What Dana said. Also what Matt said, if I must.
I have to say -- I am a new fan of Thomas Gibson after following his tumblr.
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
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.
Jesse - Sep 21, 2011 2:34:28 pm PDT #27632 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Allyson - Sep 21, 2011 2:35:50 pm PDT #27633 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I could write that letter IN A HEARTBEAT.
I would make copies and use it all the time.
Jerk: You're wrong, unqualified, Ima gaslight you, and you're ugly.
Me: Here, this is What Scrappy Said.
Jerk: Oh. My apologies.
Me: Yeah. And you can suck it, too.
amyth - Sep 21, 2011 2:44:30 pm PDT #27634 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Everybody needs a letter like that. To show to jerks, and to ourselves when necessary.
JenP - Sep 21, 2011 2:47:49 pm PDT #27635 of 30001
That would be awesome.
sarameg - Sep 21, 2011 3:07:19 pm PDT #27636 of 30001
Met some MORE prospective neighbors tonight and got the skinny on the house: it's a HUD auction, opening to bids tonight! I've talked to probably 5 or 6 different youngish couples since Saturday, and those are just the ones I meet on my way back from the pool or shopping. I have a good feeling about this.
javachik - Sep 21, 2011 3:17:53 pm PDT #27637 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
That starting bid is less than the downpayment for my place. I hope it goes to a great young couple, Sara, who can make it their home for years to come.
Atropa - Sep 21, 2011 3:19:38 pm PDT #27638 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Everybody needs a letter like that. To show to jerks, and to ourselves when necessary.
YES, YES WE DO.
t having a bad day, can't close that tag
For the record, Allyson is awesome. I often lament that I can's magically appear where she is and take her out for coffee.
sarameg - Sep 21, 2011 3:28:39 pm PDT #27639 of 30001
I seriously doubt it will go for that little, given the interest it's seen. Even if it were a shell, that's way too low for this particular neighborhood. I've made a point of telling everyone that the house next door will come on the market after being rehabbed by St. Ambrose. Just so that a) they know it won't stay vacant and b) give them another shot later if they are interested.
Hell, I contacted St. Ambrose and let them know that if any prospective buyers wanted to hear about the neighborhood, I'd be happy to talk to them (and gave them a brief rundown of why I'm in love with it.) Head of development wrote me back and told me if I found came across anyone interested, to point them their way and name me as the referrer.
My realtor is teasing me that I've become a pro-bono realtor. Hell yeah, if it fills up the empties with great people!
Allyson - Sep 21, 2011 3:31:44 pm PDT #27640 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
For the record, Allyson is awesome. I often lament that I can's magically appear where she is and take her out for coffee.
Whenever I'm having a day, I think I need to take a couple of days, fly into seattle, get a decent hotel room, and go play dress-up and clubbing with Jilli.
4 SRS. I do.
Liese S. - Sep 21, 2011 3:33:55 pm PDT #27641 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Our neighborhood has so many empties, but I don't do that! I mean, technically, I try to recruit everyone who ever visits me, but they don't take me seriously. Plus, my one remaining neighbor I hadn't met stopped me on the road the other day to tell me to watch out on my walk because there was a snake in the road. (There was. It was huge.) And we stood there and talked for a half an hour, in the middle of the road. Anyway, the point was, he told me that the owner of the majority of the surrounding properties is a crook. Hee. So maybe I shouldn't be suckering people into having to deal with him.