go to NYC with my sissy.
1. IF YOU COULD BUILD A SECOND HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE?
In Paris, with a view of the Eiffel Tower.
2. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLES OF CLOTHING?
jeans and Birkenstocks
(Edited to add): 2a. LEAST FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? bras
3. THE LAST CDs YOU BOUGHT?
Seriously? Damn. I don't buy music anymore. Lemme think. I can't remember the last CD I bought, but the last CD I GOT was Songs About Jane by Maroon 5.
4. WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
no more than 9 hours after I go to bed. If I sleep longer, I get a migraine. And we all know how pleasant I am with a migraine.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE?
yuck. none. well, I'll have to agree with Dr.H on the dishwasher.
6. IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
well, I did play an instrument. Alto Sax and I was 3rd chair, damn it!
7. FAVORITE COLOR?
at the moment, taupe and sage. they are the colors that I am gonna use in the master bedroom in our new house! normally though... red, purple, green
8. WHICH VEHICLE DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR, MOTORCYCLE, OR SUV?
none. sports car - too fast and scary. motorcycle - dad fall down go boom. suv - gas guzzling mother f@#$%&s. I'll keep my little sedan thank you very much.
9. DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE AFTERLIFE?
sure. I can't wait to see some friends.
10. FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK?
Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary. I thought I was just like Ramona.
11. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?
Spring. Right now in Arizona it's so gorgeous. It'll only be this way for another couple weeks, but man it's nice.
12. IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO, WHAT IS IT?
In order of acquisition - Daisy on left ankle, Heart on lower back, Ladybug on top of right foot.
13. IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
telekineticly clean my house
14. CAN YOU JUGGLE?
no. But they tried to teach us in my special PE class in high school. Being overweight, they put me in PE with the, how can I say this without being mean???, "slower" students. We got to do random things like learn to juggle while the "normal" kids got to run around and play sports. Shit, I'm not complaining.
15. ONE PERSON/PEOPLE FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO?
There is more than one.
Tarah. Referencing question #9. If I knew my time with her would be so short, I would talk to her forever. It's been 8 years since she died and it still seems like yesterday.
Robert. I would want to help him and make sure he's happy.
Ryan. I would explain a lot of things and say that I am sorry.
16. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
Another lovely trait I've acquired from my mother - empty gift boxes. And blankets.
17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY? Friday.
18. WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER?
Hamburger. never have and never will eat sushi.
19. FROM THE PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY READ YOUR BLOG, WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND FIRST? probably no one. but whatever.
20. ON WHICH BLOG DID YOU FIND THIS MEME?
Dr. H's (but, am I dumb to not know what a MEME is?)
21. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FLOWER? daisies.
23. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MEAL?
Grilled Caribbean Salad from Chili's. especially now that I can't eat it!
24. DESCRIBE YOUR PJS.
usually just long t-shirt nightgowns
25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BREAKFAST?
mmmm, donuts
26. DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?
sure. It's the highest paying one I've ever had, so I can't really complain.
27. WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB?
Not having one and/or being a mother
28. WHAT AGE DO YOU PLAN TO RETIRE?
Well, if the answer to the last question ever comes true...
29. WHERE DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Long story. Short answer - church at age 16. At the end of April that will be 11 long years ago.
30. SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT YOU HAVE NEVER DONE BEFORE.
Own a house - oh, wait. Something else - go to NYC with my sissy.
what do dreams really mean?
Last night I had a dream that I really don't want to admit to. Not because it's nasty or anything. But because I don't like that I dreamt about it. I had a dream that my grandma died. She was in the hospital last week, so that was obviously on my mind. But I still don't like that I had a dream about it. Weird that we had watched Nightmare on Elm St that is all about dreams and then I had a dream about death. In my dream I don't know how she died, but it wasn't tragic or anything. I know that my dad will be upset reading about this, but I wanted to put it out there just so that I would not feel so bad about my dream.
She wants your boots!
I just thought about this again! And I am cracking up all by myself.
The other day, Chris called me from work because he was bored. He told me that I need to entertain him the way that I entertain my family. I told him that I couldn't because he doesn't think I'm funny. He would not have laughed at half the things that happened that day. At least some people think I'm funny.
The other day, Chris called me from work because he was bored. He told me that I need to entertain him the way that I entertain my family. I told him that I couldn't because he doesn't think I'm funny. He would not have laughed at half the things that happened that day. At least some people think I'm funny.
