1. I adore Big Love, that not-so-new series on SBS about a polygamous family in Utah. All the lead actors are excellent, and I just love the weird family dynamics, all these dissatisfied people in one marriage. Fabulous stuff. I couldn't restrain myself and read ahead online to see where the second season is going in the US. I can't wait until it comes out on DVD here, so that I don't have to watch it with ads on SBS - when on earth did they start doing that? Plus, Sunday night at 8.30pm is a bad time for early-to-bed me.
2. I have new stripy fishnet-style stockings which look very funky. Unfortunately I keep snagging them on things (like the heel of my shoe - got to learn to keep my feet on the ground when sitting at my desk) and I have a feeling they're not going to last all that long without developing holes.
3. Our bank manager is pissing me off already, and we haven't even gone beyond the cuddly-wuddly pre-approval stage yet. When people tell me with smug reassurance that email is the best way to get them and they always respond in 24 hours, it really irritates me when a week later they haven't answered a very simple email which contained one question. (Although I did get an almost immediate response to my "please answer this question I asked on Monday" email, which I suppose is positive.)
4. I lunched with Smoking Lawyer yesterday, who advised me sternly, in between bites of her potato wedges, that real estate agents are out to screw you over, so you've got to make sure you screw them over first. She disapproves of my lackadaisical attitude towards this whole property negotiating business.
5. While I am drafting this in Gmail, the "sponsored links" over on the side read cheerily, "More about... Polygamy; High Heel Shoes; Fashion Shoes; Women's Tights". I have avoided clicking on them, although I'm rather curious about where the "More About Polygamy" link would take me.
2. I have new stripy fishnet-style stockings which look very funky. Unfortunately I keep snagging them on things (like the heel of my shoe - got to learn to keep my feet on the ground when sitting at my desk) and I have a feeling they're not going to last all that long without developing holes.
3. Our bank manager is pissing me off already, and we haven't even gone beyond the cuddly-wuddly pre-approval stage yet. When people tell me with smug reassurance that email is the best way to get them and they always respond in 24 hours, it really irritates me when a week later they haven't answered a very simple email which contained one question. (Although I did get an almost immediate response to my "please answer this question I asked on Monday" email, which I suppose is positive.)
4. I lunched with Smoking Lawyer yesterday, who advised me sternly, in between bites of her potato wedges, that real estate agents are out to screw you over, so you've got to make sure you screw them over first. She disapproves of my lackadaisical attitude towards this whole property negotiating business.
5. While I am drafting this in Gmail, the "sponsored links" over on the side read cheerily, "More about... Polygamy; High Heel Shoes; Fashion Shoes; Women's Tights". I have avoided clicking on them, although I'm rather curious about where the "More About Polygamy" link would take me.
6 comments:
I agree. You have to be ruthless with real estate agents or they will eat you alive. I just bought a place last year and I constantly had to put myself out there to get the woman (real estate agent) to do her job properly. So prepare yourself as much as you possibly can and if the bank is not being helpful, find another bank which is. Good luck with it and keep us updated!
Gah! Real estate agents... Like the woman who tried to sell me on a cheaply built townhome infested with dry rot, then tried to tell me I couldn't possibly wish to still live in the neighborhood I've lived in for 10 years.
Find somebody you can actually work with, or you'll just get incredibly frustrated.
OMG, we're loving "Big Love" on DVD over here, too. Isn't it addictive? I really thought I would hate it at first, but have ended up just loving it.
My parents were real estate agents, and for the most part, what Smoking Lawyer says is not true at all.
Thanks Gena - will do :-)
We have one guy who showed us around a property in complete silence PF - he answered any questions but otherwise just followed us. I found it really off-putting, but Prince Valiant liked it - I guess it's a bit different from people trying really hard to sell a place to you.
Yeah, I wasn't sure what I'd think of it Telfair, but I really love it, all the relationship dynamics.
I must say that Smoking Lawyer is known for rather wide and sweeping statements B&TFT, and I'm sure you're right. Sorry if I offended you!
Oooh. Season Two of Big Love is incredible. So much is happening right now!
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