I didn't get it. My realtor called this afternoon to tell me I was outbid by several thousand dollars. And there were a total of 6 bids in 24 hours. So now I'm back to being discouraged and convenced that I'll never get a place. :) Am I on a rollercoaster or what? (So what else is new in my life.)

And, to top things off, last night Dave left Last Comic Standing. In two weeks, I've lost both the people I was rooting for. It is a little bittersweet because the alliance got put in their place with Dat staying around. Next week will be intersting as everyone reevaluates where they stand after he survived. And I'm so glad to see them be brought down a peg or twenty. But enough about that. We're discussing it (as always) over at snarkfest.

And, on that note, I think I'll head out to get cash, buy gas, and head home. I'm skipping my ultimate game tonight, so it will be a quiet evening of packing and relaxing before Angelique and I leave for Trixie Camp in the morning. See you all when I get back.

I've made an offer on a condo!!!!!!

My realtor called me at lunch time and told me that there was a condo that had just gone on the market at noon. It's a little bigger then what I've been looking at and less money. The seller was looking to get rid of it and priced it to sell. I know we're the third bid on the place, so we'll see if it's good enough to actually get accepted. The price was low enough that I hope it is. And payments would be about what I really want then to be.

Naturally, that's about all on my mind right now. The deadline we set for them to let us know is tomorrow night. So I should know before I head off to Trixie camp. Feel sorry for everyone there as I start my hand ringing then if I get accepted.

This weekend was HOT! That wedding was in Twentynine Palms, and it was over 110 on Saturday. It was around 100 when I got there at 9:30 Friday night. And the buildings weren't air conditioned. They had fans and swamp coolers. That was it! Very glad to get back to 98 degree Santa Clarita. :)

The wedding itself was nice, and we were asked to sit in the front row even. Of course, that was because no one could see anything but the groomsmen's backs from where we were sitting, but it was still an honor. And it didn't make a difference in what we heard. :)

Actually got to spend time with my family and see their new trailer. Very nice, and the way it folds down is amazing and genious. Really, it is. We swam both places and played games yesterday. Dad and I actually won at canasta. Usually whichever team Mom is on wins, and she's usually Mike's partner. We drew cards to see which team was which, and that's how it turned out again. Dad and I were behind the entire way, but managed to pull it out in the last hand.

So, today, I had a million things to try to do, and I got none of them done. This is not a good start to my short week.

Went and looked at a condo at lunch time. But it's really out of my price range. If I'm buying something in that range, I need something where I can have a couple roommates. This was a small one bedroom and I wouldn't be able to have more then Marcus. And I doubt he'd pay half my mortgage for me. :) Prices seem to have gone up 10K in the last week! Yes, I'm a tad discouraged. Ok, alot discouraged.

But, since I looked at that, I didn't work out. And Tommy and I decided not to go to the ultimate frisbee pickup game tonight. And Pete and I won't be swimming tomorrow. So I've basically become very, very lazy. :)

I see that Susansuth didn't steal the quizzes I did on Friday. (The fact that she might have done them before hand is beside the point.) Here's another one I forbid her to steal!


Threat rating: zero. Excellent work - you
demonstrate all the qualities of patriotism
that will make America even greater under Bush.
USA no.1!!!


What threat to the Bush administration are you?
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Not surprised by the result. But I'm a little offended by the answers I had to pick. I don't agree with them any more then I agree with the wrong answers! But then again, they didn't consult me when they made it. :)

I'm sitting on my couch reading Wednesday night, when I got a completely unrelated thought. (That's how good #1 Ladies... was.) I have been approved for a home loan that would be well over half of my current take home pay. Now I know I'd get some more because of Federal tax stuff, but that down right freaked me out. Of course, nothing is much better. And rent isn't going to be much cheaper for much longer. I have to buy.

Garrick called Wednesday and told me he was actually out of town, so it turned out to just be me last night. Which was fine. Just wished I'd known sooner (he thought he'd told me), because I could have planned my week differently.

For example, there was a book signing I was interested in going to that night. But I decided to stay home and clean house and finish the book. Which was ok, but certainly nothing to get excited over.

After Bible study last night, I headed down to my ultimate frisbee game. We only had 1 woman show up, but they let us play 6-1 the entire night anyway. I was often guarding the other woman, which was fine by me. We won 17-12. The bad news was that one of our players broke his collar bone. And this comes after last week when someone on the other team broke hers. At least last week was a collision. This week, he was diving for a frisbee that was two feet out of bounds. And he couldn't have thrown it back to anyone in the goal because there was no one close by. He was a good player, and now he's out for the rest of the season, which is a real shame.

