Dandelion Picker

Well, I have no new knitting to show you. I’ve been busy lately!

I’ve decided that with my 30^th b-day on the horizon, it’s time to grow up and buy a house. I submitted my loan application, so now I’m just waiting for the approval. Shouldn’t be long I’m guessing. I was approved for one a couple years ago, so I’m not that worried. I started looking online to find some houses I may want to look at. I’ve found quite a few. Some need lots of work, some are move-in ready. I don’t mind the whole painting/cleaning/yardwork thing, I just really don’t want to have to do a whole kitchen remodel. I don’t have the cash for that!

I have a few different areas I’m looking at. Cuyahoga County taxes suck, so I’m also looking in the northern part of Akron. I really don’t want to move any further south, but the taxes are better down there. But still, I really, really, really don’t want to move to Akron.

I’ve also decided that since I’m probably going to be living in a less-than-desirable neighborhood, I’m getting a dog. I’ve found the perfect one that I want to adopt. I hope he’s still available in a few months. He’s a Great Dane, about 4 years old, and very well trained (yippey!). Doesn’t hurt to have a huge dog when you’re living in a shitty neighborhood. Now, I’ve never had a dog before, but I’m sure I can do it. I think it will be nice to have a dog around since Matt’s not home much anyway. I’m not sure what I’m more excited about, the dog or the house! I’d also like to get a pig, but I think I’ll tackle that one after I move out of the city.

It will be really nice to have a room for my office / knitting. It will also be great to have an extra bedroom for when family or friends come to visit. I just hope you don’t mind sleeping on the floor cause after I buy the house, I won’t be able to afford another bedroom set hahaha. I will also have two extra bedrooms so that when Matt decides to move out, I can get another roommate if I want to. A backyard, an attic, a garage – woohoo!

Hopefully I’ll be going to open houses soon and have some updates! Cross your fingers for me! Also, I’m scared to death about doing this, so send me some happy thoughts!

and here’s why:

I got a letter from them last month telling me that regret to inform me that my cable and DSL bill is going up. They can’t help it, it costs a lot to bring me cable and high speed internet. Gas is expensive, times are tough, the rates have to increase…yadda yadda yadda
Ah, whatever, what am I gonna do, right?

Well today I get this in the mail:

How do you like their *NEW* four-color envelopes and matching stationary? Nice huh? Glad to see that money you squeezed out of me is going to make my cable bill LOOK pretty.

Is this really necessary? Especially nowadays when everyone pays this shit online? I mean seriously, I get my bill online, then they send me this paper bill, I pay it online, then throw this piece of paper along with the lovely matching envelope in the garbage.

Matt signed up for a paper-free experience with Chase…he now gets more paper junk mail from them than ever before! Its unbelievable!

Winter in Cleveland has begun…and I’m afraid to go look at my car.

You can’t really tell from the pictures, but its snowing like crazy.

I’m staying inside where its warm. I’m making Indian food (since they’re carrying Paneer at Giant Eagle now!) and working on the shawl. I still haven’t gotten around to those cut out cookies…ahhhh someday this week.