1, 2 Freddy's coming for you...
Can you believe that Chris has not seen ANY of the Nightmare on Elm St's? I couldn't either! Last night we watched the first one. It was on Bravo. I love those movies. I'll admit when I first saw them, I was scared to death. But now, they are just so funny to me. I remember bonding with my sister over those movies. She liked them and because she did, I did too. I wanted to be just like her back then. Even though the movies scared me, I watched them to be cool and to be like her. NEAT!
Anyway, I am having a major anxiety attack right now. I am thinking of every possible thing that could go wrong with closing on our house. Everyone I've talked to and everything I've read says that you will pay more at closing then you think or then you've been told. This is really what's freaking me out. On Thursday, we have to give our loan officer proof that we have enough funds available to pay closing costs. From what she's told us, we should have enough. But if everyone else is right, we might be short. We are trying to do this on our own and not borrow money (not that there's anything wrong with that - because that might end up happening). So, I've been freaking about that. Then I go and read my stupid horoscope for Thursday and this is what it says:
Don't be depressed by financial shortfalls, and advise the others the same. Just because you can't do what you want now doesn't mean you never will.
WHAT!?!?!? That does not help! I keep telling myself that horoscopes are never true and they are against my damn religion, but I can't stop thinking about it. I hate this. I think that I have been rather calm about this whole home buying process up until now. I am normally a person who freaks out at the littlest things and I am always stressed out. But I have been relaxed about this house, for the most part, because Chris has been taking care of most of it. But it's getting closer and closer to becoming reality and I can't stop myself from wigging! I keep telling myself to calm down, but it's not working. I've given myself a headache. Shit.
Anyway, I am having a major anxiety attack right now. I am thinking of every possible thing that could go wrong with closing on our house. Everyone I've talked to and everything I've read says that you will pay more at closing then you think or then you've been told. This is really what's freaking me out. On Thursday, we have to give our loan officer proof that we have enough funds available to pay closing costs. From what she's told us, we should have enough. But if everyone else is right, we might be short. We are trying to do this on our own and not borrow money (not that there's anything wrong with that - because that might end up happening). So, I've been freaking about that. Then I go and read my stupid horoscope for Thursday and this is what it says:
Don't be depressed by financial shortfalls, and advise the others the same. Just because you can't do what you want now doesn't mean you never will.
WHAT!?!?!? That does not help! I keep telling myself that horoscopes are never true and they are against my damn religion, but I can't stop thinking about it. I hate this. I think that I have been rather calm about this whole home buying process up until now. I am normally a person who freaks out at the littlest things and I am always stressed out. But I have been relaxed about this house, for the most part, because Chris has been taking care of most of it. But it's getting closer and closer to becoming reality and I can't stop myself from wigging! I keep telling myself to calm down, but it's not working. I've given myself a headache. Shit.
Thursday, March 10, 2005
Monday, March 07, 2005
Chris wanted me to share this...
He found this article on the internet and wanted me to post the picture that goes with it. You need a dirty mind like ours to get why it's funny. It's all about the angle.
Sunday, March 06, 2005
we all live in a yellow submarine...
That's the song in my head right now. It was on the radio on the way in to work.
Neat.
Things on my mind:
- Even though I like to find out about the lives of people I used to call my friends, it really gets to me. I found out last night that one of my old friends is getting married next week. Not only that, but another one of my old friends who is in the wedding is already married. Great for them. I know I am no longer part of their lives, but I sometimes wonder why. I know I moved away and I know I am not the best person at keeping in touch. (Actually, I suck at it.) I am trying to just be happy for them. But maybe it would be better if I didn't know.
- Don't you hate it when you are waiting for something, then you get teased like it's about to happen, but it still hasn't yet? It's like enough already! Happen if you're going to. Damn.
- We went to Home Depot last night and spent like 2 hours going through the store and saying things like, "We'll need that." Random things that we don't own that we will need to now that we have a house. A weedwhacker! We need a weedwhacker. That's cool, right? A wheelbarrow. Oh, we need one of those. Plus, we were looking at paint colors and all sorts of good stuff. We had to price new door locks. We have 6 doors that need new locks. Great. We are gonna be poor for a long time. All the extra money we have will have to be spent on house crap. That's cool though, I suppose.
To bring you up to date on the house:
- Friday was the termite inspection and it passed.