Got a call from the groom of the wedding I'm going to with my family tomorrow. Seems there's been a mix-up with the tuxes, and, for whatever reason, one of them is at a tux shop here in town. So I'm going to pick it up after work and take it over with me tonight. Works out well that I can help like this. I just hope it's ready. The store didn't have it ready to pick up two hours ago.

And, some quizzes I've been meaning to do. Not that Susansuth can steal any of them. I FORBID IT!


You are a Stupid Idiot. Dumber than a doorknob and
completely unaware of it. Your celebrity icon
is Dan Quayle.


What Kind Of Idiot Are You?
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I can think of many worse people to be lumped together with.




Jolly good, wot! Anyone for tennis? That'll be ten ponies, guv. You're the epitome of everything that is english. Yey :) Hoist that Union Jack!

How British are you?

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Either that, or I know all the right answers. :)

(And does anyone know what "Apples and Pears" means?)


Last one


You are Psalms.


Which book of the Bible are you?
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I wish this were true of me. But it is kinda cool that I got Pslams since so much of my church ministry involves music.

I know I saw Revelation in there somewhere. And I think Job was probably an answer. Any other idea what might have been answers?

With my family in town, I won't be here again until Monday, so have a great weekend, everyone.

Good morning. Time again for the Thursday Threesome, brought to us by Subway (Eat Fresh) and The Back Porch.

Onesome- Honey: Hey there! Not that you personally need any sweetening, but just in case: what goes in your summer drinks to sweeten things up? Honey? Sugar? Artificial sweetener? ...or are your taking things straight up this time 'round?

Summer drink. You mean water? I’ll take it straight up, thanks. :)

Twosome- Mustard: Okay, what condiment has to come to the table for that burger or hotdog? Ketchup? Mustard? Salt? Pepper? Just what is it you 'relish'?

I’m a die hard ketchup man, myself. Really don’t go for anything else on the it as far as this kind of stuff. I’ll take a little lettuce and pickles. But not the relish. :)

Threesome- Sauce: ...and along with that, which sauce do you simply have to have around? BBQ? A-1? That special sauce you learned to make when you worked fast food at the mall? How about it? You brought those napkins along for a reason!

BBQ sauce. In fact, I’ll take that over ketchup if I have the choice.

So, I've now been pre-approved for a loan amount I'm not sure I'm completely comfortable with. :) But I want to at least look that high. And, frankly, the prospect of finding something up that high is better. So I'll just have to tighten up. This is be my last year at Trixie camp. And I'll have to buy fewer books, CD's, and DVD's. Not fun, but I need to do this if I want to stop paying rent and watch that go up every month.

Meanwhile, the two bedroom I liked so much Saturday is in escrow already. As is the best one bedroom we looked at in Castaic. The one bedroom from Saturday is still available, but I want to hold off. No need to rush now unless it's a two bedroom with laundry room space and a garage. If so, then I'd better jump!

Other then that, not much new in my life. The preliminary week of the audit is happening right now, but that hasn't really effected me much. Started cleaning the apartment last night. Dust and vacuumed. And did a load of towels. Tonight is cleaning the bathrooms, which won't be that big a deal since I just did that a couple weeks ago when Daniel spent the night. Heading over to the Moss's. Hope they remember since I haven't talked to them all week. And then hoping to finish The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency tonight as well. Still undecided on whether I like it or not. We'll have to see how it ends.

And I must add how upset I was to see Rob get kicked off Last Comic Standing last night. Truly, a very funny guy. If you want more on my opinion, head over to snarkfest.

Saturday morning, I was being lazy watching The Dick van Dyke Show on TV Land when the phone rang. It was Linda, my realtor. Two new properties were showing up on her listing, so I hopped up, took a quick shower, and we headed out. I really liked one of them, a two bedroom with garage and room for a full sized washer and dryer. I think it's in my price range, but Linda's mortgage person doesn't, and I haven't heard back from my guy yet today. Of course, that was Saturday. There are probably 3 or 4 offers on it already. We were the 4th people to look at it.

The other was a one bedroom that would work, but first choice is a two bedroom.

Now comes the hard part. Have I seen enough to know I want that two bedroom? It's been less then a week. Or will I never get a chance like this again?

So, being the basically responsible person I am, I headed out to Pasadena Saturday afternoon. Went by Mitchell Books. First time I've been back since Linda closed her store. Frankly, didn't look that different and, for all his talk, I wasn't that impressed. Basically, it looks like it did with Linda there. I thought he'd take down some of the dividers or something. Anyway, then I headed down to Book 'Em and bought the new books I "needed" that came out in July. I need more time to read.

Yesterday, Debbie was in town again. Had a wonderful lunch with her and Konrad. Before she got there, I headed over to Barnes and finally saw Trixie on the shelf again! Man, it was nice. Now, if only I could find them at Borders. They claim to have them....

