2008-07-03 - 6:16 p.m.
Ever have one of those days (or set of days) where dumb trival stuff kind of piles up and you just want to say "OH TO HELL WITH IT!"

welcome to my WEEK.

I'd blah about it, but to be quite frank it's not really worth the time. I am on the "just give up" part of my cycle. I will mope about for an unnamed period of time, then pick myself up, put my big girl undies on and go about life again.

I'm in some sort of weird bizzaro catch 22 kick Meryl while she's down situation.

I'm just done

Derringer Meryl [no really]

2008-07-02 - 5:05 p.m.
One Long post about things that piss me off....

People who exploit a situation for money. Unless it's something trivial. (anything that isn't about your life, or status of living) Realtors that won't get off the pot or piss in it. Because the house they're selling is theirs and they want to issue a bidding war. Scumbag!

People who park motor cycles and scooters in regular parking places when there are their OWN parking spaces elsewhere. REALLY, I can't park in your space, so why should you be able to park in mine? JERKS!

People who talk on their cell phones in a public restroom. Just don't do it! I don't want to hear you have a chat with your kids at home or your broker, or whatever while you pee. JUST STOP! Seriously.

I'm a bit stressed, and a bit mad. We will be booted from our house in approximately a week and a five days. Still no answer from the douche bag realtor we made an offer to on SUNDAY, he has been unreachable, and I'm quite tempted to call him myself and bitch him out for being such a money grubber. You're not playing real estate tycoon on your little intendo 54 here, you're toying with people, and honestly if the other people have had their offer in as long as we have, they are probably JUST as pissed as we are. You can push people so far, but you have to be careful, he might end up with no offers and a house that sits on the market.

I'm so frustrated, and ANGRY. I am a planner. I plan EVERYTHING. I do not enjoy the idea of things NOT being planned. I like to be able to say "After this period of time, this will happen" and instead of that happening I'm stuck with "and after July 11 when we close on our house, we will be staying with Scott's mom... until we aren't any more." That stresses me. Scott tells me to calm down and not worry. How do I just "not worry" HM? I'm quite frankly going quite insane.

Don't let CNN fool you, the housing market isn't stalling in Utah. All of the well maintained houses are selling-- leaving complete holes in the wall for those of us who aren't able to sit around all day and look at houses.

I'm so very very angry.

Derringer Meryl [no.] Out

2008-07-01 - 12:58 p.m.
Happy July Everyone.

I was saying to my mom that I wish Sukie would update, and she said "look who's talking" and since I haven't updated in a while I really don't have room to talk. But I think everyone else's life is much more interesting than whining myself, so there you go.

lets see...

We made an offer on one house, they countered with a crazy horrific amount to which we promptly said... NO. Then we looked at houses, and I'm ashamed to say that everything even in the $200k range is a freaking hole in the wall. I kid you not. It's like everyone said "Let me do a piss poor job of maintaining or updating my house, and then put it out on the market for an over inflated price. that sounds great!" we found one that we really like that has a few things we'd change but they're small and easy. Unfortunately the dork of a realtor that is selling it, went on vacation for the weekend and STILL hasn't gotten back to us on the offer that we put in on SUNDAY! for the love of pete. Seriously though. *sigh* So we'll probably hang out at Scott's mom's for a while, which ... in all honesty makes me kind of want to tear my hair out. I know it'll be hard for everyone involved, b/c it's hard living out of boxes, and living in someone else's home. It's just true. So hopefully we can find something we like before we lose our minds.

I'm still incredibly interested in this whole "My house looks like crap, but I'm ok with making you pay lots and lots for something that was made in the 60's and still looks like the brady bunch could pop in at any moment" For real. I mean, I"m ok with older stuff, really, I swear. But try and make it not look so... crappy I guess.

Also, if you're going to do something... do it 100%. Dont' update the bathroom and leave the rest of the house crappy! WTF!? Or Update the kitchen to be modern and leave the rest of the house in the 1950's. It's just common sense. Don't spend all your money in one place. Spend a little everywhere.

*sigh* Anyway. that's pretty much it from me. I wish I had better more "we have a house" news, and whoever said that we're in a Buyer's market is FREAKING insane. We are in a "We know there's like 10 good houses on the market and we're one of them so we're going to gouge you for it" market. That's that.

Derringer Meryl [So tired.] Out