House Hunting and other fun stuff
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cornerofmadnessI did manage to finish the lecture I erroneously thought was done and made headway on the next one so I accomplished good stuff today. I think I'm THIS close to finishing the missing scene for my scarred soldier story (I know i have a few smoothing of bridges yet to do) so it should be ready for me to edit through myself and maybe find someone willing to look over it again.
So I was poking through the housing market again, tears rolling down my face either from laughter or the sheer ugliness of these things but I found a few. (do go down and click on the larger photos icon to really see the houses) In fact, I found a house I've been watching since I moved here go on sale. They did a ton of work (I'm not even sure it had a full second story when I moved here). Sadly for them they started before the crash and I'm not sure they'll get this price for a relative small home but it is a corner lot and adorable AND is on mansion row. South Street I would buy this one if I could afford it
I accidentally forgot to put the Jackson limiter on the search and ended up with towns all around. Oak Hill is actually closer to school than Jackson and I found this house, 20 years old (not 10 like I said on FB because apparently in my head it's 2002), HUGE house really with land for relatively not that much as in I could probably afford it. But even looking at the pictures it looks haunted. First thing ELD asked was 'who was murdered in it' or something to that affect and said she wasn't coming to this house. A couple local friends did find links to fraticide and are wondering if this IS the house. It's obviously been abandoned for some time and has a lot of nice stuff so...i have to wonder, is this the murder house? (i still kinda want it but ALL of Oak HIll feels off, like it's on holy ground that ain't so holy any more) also here the murder story
Okay this one is Wellston. If there is ANYTHING the hillbillies around here agree on it's to STAY AWAY from Wellston but this might be outside the city between it and Jackson. It's not a bad house. The payments are less than my rent but WHO puts a stove against a wall? How am I suppose to put pots on those side burners? possible potential
Next up an adorable ranch with a kitchen only ELD could love? WTF? Canary yellow tile and RED counters? not to mention the ancient cabinetry. The only saving grace is the 3 acres of land so I can bust the outer wall out and expand this kitchen into something that doesn't look like it belongs in my apt when I become the circulating librarian in hell (go read the dream post to get that reference) did clowns decorate this kitchen
Then there's this one north of Jackson near Lake Katherine which, if you ignore the moonshiners, is a nice bit of real estate. I could hike out there more than i do now. this ain’t bad
OKay this one is a bit fugly but it's 30K (fannie mae, they're trying to dump it). I could buy this outright with a loan from the parents. We looked and looked to find out why fugly is so cheap then I spot it. AH, look Mom, it has the same freaking asbestos siding like ELD had. It'll cost me another 10K just to haul that shit off there. Still I suppose i could get a loan for double it's asking price and really build something and still have payments around 300$/month should I buy it?
not much to say about this next one other than not bad
Then I decided to look at Albany which depending on where it is is @ 30-45 miles away from work (but unless google maps is wrong, which hey probably is, some of the places in Jackson are only 5 miles closer). This is near Athens but not IN it making it cheaper but I'm there in 15 minutes if that. That's the draw.
Okay this one is rather plain but servicable plain jane
This next one is a mystery. From the outside it looks like a falling down shack you'd run screaming from but I love the property and gardens and INSIDE it looks nice. WTF? I really need to go see this and it's only 28 miles from work.
Wish they had more than the hideous white painted paneled living room up to see on this one. I KNOW where this is. I've seen it. It's close to my chair's home a wee bit out of price range
And while we're on the topic of things that make me laugh and cry, dating. I've been looking more closely at my Match matches. Dear god, some men just don't get it. 1. I know you don't want your buddies knowing you're doing online dating but do you not have a SINGLE photo of yourself? No? Okay then when you take a photo of yourself in the bathroom mirror a) put on a shirt. Seriously can't stress that enough b) BUCKLE your damn pants because this 'i'm sexy and I know it' pose ain't working for you dude. 2. Okay, I don't mind pictures of you with your kids. I think it's dumb when you put up your engagement photo to another woman. Ditto your h.s. photo. I know it's your h.s. photo. You're 45. The kid in the picture is 18 and men, for the most part, don't do glamor shots any other time.
3. You can't all put I want a slim toned athletic woman. Sorry but you can't. Okay we all want that unless we're chubby chasers but we ought to be able to look in the mirror and say, let's be realistic. 4. why are all of you either religious nutjobs or you can smoke and drink but it says NO WAY to both for your date? 5. To all the men putting Jesus is the most important thing in my life all the time/every day, thank you for warning me. I'm betting there's no room for anyone else in that mix.