Then last night was a SNYF. We played some fun games with ice blocks and ice cubes. The weather has "cooled off" to low 90's, but it still felt nice. :) And he showed pictures from the beach trip last week. Man, I want to go on one of their trips this year! We ran late, however. I really wish Dave would pay more attention to the time. We waited 40 minutes for him to finally get games started. And, since Kurt and I didn't know what we were doing, we couldn't get things started any sooner then that.

Wednesday was not my day. I spent the entire afternoon waiting for a call back from a mortgage guy, to no avail. Then, I left to go see Legally Blonde 2. As much as I loved the first one, this one was just plain stupid. I'd hoped for more from it. Then, I found out that, once again, Quizzno's has decided to stop making their Chicken Carbonara, my favorite sandwich by far. :( Things did pick up at the Moss's. We had a good time getting the songs ready for Thursday night.

So, yesterday, I went around with a realtor looking at condos. Very discouraging. The only two bedroom within my price range, was not in good condition at all. And was so poorly laid out that it would be hard to have much in the way of furiture in it. Not to mention the fact that it was right on Sierra Hwy. I much preferred a one bedroom we looked at in Castaic. Almost the same size, but with lots of room for stuff. Guess I'll just have to be patient and wait and see what else opens up. But I don't think I'll get my own washer and dryer any time soon. If only I could afford a mortgage on $40K more. :)

And I had an ultimate frisbee game last night. We were behind most of the time, but had just pulled ahead when two players collided, breaking a sholder. By the time we got that taken care of, the lights were going out. So we're leaving it to the captains and the summer league coordinator to decide what happens about that game. I'd like to win, but not this way.

Meanwhile, I gave the Duron's their second Trixie book. As I said at Zap's, I think I've created a new fan in Kiersten. She said she was almost done with book 1 and really enjoying it. Her face lit up when I mentioned the others her mom has in her office.

Today's just been a lazy day. Marcus and I watched 1776, I watched The Amazing Race (so sorry to see the supremes go), and here I am. Probably should head out to the grocery store and pick up a few things, then get dinner and head over to the career group's 4th of July party.

So, HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!!!!

Came into the office today just to do the Thursday Threesome so everyone can steal it. :)

Brought to us this week by the US national holiday this weekend, and The Back Porch.

Onesome- Celebrate: What's your favourite way to celebrate? Do you go out for a meal at a nice restaurant or head out to the local bars and blow off some steam with your friends and a few drinks? Or maybe something quiet, like a nice meal at home with the movie of you choice in the DVD player or VCR? Or something completely different? Tell us!
Hang out with friends. Maybe go out to eat or just do something fun and different.

Twosome- Independence: How old were you when you declared your independence and left home for the first time? Did you go back temporarily? Are you still there? ;)
I left home the first time when I was 20 to come down here to college. But since Mom and Dad were paying my bills, I don't completely consider myself independent then. I'd say it was more so when I moved down here at 22 to start work.

Threesome- Day: As in, "Day-o!" (Cueing up Harry Belafonte!) Hey, what are you singing this summer? Last year it was Sheryl Crow "Soak up the Sun"; what's working the beat for you this year? Is there a favorite song or two on your hit list?
About the only song that really seems to have captured me this summer is Jars of Clay's "Faith Like a Child." Yep, the CD's only 8 years old and I finally bought it. :) Anyway, I had that song on repeat for about two days last week. (And I don't think I've ever even heard "Soak up the Sun.")

I really did intend to stop by yesterday. But Jason and I were working to reconcil an account so Sheree could close it for the year. We were working with faulty numbers, and once we figured that out (after an hour) we solved things in 10 minutes. :) Funny how correct information makes the job easier.

So, what have I been up to?

Monday night, I went down with Tommy and we played ultimate frisbee pick-up game. I was really encouraged because I scored twice, both times by breaking away from the guy guarding me. Makes me feel better about my playing abilities. Now, if only I could throw to someone on my team.... We're planning on going down every Monday night the rest of the summer, so hopefully it will help both of us.

Then yesterday at lunch time, Pete and I went swimming. Second time all summer! I figure between these two activities, I've lost 20 lbs., right? Right?!

Of course, I also caught a cold yesterday. It's summer, that's not supposed to happen! :(

My parents got back from their cruise yesterday and had a wonderful time. Heard all about it last night.

Called Mike Lovell again Monday night and we decided I really shouldn't go to Hume this weekend afterall. So, I'm stuck here in town. :( But I'm planning a trip to Pasadena today and I've borrowed some movies I'm interested in watching, so hopefully it'll still be a fun weekend. And I've got Bible study tomorrow and my ultimate game. Career group is having a get together Friday night, so I won't be completely lonely. BUT I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF TOWN!!!!

Meanwhile, Phil told us to go home at noon, so I think I'm out of here. I'll probably be in at some point, but don't expect me until you see me.