Home Search #2

Don't get the impression that I bought the second house that I looked at. I have looked at a dozen but can't post them all. I barely have time to post this... the whole "single dad and self-employed graphic artist" priorites take presidence over blogging.

I digress ...

So anyway... the bachelor pad house didn't work out at all ... but my realtor found this gem and I made them an offer and they accepted.

Please start collecting boxes for my move. No hurry ... I have 60 days.
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Home Search Part #1

Looking at homes this week. Ran across one that is larger than my apartment, in a good neighborhood, in my budget, two car garage, new appliances.

The seller is a bachelor and believe me he has the place "bachelored-up" I would definitely have to do some painting... and rip up the seafoam green carpet and put in hardwood. But that's nothing... I can do that.

It also comes with a 250 inch high-def flatscreen TV built into the wall along with a surround-sound system. Sweet, right? (well it looks 250 inches)

Anyway... looking at the photo you can see that there are some cheesy looking "theater curtains" on both sides of the TV. Those would come down for sure. Any suggestions on what to do instead of curtains? How would you decorate that wall? And unfortunately it doesn't come with the cool matching nude statues that are in the photo.

I need all the input I can get if I decide I am going to buy this house.

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They're Hitched

"Daveanna"

Went to my buddies' (Dave & Anna) wedding Saturday night. It was the funniest wedding I have ever been to ... lot's of laughs ... some intentional ... some not.

They had tons of slide shows and audio and video running at different points during the ceremony. Is that a trend? I haven't been to a wedding in a few years so I don't know. Anyway it was very well done and entertaining. The flower girl and the ring bearer both exited the stage because they were either bored or wanting their respective mommies. But that always comes off as cute and funny.

I wish them both a long happy marriage. Both great kids... I need a tissue.
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PAID

This note was stuck in my door the other day and I knew it was from the office here at my apartment complex. That's how the usually send correspondance 'round here. Stuff like"pool party on the 21st"... or "we're paving the parking lot next week" ... general news.

This was a notice to me to "vacate the premises" in 24 hours or they were going to have me evicted! Whaaaaat?

I pay ALL of my bills on time... every time ... especially rent. This is crazy.

This was after five and the office was already "closed" but I thought if I went down there I might could catch someone before they left. Didn't want this hanging over me all night... even though I knew I was right.

Sure enough three of the slimey rats were still there and I was waving the note around like they just left a bag of poo on my doorstep. The first posture they take is "well you are short $60 dollars on your rent thats why you got the notice.

I reminded them that they accused me just a couple of months ago of being a few dollars short as well and that they found that it was a computer error on their part.

Suddenly their posture changes... into nervous giggling and one of them says, "oh... we hate this computer system" and "there is no way for me to check to see if the computer is wrong" and "blah blah blah".

The one thing I'm not hearing is an apology. But they are all smiley faced and "oops, darn our computer it messed up again" ... and one of them even threw in a "I had to work until almost seven last night".

Clearly they knew I was right and everything was ok. One of them even said "when I was putting the note on your door I was thinking 'this isn't like him' "

And I'm thinking "then why the heck didn't you take five minutes to check your own records to see if maybe you goofballs were to blame instead of a resident in good standing? It must be a lot easier to take the time to write the note and get on your little golf cart and drive all the way over to the other side of the complex and shove a note in my door telling me to pack everything up and get out in 24 hours than to see if your computer was wrong... again!

Idiots!

So I wrote their corporate office a letter explaining the whole deal and how insulting and irresponsible they are... maybe sombody will get ripped a new one... maybe not.

I'm house hunting this weekend.

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They're Throwing Darts and People Watch

Ran across this wonderful show last night... Darts on TV. I apologize for the poor quality of the photo I took of my television.

This guy was battling it out against the guy in the screen below

The most amazing thing about the fact that there is a show on TV about dart contests is that that means that there are a lot of people who watch "DARTS ON TV"!!!

I love the split screen action... so the viewer doesn't miss a thing

I really thought there was nothing more worthless than "BOWLING ON TV" but I now found a new low. Guess if you're passionate about something you want to see it on the tube. What time is that "Chutes and Ladders" tournament on? Need to Tivo all of these.

Frankly I'd be more entertained watching a shirt folding contest.
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Seriously?

Ran across this quality furniture item in a store along with the matching sofa.

I would be dogging it if it was NFL furniture too... so I'm not just picking on NASCAR... but it does make it twice as redneck being that it is NASCAR.

Don't worry about the upkeep because:

The easy to clean vinyl logos are permanently adhered to the fabric through a patented welding process that is impervious to bubbles and peeling.

After the weekend's big race just take it out in the yard and hose off the spilled beer and bag of spicy bbq Lays chip crumbs.
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His Name is "Magnus"

My pretend dog's name is Magnus. My daughter's favorite choice ... named after Will Ferrell's son.

I think it fits him perfectly. Thank you all for your input. As you all know, it really doesn't matter what anyone else thinks... in the end the main woman in the house has the final say... am I right?

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I'm coming clean on the whole "FRAGILE Incident" as it has come to be called. Of course there was blatent over-use of the word "FRAGILE" on the boxes. I just didn't want to upset the bride-to-be before her big day... but then it got to be a pride thing for me and my street cred.

But Anna is such a good friend of mine I know she can admit when I am right.

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Stand Corrected

I feel I was a bit too hasty with the accusations against Anna over-using "FRAGILE" when labeling her moving boxes. As a matter of fact... I think she used just the right amount of "FRAGILE" labeled boxes.. not too many, not too few. What I did mean to accuse you (or David) of was over-use of duct tape.

Did I mention she and David will be getting married in less than 2 weeks?

Here is a logo that I designed for their official wedding logo (it did not meet with their approval) Not sure what the final logo looks like.

Be easy... be very easy!

I helped my buddy Dave move this past weekend. He and the lovely Anna are getting married in two weeks. We loaded up a U-Haul full of Dave's belongings and a lot, a lot of wedding gifts. Whoever marked their boxes wrote the word "FRAGILE" on every single box.

Every box had "FRAGILE" items inside apparently and required care and tenderness in the move. So if every box is "FRAGILE" doesn't that make nothing "FRAGILE"? I'm claiming overuse of the word "FRAGILE"

Some of the boxes had "EXTREMELY FRAGILE" written on them. I translated that to mean "if you break anything in this box you're in big big trouble!"

Dave went all out for this move... the truck was brought into Alabama all the way from Alaska. Apparently no expense was spared... no distance too great to make sure the "FRAGILE" boxes made it to the new love-nest intact.