Because I apparently haven't had enough mental torture for one week

[cornerofmadness]

I decided let's see what houses are on sale. The answer was all the same ones that were in July, the last time you looked (including that one by the river. Hmmmm). But I had to share these gems. (I think the new icon evil_little_dog made for me is perfect for this only a safe word won't save you now!)

can you say fire trap? Okay so no yard work because they let the forest grow up on all four sides (which I kinda like except for a few things, moss on the roof (i knew someone with a house like this) cold from the shades and we all know my luck, one of those trees would be IN the house by year one. I would fall to my death on the spiral staircase. Honestly if I was looking for a weekender home in the forest this would be perfect...

Hi, half my front has fallen off why are the walls only half painted? or is that cinder block?? Why is there an electrical cord in the sink? Did someone suicide in this dismal kitchen (also randomly painted)? Only a prat would buy this place on Pratt st.

technically I’m a hunting cabin but it came up as a house. Lookee an OUT HOUSE. Fuck ya. I'll really fit in now with my own outdoor toilet. But I'm really including it for one reason...can anyone tell me what those ceiling tiles are made of? I'm going with wet diapers.

hmmm why am I so cheap I'm not under the overpass for 32 (I looked). It's not like Albany has a 'bad' side. Oh...maybe because it looks like a murder happened in the mint green room and wtf is up with the random ventage mid wall??

I haven’t been updated since I was made My kitchen is made of tears. Notice the stove HAS been caught on fire. I am a study in water damage and visible mold. Oh look a random stump on a stone.


I actually like this one but there is a problem. It's in the middle of BFE. It's 20 miles from work and 30 miles from Athens but if I wanted that I'd just move to Jackson which I already know and it has stores. I'm betting some town I've never heard of in the NINE years I've been here has jack shit. But still, I was desperately hoping a cemetery was part of the view given the name (doesn't look like it). Okay the drop ceiling needs replaced....OMG seriously a hot pink room. Okay guests stay there! What's up with the random WOOD in the bathroom?? The basement needs help. is it me or does that porch look unsafe?? The yard is luscious. Is that a....unibomber shack? WTF? Why does a storage shed need a random fence? Random bullshit is the order of the day in housing here.

And now you know why I still live in the shaky shack. Any questions?

cute sleepy animals but bad parents in #27 BAD. That is a good way to kill your baby. SIDS has been pretty definitively linked to sleeping on the belly.

cool couple tattoos for those who are certain they'll be together forever....

I finished grading two more tests. One to go. WHEE

Advent song of the day. I love Lindsey Sterling.

Watch on YouTube

declutter day 311 Item tossed-Gold bracelet why kept-Not real gold, not sure where I got it why tossed-Never wear

Comments

[makd.livejournal.com]

Actually, the last house is rather nice, and I liked the "treehouse", and the "cheap" house with the mid-wall ventage in one room is okay.

As for the other houses: let us not speak of them.

ITA: The treehouse would make the neatest vacation house! That second floor? It's like living in a treehouse, but with such a nice bath and kitchen...

And the "cheap" house needs care: cleaning, painting, and ...what the hell is it with those vents? ..... And the shed? big enough to create your own writing studio...and again: what the hell is it with those vents? Okay: skip the "cheap" house.... ;-)

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

my GOD, those houses... a couple of them actually looked like they should be tear-downs. or, at the very least, offered with mercy: "free to a good owner"

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yay for those tattoos. Pinky and the Brain are my favorite, but there are a lot of other fun ones.

Does the hunting cabin come with the dead animal pelts? Because that one that looks like its crawling down the wall to attack the bed is special.

The so cheap house, I like - but what's up with that tiny door inside another door? WHAT IS UP WITH THAT?

[dragonydreams.livejournal.com]

We can definitely commiserate with each other on the house hunting process. It's just not easy to do.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

No, it is not though I suspect you have nicer looking options than I.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Figured you'd like that tatt

I hope it does. I want the bearskin. They can take the stuffed turkey.

I was wondering that then thought is that a door or a window screen propped up on it?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

No kidding. And those weren't the worst houses on the list. Just saying.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

The last house is nice but it's in a town with nothing, no stores or anything and it's pretty much the same distances from every place I need to be as Jackson is and Jackson has stores and fast food etc and nicer houses for the same money. (not that I'm dying to live in Jackson either)

I think the tree house would be a fantastic vacation home, a tad pricey for what it is but it would be very nice.

the cheap house needs...yeah everything but it's still less sad than the rest of them. I really do want to know why there are vents in the wall on either side of what I'm assuming was a TV that left greasy marks on the mi nt green paint

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

yikes...