On a more uncomfortable note, all the typing for class and writing has stressed my bad hand. My thumb is wooden and pins and needly but the weakened muscles gave way and the damn thing dislocated. I can easily relocate it and it's not as painful as you might think.I'll put it in its brace tomorrow.
So I was poking through the housing market again, tears rolling down my face either from laughter or the sheer ugliness of these things but I found a few. (do go down and click on the larger photos icon to really see the houses) In fact, I found a house I've been watching since I moved here go on sale. They did a ton of work (I'm not even sure it had a full second story when I moved here). Sadly for them they started before the crash and I'm not sure they'll get this price for a relative small home but it is a corner lot and adorable AND is on mansion row. South Street I would buy this one if I could afford it
I accidentally forgot to put the Jackson limiter on the search and ended up with towns all around. Oak Hill is actually closer to school than Jackson and I found this house, 20 years old (not 10 like I said on FB because apparently in my head it's 2002), HUGE house really with land for relatively not that much as in I could probably afford it. But even looking at the pictures it looks haunted. First thing ELD asked was 'who was murdered in it' or something to that affect and said she wasn't coming to this house. A couple local friends did find links to fraticide and are wondering if this IS the house. It's obviously been abandoned for some time and has a lot of nice stuff so...i have to wonder, is this the murder house? (i still kinda want it but ALL of Oak HIll feels off, like it's on holy ground that ain't so holy any more) also here the murder story
Okay this one is Wellston. If there is ANYTHING the hillbillies around here agree on it's to STAY AWAY from Wellston but this might be outside the city between it and Jackson. It's not a bad house. The payments are less than my rent but WHO puts a stove against a wall? How am I suppose to put pots on those side burners? possible potential
Next up an adorable ranch with a kitchen only ELD could love? WTF? Canary yellow tile and RED counters? not to mention the ancient cabinetry. The only saving grace is the 3 acres of land so I can bust the outer wall out and expand this kitchen into something that doesn't look like it belongs in my apt when I become the circulating librarian in hell (go read the dream post to get that reference) did clowns decorate this kitchen
Then there's this one north of Jackson near Lake Katherine which, if you ignore the moonshiners, is a nice bit of real estate. I could hike out there more than i do now. this ain’t bad
OKay this one is a bit fugly but it's 30K (fannie mae, they're trying to dump it). I could buy this outright with a loan from the parents. We looked and looked to find out why fugly is so cheap then I spot it. AH, look Mom, it has the same freaking asbestos siding like ELD had. It'll cost me another 10K just to haul that shit off there. Still I suppose i could get a loan for double it's asking price and really build something and still have payments around 300$/month should I buy it?
not much to say about this next one other than not bad
Then I decided to look at Albany which depending on where it is is @ 30-45 miles away from work (but unless google maps is wrong, which hey probably is, some of the places in Jackson are only 5 miles closer). This is near Athens but not IN it making it cheaper but I'm there in 15 minutes if that. That's the draw.
Okay this one is rather plain but servicable plain jane
This next one is a mystery. From the outside it looks like a falling down shack you'd run screaming from but I love the property and gardens and INSIDE it looks nice. WTF? I really need to go see this and it's only 28 miles from work.
Wish they had more than the hideous white painted paneled living room up to see on this one. I KNOW where this is. I've seen it. It's close to my chair's home a wee bit out of price range
And while we're on the topic of things that make me laugh and cry, dating. I've been looking more closely at my Match matches. Dear god, some men just don't get it. 1. I know you don't want your buddies knowing you're doing online dating but do you not have a SINGLE photo of yourself? No? Okay then when you take a photo of yourself in the bathroom mirror a) put on a shirt. Seriously can't stress that enough b) BUCKLE your damn pants because this 'i'm sexy and I know it' pose ain't working for you dude. 2. Okay, I don't mind pictures of you with your kids. I think it's dumb when you put up your engagement photo to another woman. Ditto your h.s. photo. I know it's your h.s. photo. You're 45. The kid in the picture is 18 and men, for the most part, don't do glamor shots any other time.
3. You can't all put I want a slim toned athletic woman. Sorry but you can't. Okay we all want that unless we're chubby chasers but we ought to be able to look in the mirror and say, let's be realistic. 4. why are all of you either religious nutjobs or you can smoke and drink but it says NO WAY to both for your date? 5. To all the men putting Jesus is the most important thing in my life all the time/every day, thank you for warning me. I'm betting there's no room for anyone else in that mix.
On a more uncomfortable note, all the typing for class and writing has stressed my bad hand. My thumb is wooden and pins and needly but the weakened muscles gave way and the damn thing dislocated. I can easily relocate it and it's not as painful as you might think.I'll put it in its brace tomorrow.
