Everyone has their favorite songs, but there are some songs that give me a physical, almost visceral reaction. These go beyond being mere "favorites"; hearing them become necessary to my happiness in life, even if I just listen to them once every year or so. These songs are so important to me that I could literally listen to them over and over again for hours and not get tired. I did exactly that when I was a kid, much to my mother's consternation. I would play the same song over and over and over, getting the same thrill every time and discovering new facets of the recording in each listening. I considered this part of my "training in progress" at the time; I wanted to be a record producer. Fuck that, I wanted to be Brian Wilson or Phil Spector but without the mental illness and bad hair. I didn't get to be a record producer and I've struggled with mental illness, but I've got really nice hair...;-)
Now, on to my list, in no particular order:
Wolves, Lower - REM
Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Stroll On - Yardbirds
Surf's Up - Beach Boys
The Yellow Princess - John Fahey
Gardening At Night - REM
Victoria - the Kinks
Be My Baby - Ronettes
See No Evil - Television
Anarchy In The UK - Sex Pistols
Sunflower River Blues - John Fahey
Point of No Return - Georgie Fame
Over, Under, Sideways, Down - Yardbirds
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
that's all I can think of at the moment.....what are yours?
Friday, June 30, 2006
More house buying fun!
After being in such a hurry to sell us a house with a defective plumbing system, the seller is taking his sweet time about getting it repaired. ![[info]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
skeleton and I have gone over to the house and looked inside (I know the combination to the lockbox) and so far, the only thing that's been done is somebody looked under the kitchen sink. We could tell that because the cabinet door was open. Perhaps the seller found out that the plumbing leak was bigger and more extensive than he thought and hoped to pawn off on us.......thank the goddess for plumbing inspectors!
skeleton and I have gone over to the house and looked inside (I know the combination to the lockbox) and so far, the only thing that's been done is somebody looked under the kitchen sink. We could tell that because the cabinet door was open. Perhaps the seller found out that the plumbing leak was bigger and more extensive than he thought and hoped to pawn off on us.......thank the goddess for plumbing inspectors!
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Please kill me now....
According to the real estate attorney who is handling the negotiations of the sale of this house, we cannot use our realtor because the slimy realtor "procured the sale through the use of his marketing", i.e., we called the number on the sign instead of our realtor doing it. So if we want to buy the house, we have to use the slimy realtor, or face a lawsuit from said slimy realtor. Period. End of Story.
Jesus tap dancing kee-rist......just shoot me now. But shoot the slimy realtor first and let me watch.
And that's not even the worst thing we're facing.....
Jesus tap dancing kee-rist......just shoot me now. But shoot the slimy realtor first and let me watch.
And that's not even the worst thing we're facing.....
Monday, June 19, 2006
The Roller Coaster never stops
uuunnggghhh...I'm dizzy.......
So this morning, I get an email from the owner of the house, saying how sorry he was that we terminated the contract and he was concerned about the comments I made about the slimy realtor and could we speak about it on the phone today?
I called him after work and told him everything that said slimy realtor had been trying to pull and he apologized, saying that his partner (the rude guy I talked to on Friday) hadn't told him any of this. I said that the slimy realtor was the only reason we terminated, because we really wanted the house. I told him that we wanted to resubmit our bid, but this time with our OWN realtor, of the decidedly non-slimy variety, and he was most amenable.
Soooooo....I emailed our non-slimy realtor who has agreed to represent us and deal with the slimy realtor (who's going to absolutely SHIT when he hears from her! ROFL) and she's going to type up our offer so we can resubmit it by Wednesday. The seller said that the plumbing leak will be fixed this week. We can have the plumbing system retested and get the house inspected and that should be it........she typed through gritted teeth.
So this morning, I get an email from the owner of the house, saying how sorry he was that we terminated the contract and he was concerned about the comments I made about the slimy realtor and could we speak about it on the phone today?
I called him after work and told him everything that said slimy realtor had been trying to pull and he apologized, saying that his partner (the rude guy I talked to on Friday) hadn't told him any of this. I said that the slimy realtor was the only reason we terminated, because we really wanted the house. I told him that we wanted to resubmit our bid, but this time with our OWN realtor, of the decidedly non-slimy variety, and he was most amenable.
