We still have no boss.

I have too many bosses right now. I just got off yet another call with my boss's (new) boss who is coming direct to me to discuss a pretty comprehensive restructuring that she's thinking through. My actual boss has already said to me confidentially that she's not sure she has or wants a place in the new organization. Awkward.

I love owning a house, but now that mr. flea's nearest job prospect is a 10-hour drive from here, it has become a burden. Would we sell? What's the market like; can we get enough to not lose on the deal (the market here is actually less bad than many places.) What do we have to spruce up if we wanted to sell? Or should we rent it out - and how many ridiculous hassles would that be?

In short, moving sucks.

My plan is to act like I don't care.

Thank god you all and my friends are there for me to complain to!

Thanks for the input, peeps!

Lisa, I'd cry. I managed a staff of 5 people while I sat in a cube because of lack of space. As it is, we do not have enough office space and have senior directors and VPs sitting in cubes. It sucks.

Erin, yeah, I am sure not having to think about moving timing, previous tenants, not knowing neighbors, etc takes a LOT of the pain away!

Still, trying to qualify for a mortgage in the bay area as a single person = YIKES. Even though my house is going to be a very good deal. The house down the street was on the market for 10 days before it got an offer, so things are definitely on the upswing in my hood. It's the EXACT same floorplan as mine but has a few uprades: [link]

It's time to get in.

I have been renting for the last 3 years and I love it. I think if I were renting a house instead of an apartment, I'd feel different. I also have an excellent management company that takes care of so much.

Ai Weiwei has been released on bail.

From the Article:

China's foreign ministry previously said that Mr Ai was under investigation for "economic crimes".

It insisted that his arrest - which came amid one of China's biggest clampdowns on activists in years and was condemned by Western governments - had "nothing to do with human rights or freedom of expression".

Bulldozing the guys studio and locking him up in an undisclosed location with no access to a lawyer for a coupleafew months sure SOUNDS like tax evasion...

::glares at China::

I'm also still bitter about the whole having to sell the house during the worst of the housing market downturn, so never mind me.

Yeah, Suzi, I'm sure you're like "been there, done that" but I am really sick of having to move from places I adore because of landlords dying (that has happened 3 times!).

Java, I find owning a home less stressful than the housing co-operative I was living in.

I am so OVER this coop thing. I've only been on the board three years and I'm itching to flee to the suburbs where my house will be MINE and not 1/12th of a building co-owned by 11 other families. I get enough of that shit with my family summer place - in my generation, there are 21 grandchildren who will inherit. It's going to be ugly.

I have an onerous task. It is writing the last 3rd of the talk I am giving on Saturday. It is hard; I'm trying to say some complicated stuff I don't understand fully, in a clear and concise manner. It makes me realize how very very little of what I do at work is actually hard, or even mildly challenging. I guess this is why they don't pay me the big bucks.