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Date: 2012-09-04 03:32 am (UTC)I am SO SO SO SO SO glad that I am off the dating market. William has seen me as a 15 year old... heck, as a FRESHMAN in HS with early 90s fashion.
He's wise in saying that I've improved with age but that I was VERY cute back then. Just waaaaay a late bloomer/LITTLE "girl". It's true. I was 5'3" then... I grew nearly 2 inches while I was in college. Heck, I didn't wear a solid "A" cup until I was a senior in HS! (He is happy the boob fairy came when I asked... I'm pissed that I even asked the boob fairy.)
I wish you luck! William looked at some DOOZIES. Thankfully he doesn't have student loans, so he found one that my sister is JEALOUS of for $97.5. I love this house. :) It's 3 bedrooms/1 bathroom, but it won't be too hard to do a utilitarian bathroom in the basement which walks out through the garage. He's thinking double shower/toilet... so he can shower off off after gardening and wash the dog in there. It would also make the house "visitable" by someone with a disability. (Hello old people... etc etc.)
Sleep now. My sister visiting has utterly fried me. :(
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Date: 2012-09-04 03:50 am (UTC)Oh god, dating blows. It's why I so rarely do it.
That is very cool about the house. STudent loans is what is hurting me utterly. Granddad had the basement shower. it's gone now. that thing creeped me out when I was a kid (he was a coalminer so he came in that way to wash off)
get some sleep
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Date: 2012-09-04 03:39 am (UTC)Some of the guys you were sending me....
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Date: 2012-09-04 03:47 am (UTC)oh they were plums weren't they? Can't wait to pick 'em
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Date: 2012-09-04 03:53 am (UTC)They were absolutely wonderful.
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Date: 2012-09-04 03:55 am (UTC)I don't know why I've waited so long to date these dudes
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Date: 2012-09-04 04:37 am (UTC)YOU WERE A FOOL.
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Date: 2012-09-04 04:44 am (UTC)I KNOW
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Date: 2012-09-04 04:48 am (UTC)WHAT WERE YOU THINKING, WOMAN.
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Date: 2012-09-04 04:57 am (UTC)THat I deserve better men than this. Why can't I magic bishie boys off the damn page?
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Date: 2012-09-04 11:40 am (UTC)What you deserve and what's (legally) available are often two radically different things.
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Date: 2012-09-04 02:33 pm (UTC)this is why i have a good battery supply
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Date: 2012-09-05 02:56 am (UTC)*snort*
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Date: 2012-09-04 09:11 am (UTC)Ugh on the online dating thing. I have given up on my area. If they don't want a supermodel, they want a 'fun' girl which usually means they want you to tolerate a frat party every weekend. And they say women have high expectations.
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Date: 2012-09-04 02:40 pm (UTC)oh no kidding. and i look and think what would a supermodel want with you
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Date: 2012-09-04 01:54 pm (UTC)I will have to look over the photos of the houses later.
Sorry about the thumb.
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Date: 2012-09-04 02:30 pm (UTC)the thumb, well it's been 12 years (!?!) on the thumb so i'm used to it
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Date: 2012-09-04 09:20 pm (UTC)I'd write off Murder House just because it looks like the 1980's crawled in there to die. And the Clown House--that sickly seafoam carpet just looks a treat with the red and sunshine yellow, doesn't it? On the other hand, if those counters were bright blue instead of red, ELD would probably kill somebody for that house.
The Shack does have wonderful possibilities for a gardener. The inside is nothing special, but with all those beds and trellises, you'd spend so much time outside, you wouldn't care.
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Date: 2012-09-05 01:44 am (UTC)It does look bad in the Murder House but it IS huge. I could gut it and save it
because seafoam does compliment red and sunshine Hell yes it does
it has a great yard that shack does and it's close to Athens so bonus
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Date: 2012-09-05 05:15 pm (UTC)I guess the overweight guys looking for fashion models don't realize that skinny girlfriends come with baggage--they jog, they work out at the gym, they live on wheatgrass smoothies and avoid beer and Big Macs. Somehow I don't see the Big Bubbas looking for love being willing to put in time on the jogging trail with those athletic sweeties they fantasize about.
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Date: 2012-09-05 05:53 pm (UTC)me either but it's vaguely amusing to watch their thought process
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Date: 2012-09-05 02:42 am (UTC)If the clown is Ronald McDonald. It does look like a McDonald's, with that color red and that color yellow.
Some of them are very pretty, though, at least from the pictures!
Oddly enough, the ghost story I've been struggling with involves a murder house...
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Date: 2012-09-05 02:48 am (UTC)you're right it DOES look like a McDonald's
yes some aren't bad this time.
stare at this murder house for inspiration