death, urban decay, mold and other pleasant thoughts
I am all over the 'net today, in a MetroWeekly feature article about bloggers in DC. They even linked to an article about the Blogjam open mike prose reading event we had in 2004. Good times, we should do it again.
Anyhow, go grab a copy of MW from the stands today (I'm glad they didn't use my photo on the cover). Other bloggers featured in the article include:
Lara Varlas and Ben Carver of The New Gay
Terrance Heath of The Republic of T
John Aravosis of Americablog
Andrew Sullivan of The Daily Dish
Mike Rogers of Blogactive
TJ also writes about the new fruity rating system for exotic produce, based on a rating of 1 to 4 jimbos. Is it because I'm so sweet, or so bitter?
Yesterday I discovered another holocaust out in the pond. The other day the water spontaneously emptied itself, but I suspect foul play. Then we filled it up, then somebody got into it again, as the plants and pump were all discombobulated when I got home from work. I suspect it's kids again, now that school has started they stop by Lake Shaw to try to catch fish with dixie cups and chopsticks. Two goldfish and all the guppies died in the upset. I even found dead baby goldfish, as the adults must have spawned in the spring - life springs anew only to be struck down by ghetto-ass punks. I think I'm gonna give up on the thing, as we are clearly not allowed to have nice things in Shaw due to frequent barbarian incursion.
To add to my sour mood, I discovered my cowboy boots which I rarely wear were completely covered in a layer of mold. They were back in the closet which is basically the crawlspace in my moldy basement unit.
I'm not completely convinced my tiny basement that is infested with mold and vermin, with a cheap Home Depot EZ-Bake Oven, and an air conditioning unit that sucks greasy oven exhaust from the upstairs kitchen into my unit is worth $1,000/month. Sadly, I signed a 1 year lease so I'm here for a while, but will seriously consider buying my own place once June comes around again. I realized a while ago that I was caring for the place with an effort that would equal work I would spend on my own place, so I might as well dive in and buy my own place once and for all.
Anyway, I'm off to the beach today, so the barbarians, mold spores an other vermin can piss off.
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If you are going to buy a home a) save right now like a crazy man for a down payment, closing costs, and other move-in expenses and b) be sure you have no intentions of skipping town for 5-7 years.
The $5000 DC tax credit is good, so is the DC Housing Finance bond. There are other 1st time buyer programs but you may find them much more of a hassle than a help. Oh and c) remember the names of anyone who has even hinted that they'd help you move/paint, call them and bribe them with beer and pizza.
Jimbo, if you buy a house I will come help paint and maybe you can convince Glenn to come down from NYC and be handyman.
I feel your stubborn-neighborhood pain. I once lived in a neighborhood in Chicago where I often caught the same kids throwing trash on the ground. So I would politely confront them. 'Don't you want to throw that away? There's a garbage can right over there.' For which I got the finger. One weekend I saw some of these kids with their father, who was ALSO throwing garbage on the ground. 'You dropped that,' I said coyly. To which he replied, 'That's alright, it's just garbage.'
Rebuild it, and electrify the water. Watch the joy ensue when those little punks stick their paws in the water again.
How's that for bitter?
Jimbo,
Great article! Now that you're famous and all, will you still continue to associate with us? Bet your readership will increase :)
You know, I'm on my third house and I've never regretted buying a house for a single second. Buying a house is the biggest, scariest thing you'll ever do but well worth it. Just remember, like mom always said, not only do you buy your house, you buy your neighbors!
Hey, but what do I know? I'm in the Midwest, where housing is so much less expensive than D.C. Hang in there bud, apartment living can be tough.
Sorry about your boots. ANd your pond. YOu should take the fish out, refill it, and then submerge a plugged in extension cord. One good zap will teach the kids.