today i:
1) met nick meglin *
2) arranged to refinance my mortgage **
3) made a appointment ***
4) started window shopping for new living room furniture ****
5) reserved a rental car for the end of the month *****
* nick meglin, illustrator and editor for mad magazine, is apparently a big fan of the place i work. he is going to do some illustrations for us. he is a charming, delightful man... who lives in durham.
** my swell cousin, joy --who bought a house last year, too-- clued me in to refinancing with a double mortgage to get rid of my mortgage insurance. brilliant. my house has appraised for $30,000 more than i bought it for (!!) and the process is underway.
*** there's a long post coming about this, but i need to get my thoughts in order first.
**** both ray and i have experienced mild-to-debilitating back pain after sitting on our old, decrepit couch. our other furniture is pathetic, too. we've agreed to start looking for new, ass-friendly living room pieces.
***** we're going to florida for a week to visit his family. we prefer driving (about 11 hours) to flying... by driving, we permit ourselves the luxury of removing our shoes only if we want to.
Posted by xta at January 6, 2005 02:30 PM | TrackBackChrista - you EARNED that appraisal! Come on!
And when I see the words "Mad Magazine" all I can think of is the word "fershlugginer". Which sounds like Yiddish but I have no idea if it's a real word or not.
Posted by: pinky at January 6, 2005 05:53 PM