My realtor has an approval letter in his hands, from TCF. The letter gives us the go ahead to proceed with the short sale. And they’ve done their due diligence, negotiating with the credit union that had a lien on the house. So if my buyer is still willing, and he seems to be (knock on wood), this means I am within spitting distance of the finish line. The only snag? All parties involved want to push the closing date up to get this out of the way before the holidays. Something I would be a-ok with. Only now I’ve had to tell my housesitters they have even less time to find a new place to live. Not that I’d been able to guarantee them any kind of timeframe to begin with. All along I’ve been at the mercy of the banks and the crumbs of intel they’ve been allowing me. I won’t be breathing easily until this is all over and done with officially. Hopefully soon.
So many people are like me, dealing with frustratingly unpredictable bureaucracy and erratic red tape requirements in this housing market. It’s little wonder post-apocalyptic fiction is so popular! An apocalypse would render all such tediousness meaningless. Lately my escapism has included Jericho, and I just finished reading Colson Whitehead’s new book on politics, class and zombies - Zone One - described as a literary zombie novel. See, not all zombie/supernatural fiction I read is from the Young Adult section! Which brings me to the recent and spot-on Simpsons episode with an excellent guest appearance The Simpsons by Neil Gaiman, an episode where Homer and Bart (and others) write “the next tween fantasy phenomenon” by committee. I snickered all the way through. (Not quite as solid but still entertaining was the episode guest-starring Werner Herzog.)
Five good things:
- In keeping with today’s topics I feel the need to admit…I joined some friends and acquaintances last Friday. For the latest installment in the Twilight saga. My not-so-secret shame. But quietly heckling in a theater full of likewise conflicted-fans, it feels good.
- Kate Bush’s “50 Words for Snow” was recently released, just in time for a Minnesota winter.
- Another thing that will help me with this Minnesotan winter, aside from my awesome garage, Kopplins Coffee officially reopens at their new location, in our new neighborhood TOMORROW! So awesome.
- Last week I had a photo shoot at Clockwork, with The New Standards. Some outtakes can be seen here, but the polished end product launched today at standardizeyourself.com - a bit of holiday fun.
- Lastly, I’m not ashamed to admit this…in times of stress I often turn to cat videos. And now there’s The Fluffington Post.
One last good thing for this Tuesday, the second day in a three day work/school week. Soon I will enjoy a leisurely dinner with the boyfriend. Wherein I will not over-think or worry about anything. Or that’s the plan at least.
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