Soooooo....I emailed our non-slimy realtor who has agreed to represent us and deal with the slimy realtor (who's going to absolutely SHIT when he hears from her! ROFL) and she's going to type up our offer so we can resubmit it by Wednesday. The seller said that the plumbing leak will be fixed this week. We can have the plumbing system retested and get the house inspected and that should be it........she typed through gritted teeth.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Termination
We terminated our house contract today, because of the fucking slimy realtor. Not only wouldn't he fax back copies of option renewals unless I threatened to call the Board of Realtors on him, he babbled incessantly, not letting us get a word in edgewise and he also signed himself as our (the buyers) representative on the contract without telling us! I called the seller today to see if he got a copy of our option renewal amendment to sign and he told me that he had signed it and "your realtor" should have faxed it to me by now. I told him that this idiot wasn't MY realtor, he was HIS realtor. "Nope, look at your contract." So, I did, and the asshole had signed under our names as our realtor, when we had explicitly told him that we were representing ourselves. Lesson learned: get your own realtor....
So, after calling the realtor and letting him know exactly what I thought of him, I faxed over our termination of contract to him, the seller and the title company. Of course, i immediately got a phone call: "Now, Lisa, isn't this a bit"....click! I hung up on him. I listened to enough of his incoherent babbling for the past month.
Luckily for us, we've been looking at other houses with a reputable realtor and we'll be dealing with her from now on......
And the slimeball can look forward to a notice from the Texas Board of Realtors....
So, after calling the realtor and letting him know exactly what I thought of him, I faxed over our termination of contract to him, the seller and the title company. Of course, i immediately got a phone call: "Now, Lisa, isn't this a bit"....click! I hung up on him. I listened to enough of his incoherent babbling for the past month.
Luckily for us, we've been looking at other houses with a reputable realtor and we'll be dealing with her from now on......
And the slimeball can look forward to a notice from the Texas Board of Realtors....
watch the TV news.....
If you see a story about the body of a fat, sweaty realtor found cut up into tiny little pieces, you'll know I finally went over the edge......
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Saturday, June 10, 2006
House Hunters
The house we made an offer on turned out to have a huge plumbing problem (a leak in or under the slab). The seller initially said that he would only allow $1000 for any repairs, but this will be a multi-thousand dollar repair, according to the plumber we hired to test the system, on the advice of the house inspector. Apparently, houses that are 50 years old or more have cast iron pipes that were meant to last about 50 years or so. This house has also settled and the foundation has been somewhat repaired in places.
The seller is now saying that he will have his plumber look into seeing how much repairs will be, but not until Tuesday, the day before our option period is up. He asked if we would extend our option period, which we will do, but not at any additional cost to us. He also tried to rope us into paying for part of the plumbing repairs but of course we said no. We've already made it abundantly clear that we have no extra money to give him. He cannot sell the house in that condition, unless he finds someone who has a lot of money to pour into the repairs. The rest of the house is great, and he's a contractor, so he shouldn't try to cheap out.
We also looked at another house today, in case we have to opt out of the other one. It's great as well, but more expensive and smaller. It's on our side of I-35, so it would be much easier to sell, when we decide to get rid of it in the future, and it's a court-ordered sale, which could take a while to go through, giving us time to save up $$ a bit.
Choices, choices.......maybe the choice will be made for us next week.
The seller is now saying that he will have his plumber look into seeing how much repairs will be, but not until Tuesday, the day before our option period is up. He asked if we would extend our option period, which we will do, but not at any additional cost to us. He also tried to rope us into paying for part of the plumbing repairs but of course we said no. We've already made it abundantly clear that we have no extra money to give him. He cannot sell the house in that condition, unless he finds someone who has a lot of money to pour into the repairs. The rest of the house is great, and he's a contractor, so he shouldn't try to cheap out.
We also looked at another house today, in case we have to opt out of the other one. It's great as well, but more expensive and smaller. It's on our side of I-35, so it would be much easier to sell, when we decide to get rid of it in the future, and it's a court-ordered sale, which could take a while to go through, giving us time to save up $$ a bit.
Choices, choices.......maybe the choice will be made for us next week.
