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I got an amazing 12 out of 14 correct.

I'm sitting here waiting for an oil change to finish, and I brought my laptop because I know these discount oil changes take forever. Now that I've gotten done what I hoped to get done on this computer, and they're still not through with my oil change, I figure I'll write a year-in-review post. Don't worry, it'll be nice and boring, but that's ( Read more... )

Well, the condo is coming along. Inspection, appraisal, and financing are all OK. We're out of the 10-day get-out-of-contract-free period, and we're still moving forward with it. Now it's time for me to be scared.

I just love that area. morganie and I were out geocaching in the park across the street and got some great pictures. The whole town is really ( Read more... )

We put in an offer on a ridiculously nice condo, and it was accepted! So we're under contract now. This is great. ( pictures )

Yeah, the Orlando house definitely closed. So now I've been looking to buy a condo out here. ( It's been rough. )

Well, I think I sold my house. But actually I'm not so sure. ( Huh? )

I early-voted yesterday. I wasn't the least bit alarmed by the electronic voting machine. From all the scary stuff I'd heard about 'em, I was surprised to see that it just worked. And it printed out a paper record that actually matched my vote, which I got to inspect. I didn't even see the big yellow button on the back that lets you vote multiple ( Read more... )

Our house in Orlando finally has a contract on it. Closing is scheduled for Halloween. The inspection is set for this Thursday, but it's a bit of a worry, since the realtor called and said that the electricity was off when someone was last there. The electric company says everything is fine, so whoever saw the electricity off might've walked into a ( Read more... )

What's correct, "bee's nest" or "bees' nest"? The latter seems more correct to me, but the former seems more like what I've always thought in my head while saying it. Or is there a such thing as a "beesnest ( Read more... )

So maybe you've heard of Daily Lit. In case you haven't, it's an interesting site that will email you a bite-sized passage out of an old, public-domain book of your choosing from Project Gutenberg every day, so that you can make time for reading classic literature by filling in the cracks in your schedule ( Read more... )