Morning. I'm just hoping to get through the day today. Not that it appears to be difficult, but just that if I do, I've gotten through this week in one piece.

Condos in Cambridge- We probably won't end up in cambridge- I'm generally suspicious of anything in Cambridge that is less than 400K - but, my theory is, as long as we can swing monthly payments, and we will get our investment back (and hopefully a profit) when we decide to move, I'm not too hopped up about paying 250-350K for condo/apartment. We're paying outrageous rent right now, (compared to most markets) and we got nothing to show for it. We don't have kids, we aren't planning on kids, commute and location (and character of the building) are important.

I'm hoping to get something decent in a fixer-upper area of Somerville, and sell at a tidy profit if the T ends up going out in that area.

Anyway. Who knows. Just babbling. Tired.

Nora, your reasoning certainly sounds good to me.

Also, gronk. I've got to spend the day training women on Provencal Lavender, and why it's so good they should be able to convince people to pay ungodly amounts for it. Good times.

I'm hoping to get something decent in a fixer-upper area of Somerville, and sell at a tidy profit if the T ends up going out in that area.

Word of warning - they've been promising to extend the blue line out to Lynn (or Salem) for DECADES now, and still nothing concrete is forthcoming (and then there's the North/South connector, and actually having the Silver line be, well a line, as opposed to buses), so I wouldn't expect anything too soon in the T expansion department.

Salem is inconvient, but the commuter rail is only a half hour into North Station - I've had longer rides on the Red Line. I know there also used to be a commuter ferry, but I haven't noticed anything about in yonks, so it may be dead. The REAL bear about Salem is driving in or out of it. Just DAMNED inconvenient whichever way you come at it.

Frank has a new tag.

Word of warning - they've been promising to extend the blue line out to Lynn (or Salem) for DECADES now, and still nothing concrete is forthcoming (and then there's the North/South connector, and actually having the Silver line be, well a line, as opposed to buses), so I wouldn't expect anything too soon in the T expansion department.

Oh, I'm not holding my breath- I think prices in S-Ville will continue to climb anyway, but it would be awesome i there was even a semi-concrete plan to extend the green line. The mayor's being all a PITA about it, so you never know.

Salem is inconvient, but the commuter rail is only a half hour into North Station - I've had longer rides on the Red Line. I know there also used to be a commuter ferry, but I haven't noticed anything about in yonks, so it may be dead. The REAL bear about Salem is driving in or out of it. Just DAMNED inconvenient whichever way you come at it.

Salem would be very convinient for both of us, commuter-wise, I think. It's just a whole new community, even though not technically far away, and we need to sort of come to terms with that.

We are old and stuck in our ways. And where is the closest Trader Joe's to Salem anyway?

I have Lush Mask of Magnaminty all over my face.

I think that may be the only skincare product of theirs I've never tried. (Except for some of the Fresh masks, which I can only buy if I'm heading straight home after Lush, which is not very often.)

Aimee: I need (?) a bottle of Chaste Moon; let me know and I'll pay for shipping as well as the usual.

Jessica, did I mention that you inspired me to try the Eau de Rome? It's so lovely! And I thought of you, with your shortage of the Eau- I picked up a bottle in Boston and there was DUST on it! Hadn't been touched for days! Irony! Or... something.

I picked up a bottle in Boston and there was DUST on it!

Curse you, Boston Lush! Hogging all of my Eau Roma Water!

Actually, the NYC store got some back in stock yesterday. So I have to go by there after work.

They should open a store in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. Lush would do very well on Smith Street.

I just noticed that we have a brand spankin' new Lush store in Boulder. Downtown Denver would've made a helluva lot more sense, but I suppose I can deal with Boulder for ONE day.

Maybe even this weekend.