O-Me-O-My-O

340 words written by dylan
Posted August 17, 2003 @ 01:17 AM
2 comments

Random bits.

I keep saying I'll have the California pictures up, but I can't get myself to spend the three hours I need to finish building the site.

I wish Moveable Type had a "now listening to" plugin a la LiveJournal's. I could type it in manually, but I forget.

Took the camera to the Ballard boat launch and the Locks tonight. Only got about 32 pics, only half of which looked halfway decent. Timed the lighting wrong.

As much as I like Gillian Welch, I can't bring myself to buy her new album. So, I found a couple MP3s that I'm in the process of deleting right this minute yessiree.

My driver's license renewal paperwork came. My choice to make by September 22: $5 for a little sticker to extend my current four year license to five, or $25 for a Mark Of The Beast (TM) credit card five year license. Hmm. I think that choice is pretty easy.

I hate apartment hunting in this city. I just want a large 2 bedroom or a 3 bedroom that's on this side of the Ship Canal, isn't a bad sort of old, and has a washer/dryer and dishwasher. Susan agrees with this. Despite the current state of rentals in Seattle (18% vacancy rate, according to Kat), the housing stock still sucks pretty badly. The neighbors really want us to stay -- and are even willing to help remodel the kitchen just to keep us. But I don't want to buy this place; it's not worth its market price, and it's way too small. The landlord's absenteeism is worrying.

I think that, finally, I'm going back to writing. Six years ago, Susan tells me, I was a great writer. During our courting days, I used to send her letters every week in longhand. I don't think I've sent her an e-mail over 100 words since we've been married, and that's been four years next month.

And, for the heck of it:
current music: Look At Miss Ohio, Gillian Welch

Comments

  1. Just to clarify: the survey I was refering to with that 18% vacancy rate is:
    1. a voluntary survey, so they UDub sent out questionnaire -- whether or not they got responses, who knows.
    2. it refered to apartment complexes of 10 or more units, so Joe Homeowner who rents out a flat in his house, or rents out his own house, or even has a triple-decker with three units, wasn't factored in.
    and finally,
    3. it was all of King, Pierce and Snohomish coounties.

    Posted by: kat | August 17, 2003 11:58 AM

  2. Yeah, the survey is a little narrow, but it holds up pretty well -- there are a LOT of apartments on the market right now. Problem is that most of them are one bedroom.

    Posted by: dw | August 17, 2003 09:46 PM