Yesterday I took a sample of the popcorn ceilings to deterrmine if there was any asbestos present in the home-to-be.
I just got the results five minutes ago, and they were negative! Huzzah!
Now I just have to call the home inspector…
Archive for March, 2006
Sokolov? Sokolov who?
Thursday, March 30th, 2006Hooooooooooooooooo boy…
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006So the seller countered this morning. Closer to my number than his. AND he’s throwing in five window units…
I believe Valerie and I are going to accept that, and wait for the home inspection to see what happens!
I know all there is to know about the waiting game.
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006Valerie and I put an offer on the house today…We low-balled the guy, and now it’s time to see how serious he is about selling.
We should know by 5pm tomorrow…
Holy canned green beans, Batman!
Monday, March 27th, 2006George Mason University is in the effin’ Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament.
Now, I didn’t go to GMU, but they’re in the same low-end, barely exciting Division I conference as my alma mater, VCU. This conference, the CAA, rarely sees a team make it past the first round of the tournament, let alone defeating the likes of Michigan or UNC Chapel Hill.
I’m pullin’ for them. Now they face the Gators on April Fool’s day. I think I’ll pull up in Penny Lane Pub that day and watch the game with my buddies.
Vox Populi
Friday, March 24th, 2006I just saw the film, “V for Vandetta” last night, having read the complete collection of comics on my flight to Rome last year. I certainly enjoyed the film – nearly as much as I enjoyed the print.
A phrase in the story came immediately to my mind as I read a story on CNN this afternoon. The so-called “vox populi” of our nation cried out today in several intriguing protests around the country against certain hard-line immigration reform bills.
I find it a bit upsetting, however, that such a story is relegated to the side-bar lesser headlines on the CNN front page. It’s not even listed as a major news item on ABC’s, MSNBC’s, or Fox News’ front page.
What do we get on CNN’s front page instead? Sensationalism; a minister shot by his wife. Not to down play the seriousness of the murder, but people die every day. People are murdered in this country alone every day. How often do you have hundreds of students in LA walk out of their classes in protest? How often do you have TENS OF THOUSANDS of employees in Georgia take the day off from work in protest? How often do you have almost THIRTY THOUSAND citizens march through Phoenix and Milwaukee in protest?
Un-ignorable numbers unifying around the country in common protest, and the media mostly ignores it. It’s not like this is a minor issue, either – this is about immigration – one of the more hotly contested public debates in this country!
The people woke up today, cried out, and the Vox Populi went largely unheard.
For the low, low price…
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006Valerie and I looked at the righteous house on Seminary Avenue yesterday afternoon with our friend William. It was enlightening and encouraging at the same time – saw a few more things that need to be done, should we purchase it, and learned what we don’t really need to worry about.
I think we’re going to try to put in a low-ball offer on the house early next week and see what happens!
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006Here’s something for the ol’ reading:
And then there’s this one:
I can’t really add much to that other than to say it’s time we were outta there.
Exhaustified ride, step aside my…
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006A 12 hour drive from Tallahassee to Richmond. Ugh. It was nice to see Val’s sister perform at FSU, but I never expected to be this wiped out upon my return. I’ll try to get my pictures up on at least Flickr by this evening – there aren’t many, but man does that new camera shine. Super sharp pictures.
In other news:
Tonight I formally apply for the mortgage – I still don’t have a house picked out yet, but this will be one more step out of the way.
Tomorrow, my buddy William will come with me to look at the awesome Seminary Avenue house again. He has a Class A contractor’s license, I believe, and should have a much more critical eye than I.
My brother Mugs has turned into nearly as much a computer nerd as I already am; he’s preparing to install Linux on his laptop so he can continue swimming in the ocean of Open Source software available. Not what you typically expect of a fellow concentrating in creative writing.
Oh yeah, go check out Yahoo’s new map system – it may actually give Google a run for its money (although Google still has simplicity going for it).
Out with the old…
Thursday, March 16th, 2006So I haven’t posted any new pictures of the houses I looked at because I couldn’t take any pictures.
See, my digicam busted in the most annoying way possible…The shutter button doesn’t work anymore. I can do everything with my camera except take a picture.
I can’t be too upset, however, because my mom won the camera in a contest and gave it to me free of charge.
So tonight, I just purchased a brand new camera – the Nikon P4. I’ll be playing around with it this weekend on my trip down to Tallahassee, so I should have some new pictures at least for Flickr next week.
Round Two!
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006Alrighty, tonight Valerie and I go out to deal with the second set of homes. I’ll be taking plenty of pictures again, and I’m still trying to figure out the whole Oberkampf thing that Patrick recommended.
So maybe by the time I buy a house I’ll actually have the pictures up…