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moko_moko , who is SO cute and really funny. :-) Charlotte and I met her in Niagara Falls Canada and spirited her away to a lovely town on the lower Niagara River called "Niagara-On-The-Lake" (really. That's the town's name), and we spent a few hours eating and shopping and tasting ice wines...it was fun! A bird nearly crapped on me but missed, we were terrorized by bees but never stung, and the rain stopped...I lead a charmed existence. And did I get a single picture? Nope! Damn. Anyway, it was a lovely day.
And in other news, by the end of next week I'll be a homeowner...again. *shudder* We're buying this house that we've been renting from my mother...which is a good thing as we've put a ton of our own money into it, fixing it up. Still, I can't help remembering the last time I was a homeowner. It all ended so badly, with the divorce. I basically gave up my old house so I could get out in a hurry. It was very sad and it messed up my finances but good for a long time. So, I'm glad everything will be in our names but I'm terrified as well. *sigh*
One more reluctant trudging step on the road to behaving like a real adult.
Andrumdiculous drew "Tickle Me EmoSess" for me...it's in the last entry, among the responses. Go look! It's adorable.
moko_moko , who is SO cute and really funny. :-) Charlotte and I met her in Niagara Falls Canada and spirited her away to a lovely town on the lower Niagara River called "Niagara-On-The-Lake" (really. That's the town's name), and we spent a few hours eating and shopping and tasting ice wines...it was fun! A bird nearly crapped on me but missed, we were terrorized by bees but never stung, and the rain stopped...I lead a charmed existence. And did I get a single picture? Nope! Damn. Anyway, it was a lovely day. And in other news, by the end of next week I'll be a homeowner...again. *shudder* We're buying this house that we've been renting from my mother...which is a good thing as we've put a ton of our own money into it, fixing it up. Still, I can't help remembering the last time I was a homeowner. It all ended so badly, with the divorce. I basically gave up my old house so I could get out in a hurry. It was very sad and it messed up my finances but good for a long time. So, I'm glad everything will be in our names but I'm terrified as well. *sigh*
One more reluctant trudging step on the road to behaving like a real adult.
Re: IY maga... Yay! Rin is not dead! I KNEW Takahashi couldn't kill her. But boo! Kohaku can't be saved by Tenseiga...something about his life being sustained by the shard precludes him from the healing power of the sword, so when the shard is removed he is DED. Hmm! I was discussing this with rumdiculous and my pet theory is that the wish that is made on the completed jewel will be for Kohaku's life, not IY's humanity. So, Inuyasha will get to keep his cute cute ears! Anyway I made a bet with her that this will be so (if I win I'll be requesting a copy of one of her lovely pieces of fanart...if she wins she'll get the original of this one from me...heck she'll probably get it anyway ;-) ). A fangirl's bet! Something like a gentleman's bet but with less handshaking and more squealing.
rumdiculous and my pet theory is that the wish that is made on the completed jewel will be for Kohaku's life, not IY's humanity. So, Inuyasha will get to keep his cute cute ears! Anyway I made a bet with her that this will be so (if I win I'll be requesting a copy of one of her lovely pieces of fanart...if she wins she'll get the original of this one from me...heck she'll probably get it anyway ;-) ). A fangirl's bet! Something like a gentleman's bet but with less handshaking and more squealing.And
rumdiculous drew "Tickle Me EmoSess" for me...it's in the last entry, among the responses. Go look! It's adorable. 
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Sympathetic Real Estate Pain
Adulthood is over-rated. I wanna be five again. Life was sweet when I was five.
The current plan is closing at 4:00, then we'll drive up to the house and let *ourselves* in with *our* key, and then I'll spend a half an hour or so sobbing in hysterical panic in the middle of my new living room. Once I've got that out of the way, we'll measure everything so that tomorrow night we can go buy paint. Lots and lots of paint.
You need to send me the write up on your sword, AND I need you to send me that movie scene text you showed me at Pennsic. I can see how it needs to be lettered, and it's going to haunt me until I get it out on paper. Besides, once I get my drawing board set up I'll need a project to break the new space in, and I'd love it to be one for a friend.
Here's my take on your last home-owning experience, given that Bob had a similar experience. There's a price for anything worthwhile - walking away from that house and everything that it represented financially was the price of your release from that situation. Your price was paid in things, and you can always get more things. You coudn't have gotten back you health, your mind, or your soul, so you didn't come out too badly in the long run.
And my take on the divorce? From another divorced/remarried friend of mine: "They say 50% of marriages end in divorce. I've already had my 50%, so we should be good."
In about an hour, I need to go home, get things together, and try not to make myself sick from nerves while I wait for Bob so that we can go over to the lawyer's office and sign my life away. Nothing says "forever" like a 30 year mortgage.
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It occurs to me that anyone who is reading this stuff might think we are a couple of whiners...but it really IS scary, owning a home. So much can happen...I find myself thinking about stuff like life insurance, for crying out loud. *shudder* It's making my hair fall out.
Hey! You need to e-mail me your new address and phone number (merimask at aol dot com) so I can get in touch and send you things. :-)
And the guest room is all finished. Whenever you and Bob have the time you MUST come for a visit.
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Wah! I dun want Kohaku to die...again. He's such a sweetie.
Hm, homeowning. I don't know it I'll ever get my own place. My goal in life is to move into these swanky apartments in at least five years. ^^'
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Poor Kohaku...the kid needs a break, and so does Sango. I'm afraid of what she'll do if he dies.
Y'know, I'm not handy at fixing stuff and I like the idea of being able to call a building manager if something breaks...so you'd think I'd rather have an apartment. For me though, it'd never work because I will always have to share my spaces with at least one dog. It's hard to find a nice place that lets you keep pets at all, and the ones that do always restrict the size limits (and I LOVE big dogs).
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Oh lord, yeah Sango can't take much more. Sometimes it feels like she's hanging on by a thread. But she did handle her brother's partnering with Kikyou fine. Even though everyone figured that Kikyou was going to rip the shard from his back. I think she's finally realizing that Kohaku has to make his own choices and given the situation, he doesn't have many. But he's with Sesshoumaru and that's pretty damn good protection.
I'm...okay I suck at fixing things. If I read about it I'm sure I could do it. I mean I've helped out with repairs and such. My dad did use to build houses for a living and before that he was a electrician. I'm familiar with all of these elements but I wouldn't trust myself without directions. Especially with electricity. That stuff will kill ya!