Slowly Going Crazy

Man, I can't hardly type for how anxious I am at the moment. I just recieved word that, while they are finalizing acceptance of my short sale offer, the bank is CONSIDERING leasing the house to me at a "discounted rate" for about a month so I can start moving in. I'm not sure if it would be my luck that this will go through, but I sure as heck HOPE it does. After all, I'm already paying rent anyway til I move out, and this way I could still move while I'm off work and I could start sodding the yard, painting, and all that stuff that needs to be done. I swear every time I think I should give up on this house something new develops that makes it seem like it's all going to work out.

And whether or not you believe in God, you have to admit that the fact that, should they approve a lease for a month "or so" as they say today, the fact that my month-to-month lease will be up A MONTH from today is less than coincidental.

Pray and keep your fingers crossed, everyone.

The I-Pod 8 Ball

Open your favorite computerized music player, set it to shuffle, and then ask each of these questions.

What do you think of me, iPod?
California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas
(Apparently I am dreaming about California, although I've never been there?)

Will I have a happy life?
Wunderkind by Alanis Morisette
(“I am a princess, on the way to my throne”-I can live with that!)

What do my friends really think of me?
Hurricane by Lisa Loeb
(“There's this woman, she's a Hurricane...”
Really? This is not good.)

How can I make myself happy?
Lake Erie Rainfall by Jim Brickman
(This song is absolutely gorgeous. Apparently I need to go enjoy some nature to make myself happy, lol.)

What should I do with my life?
Sentimental Guy by Ben Folds
(I should be a Sentimental gal???)

Why must life be so full of pain?
Life and Death from the Lost soundtrack
(Man, this is sooo appropriate if you have watched the series...it's the darn DEATH SONG!!!)


Will I ever have children?
Soul Bossa Nova (Dim's Space-A-Nova from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack
(Oh dear...)

Will I die happy?
Your Song by Elton John
(Maybe so??? If Elton could turn into Ewan McGreggor and sing it to me ala Moulin Rouge that would be a DEFINITE YES. Now THAT is a love song, baby! I gotta go watch this movie now.)

Can you give me some advice?
Me and a Gun by Tori Amos
(This song gives me CHILLS. And the video I attached really shows the artist's emotions as she sings.)

What do you think happiness is?
No Good Deed from Wicked
(thanks for that ending to this meme, iPod, that's depressing. A song about no good deed going unpunished.)

Now it's your turn.

Annoying little Lines!!!

Lines down the middle of my laptop screen=

1. Very bad.
2. Very annoying.
3. Something that cannot be repaired on the phone, Ms. Office Max Service Person.

I am afraid it is non repairable, or worse, that they won't replace the laptop if they can't fix it. I bought the thing for almost 700 dollars, and if the monitor has to be replaced and costs more than the laptop they supposedly replace the laptop with something comparable or give me my money back. I'd rather have something comparable if it's totally shot and not worth a repair, but I really love this laptop. I sure do hope they can get it back to me. In two days I get the box to ship it off. Here's hoping. Worst case scenario: they decide I damaged the part throwing it purposefully and don't give me anything. Which is NOT what happened! I have NO IDEA why the darn thing has lines!!! I will feel lost without it for however long it takes for them to look at it AND FIX IT, I hope!!!

Pondering...

Ok, since I have all this time on my hands with summer break, I've been thinking over a couple of things. First and foremost, I'm about fed up waiting on this short sale. I'm going to start carefully looking on some other, non-short sale homes...and in various areas here in Jacksonville. That scares the heck out of me, but considering we've had our first break in here at the apartment complex, I don't feel particularly safe (although this could happen anywhere I guess).

Secondly, and of much less importance, I've been reading through a reeeeally old set of books I wrote way back in my high school days. The writing is really immature, it needs a lot of updating and revamping...

...but I've come to the conclusion I really like the characters. I think in some way they are parts of myself, and I remember enjoying writing about them. And grammatical errors and immature plot lines and writing styles considered, I still like reading about them too. I just might re-outline the plot and start revamping the story on my computer. It'll take lots of work, but it'll keep me occupied for the summer since nothing else seems to be on my plate. Here's hoping moving will still be on the list of things to do this summer though. We'll see.

I AM ALIVE

Wow, I haven't posted since January 25th. Here's my life in short since then:

1. I have been looking for a house since mid-February. I put an offer on a short sale (realty term meaning "pain in the butt sale that can last forever and possibly get you nowhere) on April Fool's. Maybe I was a fool to make that offer really, because I still don't have an official answer. It SOUNDS like they are going to take my offer soon but then again, I'm not liking the hush-hush proceedings. Knowing my luck I've not renewed my lease and I won't have anywhere to live soon.

2. School is out. I need the break, but I have a feeling it is going to be a painfully quiet summer. I should really be used to this by now. I THOUGHT I would be busy moving into a house, but see #1 again.

3. I am now attending First Baptist Church of Jacksonville. It's huge, but has a great single's department and a huge orchestra that I play in every week. Nice to go to Sunday school with people who are single like me and play my instrument, which I haven't really done consistently in a long time.

4. I am still a Star Wars role playing and watching, fantasy-loving junkie. No surprises there. I am annoyed that both Heroes and Lost are off for the season, and even MORE annoyed that Lost only has ONE MORE SEASON. Grrrr. I think I have someone to blame for my obsession with those two shows, and you know who you are. :P

And that's about it. Now you know why there as been no posting lately, there really hasn't been anything that grand happening other than every day life.