I'm finally at the breaking point with LJ. It might be a bit more obvious with my complete lack of posts in the past 7 months. LJ has been fun, but the times, they are a changing. I don't think I'm going to actively make the effort to update this anymore ( Read more... )

Yowzers! My last update was Nov 4th! I just keep getting worst at worst on this entire LJ thing.

So 2 months have passed. What all has happened?

ziggy_san visited me in Boston in mid November. fearandloafing visited for Thanksgiving. He's now stationed in Hawaii now. I'm really glad I got to see Rob before he was stationed so far away. I used to write far, far more ( Read more... )

That's a promise. Things have been crazy. Just don't have time for a proper update now.

Hey LJ! I'm actually writing in you! I don't know if anyone will actually read this! LJ isn't exactly that popular anymore. I think MySpace might have more fans still reading. I kind of like it that way, though. Much more private than "tell the world" Facebook. Hey, it's been awhile! What's happening, you ask ( Read more... )

So apparently I've been looking at housing stuff long enough now that somehow Home Depot and Lowes have both decided they might see lots of money from me here soon. Plenty of junk in my snail mail these days.

Like most other home buyers on the market, I'm looking for possible deals on short sales and foreclosures. Since my budget is already extremely tight, the reduced price might give me the little bit of extra buying power I need. I do have to admit, though, that it feels a little awkward shopping through the broken dreams of others. Short sales may ( Read more... )

House Hunting ( Read more... )

The longer I search for a home, the more I end up saying, "This is out of my budget." Darn it, these things are freaking expensive.

It's been about a week and a half since I got back from my trip to WV. For the most part, it's the same old story as every other visit I've made. I get to see my family again, which is nice, but after about a week I've had my fill of them. My grandparents are hanging in there, but everytime I visit them I wonder if it will be the last time I see ( Read more... )

Having to reduce font size on my resume as I add certifications to keep it under a page. I can remember back in 2006 when I was desperately trying to fill up a single page with whatever I could think of. Now it's 2011 and I'm in the exact reverse situation. This is a good thing!