Anthony’s Ramblings

A lot, but at the same time, not much, has happened lately.

Home Hunt
Brianna and I started looking for a house a month or so ago, and things were going along quite well considering the economy. We put bits on three houses. With the first house, we were beat by a larger offer. With the second house, we were beat with a cash offer. With the third house, our offer was accepted! However, there was a catch. The house needed a lot of work. After a lot of “I think I can do this”, then “oh crap we can’t do this!”, then “wait, yes we can”, we decided to negotiate with the bank to see what they’d be willing to do for us considering the condition of the house. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to hear back from the bank because…

Unemployment
Brianna was laid off on November 3rd. It was very sudden and not expected in the slightest bit. The company she worked for lost $60k in monthly revenue. She was newly hired (started August 15th) and she was low on the totem poll, so she was the first to go. This was devistating, but manageable. It only meant one thing. We couldn’t buy a house. So, our house plans were put on hold. Oh well!

Re-employment
Brianna starts a new job on Monday! I think she’s close to a world record of going from laid off to hired in less than 2 weeks. I’m very happy for her (and me). She was paranoid that, considering the economy, she’d be without a job for months. I speculated that she’d be without a job for no longer than a month. Looks like I was right! She wants to wait at least 3 months until we consider buying a house again. This way, she can adjust to her new job and be assured that her position isn’t going anywhere any time soon.

You know what this means?
I think I can, finally, bring the server home. I’m cheap and don’t want to pay for the electricity, but it would be much better if it was within reach rather than sitting 100+ miles away. If the server was in a space where I heard/saw it on a daily basis, it’d really encourage me to tinker…and that’s something I love to do. We’ll see!

I really aught to blog more. Even though nobody reads this, it’s kinda cool to go back and read about some of the things I’ve posted about in the past. Also, I feel it’s good exercise for my brain! Unlike some, I really try to write, spell, and use grammar properly (but in no way am I perfect).

Last thing…I think I need to re-asses “categories”.

This entry was posted on Friday, November 14th, 2008 at 2:25 pm and is filed under Blog Related, Home.