Happy Birthday, Betsy, and Happy Passover to its celebrants.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
Mal ,'Safe'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2005 3:54:48 am PDT #7998 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat - Apr 22, 2005 4:00:26 am PDT #7999 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Happy Birthday Betsy!
Is Runyon Canyon worth driving to? Are there like canyons worth looking at closer to West LA?
I like Runyon Canyon quite a bit. And it depends on what you are going for, whether or not it is replaceable.
There's actually quite a nice hike/park over Pacific Palisades which is hella closer to you, has a view of the ocean and is as cardio intense as Runyon. Can't remember the name but it's in a book somewhere in the house. Or on a map. You like we should go one day?
Kat - Apr 22, 2005 4:01:39 am PDT #8000 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Also, happy passover to those who observe!
All the house talk depressed and scared me.
Fred Pete - Apr 22, 2005 4:03:52 am PDT #8001 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Happy Birthday, Betsy!
Happy Passover, All!
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2005 4:05:00 am PDT #8002 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You like we should go one day?
I think we should -- I'm not sure I'm in it for the cardio as much as seeing the views and undeveloped spaces. The cardio can't hurt.
Well, except where it can, but that's the good sort of hurt, right?
Kat - Apr 22, 2005 4:06:08 am PDT #8003 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ita, The Trail Runners Club has one of them listed: Temescal Canyon. But it's not the one I'm thinking of. I'm still digging.
Also, pick a day. I'm incredibly out of shape so am likely to be flattened.
Jesse - Apr 22, 2005 4:06:34 am PDT #8004 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Happy birthday, Betsy!
Happy Passover! (except to Nilly I say I hope you don't hate it too much.)
I CANNOT believe you people did not let JZ's tale of community service at the CIRCUS distract you from the ridiculous real estate talk! Damn, people.
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2005 4:09:15 am PDT #8005 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is there a trail walking club, Kat? Because I will be flat too.
Let me check my krav instructor training schedule (do these people think I'm obsessed? What's with that?) and get back to you.
Jesse - Apr 22, 2005 4:09:48 am PDT #8006 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, how long do I have to wait before I call the people who said they'd get back to me "first thing in the morning"?
Edit: OH, and another thing in case Nilly skims: I saw a new Batya Gur book in the bookstore the other day! YAY!
Cashmere - Apr 22, 2005 4:11:24 am PDT #8007 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
The numbers in the housing talk confused the hell out of me. All I know is that we didn't have $150K to buy this house eight years ago but we borrowed and bought it anyway. We're paying roughly the same as we would in rent, only we have a bigger place (not a third floor walk up) with three bedrooms instead of two, plus a fenced back yard.
And we get a LOT more back in taxes (even before we had the baby). We pay less than 6% interest. Yes, we'll end up paying more to the mortgage company than we paid for the house. But without it, it would have taken us 30 years to save enough to plunk down the entire amount in cash. We'll have the house completely paid off before Owen gets to high school (we have a 15 year mortgage).
Nothing anyone has posted could make me believe we made a bad decision or that the debt we owe for the house is "bad".
Is the gist of Gus' argument that if you can't pay cash for a house, you should be renting? 'Cause that's what I was taking away from it.