If we could get some job~ma sent Seattle way about 11AM our time, it would seriously rock. Lewis has got a phone interview with some bigwigs at a company he'd LOVE to work at.

May I request some home ~~ ma? My uncle is basically booting us out of our house so he can live in it. We have 6 weeks to move and as yet, no where to move to.

We have applied for a great condo to rent. I have just sent my credit, two letters from prior landlords, proof of salary, and a letter from us basically begging this dude to take us. He hasn't met us as we have been working with a realtor.

So, I am requesting some home ~~ ma and also a little bit of gives-us-a-break ~~ ma and doesn't want to charge us a million for a security deposit or ask for a co-signer. Hopefully we'll know something soon.

Thanks!!

Updating the power of Buffista ~ma:

For those who frequent Bitches, I related this note I found on FB from my sister on Tuesday:

WOW!I just talked to Mom and she is feeling so much better for two reasons.One, medication is working for her severe cold, and two, Ray became alert and even ate, plus, is doing some talking and joking!

So, an update on that: Not only has Ray gotten better, but Thursday they moved him to the Pioneed Home Short Term Care facility in their town, where he will be for a few weeks of therapy and recovery before being sent home for home care.

I just now talked to my mom, and the improvement and lightness in her voice is noticeable, and her incipient Pneumonia is down to a single short cough while we were talking. I could even hear Ray respond to her when she mentioned that it was me on the phone.

One again thanks to Buffistas and the great and powerful ~ma!

Continuing to be dark dark gray due to deadlines. My profile addy is good if you want to ask about anything, cause not following the board for a while.

Buffistas just got a shoutout on NPR re: TV tropes. Fast Eddie was mentioned .

You know you want it: more pictures of Ryan. [link] He spends time socialising with other babies, checks out some sand sculptures and has a Karate Kid II moment.

Looks like my email got hacked.

If you got a message from me with the subject line -Hi- run whatever thang you run.

Sorry!

For sale: my house!

Any 'ffistas want to buy my/our awesome townhouse? I don't have pictures to post yet, but it's 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, basement suitable for storage and wine/beer cellaring, private yard with garden beds and 2 great trees and deck (with Weber gas grill! I'd throw in my grill for free for any of y'all.) OFF STREET PARKING! walking distance to town and commuter rail. Quiet street (more or less- it's a short street anyway) original pine plank flooring on the 2nd and 3rd floors, exposed brick and beam throughout, new bamboo hardwood floors in the living room and cherry hardwood in the dining room. Main bathroom is huge and has a jacuzzi tub. CENTRAL A/C. 1400+ SF. Three floors, no waiting. Located in Salem, MA. ~150 years old or so, built when shit was built to last.

The other townhouse in the building (it's a 2-unit townhouse, basically a big ole McIntire District house cut in half) just put their place on the market for $325K (it's the mirror image of our place but they don't have off street parking and I think our yard is superior), so that's where I'd start, but if this can be done without realtors we can all benefit financially.

If I weren't leaving New England I'd never move out of there, I really love this place. But... adventure in far off lands awaits!

If I could get some "please someone rent or buy this place" ma again, superstitious me would be happy. Our potential renters fell through as of today.

Thank you all for your good thoughts our way lately. Bob's surgery to remove his tumor is tomorrow morning (starting 7ish Eastern). It will last for about 6 hours or so and he'll be in the hospital for about 7 days after, depending on how it goes. We've been very lucky in all this. I'm hoping that's the way things continue tomorrow.