- We had submitted the request to the seller to repair certain items from the inspection report. We got a list back of the things that they will repair and the things that they won't are not a big deal. So, that worked out well. I was concerned that they wouldn't fix anything. And the biggest thing to me is that they are going to get the chimney cleaned. Thank god. Who knows how much that would have cost us!
- We are still waiting for the appraisal. Chris talked to the loan officer Monday of last week and she said that we should know by the end of this past week or Monday (tomorrow). I feel like it's all still up in the air until we find out about the appraisal.
- We have to have the funds to cover closing in the checking account by like the end of next week. I am pretty sure that will work out. I know that we have the money by the time we have to write the check, but having proof of it a few weeks ahead of time might be tough.
Neat.
Things on my mind:
- Even though I like to find out about the lives of people I used to call my friends, it really gets to me. I found out last night that one of my old friends is getting married next week. Not only that, but another one of my old friends who is in the wedding is already married. Great for them. I know I am no longer part of their lives, but I sometimes wonder why. I know I moved away and I know I am not the best person at keeping in touch. (Actually, I suck at it.) I am trying to just be happy for them. But maybe it would be better if I didn't know.
- Don't you hate it when you are waiting for something, then you get teased like it's about to happen, but it still hasn't yet? It's like enough already! Happen if you're going to. Damn.
- We went to Home Depot last night and spent like 2 hours going through the store and saying things like, "We'll need that." Random things that we don't own that we will need to now that we have a house. A weedwhacker! We need a weedwhacker. That's cool, right? A wheelbarrow. Oh, we need one of those. Plus, we were looking at paint colors and all sorts of good stuff. We had to price new door locks. We have 6 doors that need new locks. Great. We are gonna be poor for a long time. All the extra money we have will have to be spent on house crap. That's cool though, I suppose.
To bring you up to date on the house:
- Friday was the termite inspection and it passed.
- We had submitted the request to the seller to repair certain items from the inspection report. We got a list back of the things that they will repair and the things that they won't are not a big deal. So, that worked out well. I was concerned that they wouldn't fix anything. And the biggest thing to me is that they are going to get the chimney cleaned. Thank god. Who knows how much that would have cost us!
- We are still waiting for the appraisal. Chris talked to the loan officer Monday of last week and she said that we should know by the end of this past week or Monday (tomorrow). I feel like it's all still up in the air until we find out about the appraisal.
- We have to have the funds to cover closing in the checking account by like the end of next week. I am pretty sure that will work out. I know that we have the money by the time we have to write the check, but having proof of it a few weeks ahead of time might be tough.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
This is totally random
but its something that has been driving me nuts for a really long time. Back in like 2000, I saw an interview with John Mayer and he was talking about this condition that he had. It has been driving me nuts ever since, because I could not remember for the life of me what it was called. And the strange thing is that now that he is much more popular, he does not talk about it. There are subtle things here and there that if you knew he had this condition you would understand. Anyway. Today I found out what it's called! His condition is called synaesthesia and its a condition where he associates one sense with another. Like sound with color. He hears sounds and associates a color with that sound. It's kinda cool. They say that a lot of musicians and really creative people have it. The reading that I have been doing on it says that it's just a genetic condition and it's not a big deal. It's not gonna kill you or anything. So, the now that you understand his condition, I feel like sharing a couple of his subtle references to it. One is that liner notes to the Heavier Things album. There are color charts all over it. Colors assigned to each state that he wrote a certain song in. The same goes for the concert t-shirts from the spring tour last year. Each state that the tour went to is a different color. And the most well know reference is the first line to the to song Bigger Than My Body. The line is: "This is a call to the color blind. This is an IOU." Get it now? I always understood the line, but I am sure there are millions who have no clue that line means. Now you do.
Damn, I wasn't supposed to write about JCM anymore. Opps. Oh well.
Damn, I wasn't supposed to write about JCM anymore. Opps. Oh well.
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
didn't get picked
I had to appear for jury duty today and after a long day (at least it seemed long!) I did not get picked. One cool thing about not getting picked is that I was able to go online and find out about the case. And damn, it would have been cool!! This is the trial. There were only 4 defendants that were actually on trial. Here is another article about the case. Seriously! BLACK MARKET BABY FORMULA! That would have been an awesome case. The judge asked us if we had heard anything about the case after he read the defendants names and charges. He didn't say anything about black market baby formula. If he had, I would have remember the case. Whatever. It's over now. I do still have to be on call, though. I have to check each weekend to see if I have to appear again. Joy of joys.
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