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

for shits and giggles if you get bored you can go to trulia and look up Albany, Athens and/or Jackson OH. The three places I'm most likely to live (Pomeroy/Middleport have beautiful homes but a) flood like a bitch b) dead ass towns which is why its so cheap)

random: Does Barry know anything about a newish method of taking care of the dead that's basically a way of dissolving them? I had another friend in the biz who mentioned it to me then disappeared. We thought it would be a good murder mystery plot and something brought it up in my mind

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

oh I love to look at house for sale - so I just might do that

and he does. here, let me turn it over to him:

Hello, what I believe you are referring to is Alkaline Hydrolysis or what is also called Resomation or Water Resomation.
Basically it is the dissolving of soft tissue in a solution of caustic soda and water heated to around 300 degrees F. You can get more info at www.resomation.com or just google alkaline hydrolysis. There is an entry on Wikipedia also.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Jackson had money once upon as time (as did Pomeroy and Middleport as port cities on the Ohio) so the houses are nicer there.

Thanks Barry. That is probably it. That sounds about right. I'll go read up on that as a possible murder weapon.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

The Corpse Bride tatts are nice, too, but I don't think they paid too much attention, since he doesn't wind up with the corpse in the end. :D

But what's the thing crawling down the wall next to the bearskin? Some metamorphizing coyote?

Maybe it's a mirror against the door...but it really looked like a mini door inside the door to me.

[sonjajade.livejournal.com]

okay, that hunting cabin- Back in the old days, when you framed up a house and went to put in the plasterwork, you put up a sheet, pretty much something like thick newspaper, to act as an insulator and to give the plaster something to stick to. When drywall came into play, the sheeting might still go up, particularly on the ceiling, because when you're hammering, you're shaking the beam and causing dust from everywhere to shake down from above onto your floor. So it was a catcher for the crap in the attic. So basically someone forgot to drywall the fucking ceiling. I don't even see how they can sell that house in that condition. It can't possibly pass an inspection- there are exposed studs in the bathroom and the light fixtures aren't properly housed as there's NO CEILING! That's a glorified potting shed with electricity! I'm sure a homeless person would love to have it, but that must be up for sale because of the property it's sitting on.

That first one has a lot of wasted space imo. Those high ass ceilings could have a lovely second floor (and might be a bit easier to heat).

The Pratt house could be cute with a proper paint job. Maybe lose some of those trees though...

I actually liked the little white house with the mint green murder room. Obviously you confuse child messes with crime scenes XD A little paint and you'd never know the difference. You'd probably have to lose the carpet too, but stanley steamer can do wonders. The awkward paneling in that one room with brick wall though... that was most disturbing of all.

The house on Ring Street. Burnt stove or not, that's too much work to put into a house for that amount of money. Big rip off.

LOVE the BFE house. A little work in the basement would really be all it needed I think. THAT KITCHEN....♥ The random wood panel int he bathroom- it's an odd shaped wall because of the mansard style roof, this was an upstairs bathroom, and very likely an afterthought or an add on. Techinally it's called a 'jogged' wall.

The sleeping on the belly thing, I laid Joey on his sides, alternating every night so his head didn't start going flat on the back. When he was old enough and strong enough to flip himself, I let him determine how he slept, and to this day he sleeps on his belly. I'm not saying SIDS isn't almost solely caused by sleeping on the belly, but at naps times while under supervision, belly time is really important. That's why there's been a bunch of babies wearing those foam helmets, because their skulls are looking like shovels instead of globes. Besides, that baby in that picture is at least a year old, she'll be fine. Now a tiny one, I'd be screaming too.

WOOT grading is almost over!!!!!!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Yep that is what it is, rolled insulation. I guess because it's a hunting cabin it doesn't matter? It doesn't even have a damn toilet.

As for mint green, yeah never had kids, you can tell. That carpet looked ancient but I'll agree, it's not a bad house. I wouldn't mind it, per se. They are the MASTERS of awkward paneling here. they love the stuff. I'd have repainted minty in the first place because it reminds me of hospitals.

I loved BFE house too but being that it IS BFE I think I'll pass. If I want a 20 mile drive to a grocery store, I'll get the river house in Pomeroy, now that one is nice.

true about the kid though they suggest it now up to age 2, not putting them on the belly. I must have been on my back all the time. The back of my head is flattish.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

snot.

I think it's a bird on a branch...or a snake

if we're taking the same one it is a window screen. I looked again

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

:D Typo.

Okay. It looks like a coyote thing crawling down the wall to me, but I could go with bird or snake.

Awww, how disappointing. I liked the little door idea. Kind of. Because it was a bit on the creepy side.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i really have no clue

yeah true

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Reminded me of Don't Be Afraid of the Dar.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

haha