so many thoughts, so little time

i've come to the conclusion that work interferes with blogging. i could seriously write all day long and not get bored. well, i think i might not have anything more interesting to write on than what i saw on tv, but i probably would still write about it.

i didn't end up going to the baseball. no nacho cheese for me. i did hear that the all-you-can-eat seats at turner field are approx. $35. Thats not bad! maybe when its not hotter than africa outside...

....so i went home last night and looked through my client gateway (basically database feed of listings in my price range and spec. preferences) JS set up for me. i am becoming disenchanted with this home buying thing by the second....

i want to live in a single family home in-town and it must have at least 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms and a tub (yes, a tub, this might seem weird, but it's a deal breaker. i don't care how nice the stand up shower is, i'm a sitter. i need to sit, whether i'm taking a shower or taking a bath and typically i take both in the same session) and it can't be over $250k. this means my only options are the kirkwood, grant park, decatur, east lake, oakhurst, and ormewood parts of town. these areas are a mix of really nice homes and ghetto chicken shacks (i don't know why i just said that, it made sense when i thought of it. i'm keeping it) - you can be on one street and think "oh these houses are SO CUTE" and then make a turn off the street and think "what the eff am i going to do if someone starts shooting?!"its very possible in some of these areas.

i never dreamed that $250k was "cheap". i have to assume it is given the caliber of home listing being sent to me. i don't mind an older home, in fact, i think older homes have some charm, but i need a decent kitchen with good appliances and most of these houses have OLD appliances. i also need a master bathroom with a tub/shower combo and it needs to be in the master bedroom. is this too much to ask? i sent JS 11 homes i want to see on Sunday. i'm trying to keep an open mind, but its getting increasingly harder.

this is compounded by the fact that just beyond my max (and i mean JUST beyond...$255k, $260k, $265k), the houses start getting that much nicer. then you start thinking, "oh what's $15k more?", but i'm convinced this is part of the reason the housing slump started. people think $15k is not a big deal, but it is. and once you convince yourself its not a big deal, you take on the bigger loan and it becomes too much to handle and then you foreclose. foreclosing, like divorce and bankruptcy, is never an option. (knock on wood). it just isn't.

so i'm sticking to my $250k max and hoping i'll find something nice before the end of the year.

so its my last wednesday as a 29 year old. you know what tonight is don't you? SYTCD!