Arrested Development

So wrong, and yet so right. Coming to a bus stop near you!

The house that Jack Somebody-or-other built

It's (almost) official. A house has been purchased and is ready to move in next week! The underwriter called and told us that the approval has been greenlighted for a closing in 5 days. Yowza. It's one of the few adult things that I can lay claim to.

This townhome, built in the 70's, has some remarkably nice features and updated appliances. But we can't wait to rip out some carpeting and put hardwood floors in some key spots. I'm also looking forward to buying some of that insulation foam and filling up a few gaps surrounding the dryer exhaust pipe. Ah, the happy home-fixer...

Packing has been going well, and we are ahead of the game. We plan on using Two Men and a Truck to bring a load of the heavy furniture the two miles to our new place. Boxes should fit nicely in our vehicles otherwise. Serenity now!

new steps and shake-ups

My work day will be cut short soon due to an eye exam follow-up. Most of the day was spent net-surfing as I finished all the calls and updates I could do here at the ol' temp-gig. I tried to figure out what I could do to be productive for my own personal gain, but ended up reading the entry for Dungeons & Dragons and Nethack on Wikipedia. I might bring some writing to do tomorrow if I don't get the next part of my assignment right away. I have an audition tomorrow, too, so that'll eat up some time.

I've been pretty confronted about getting a full-time job, but realize that I'm in no hurry. I just need to be active about finding something that'll work for me and be worthwhile. Something outside of the box that'll contribute to the well-being of my little family. My Equity benefits run out at the end of this month, so I'm getting some new health insurance. Some trendy Medica stuff. I mean, everyone on the brochure looked to be in their mid-20's and healthy enough, able to create fun human pyramids. That *was* me, at one time, in any case (sans pyramids).