Originally Posted By cape cod joe Outstanding post DY! Watch Joel Osteen tomorrow morning Candice and you WILL feel better. He's on U.S.A. and Discover network at 8 and 8:30 A.M EST. If he doesn't cheer you up nothing will.
Originally Posted By tink_26 DYG- "my house is really small!?" how dare you diss my house! oh well- it is small compared to the 4000 sq ft mansions people are buying! At least I don't have to clean them! (we own the same model 16 houses away!)
Originally Posted By DyGDisney Well, that's what I was comparing it to. Those houses are huge. We got a chair that works perfect with our new furniture for $100.00! Also a lot of hardback books for $1.00/each. A couple of games, a couple of knick-knacky things, and two framed pictures for our bedroom. We went for the ones with the rust-colored mats because we are hoping to get away from the Americana bedding eventually, and more to the theme we want. But, they are big and we aren't sure if both will work. We also got a few cute bags, hats and the like for the kids for a couple of dollars each.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney I wouldn't want to have to clean them either. In fact the one I'd most want is the single story because it's plenty big enough for us! (Be nice to have a bigger kitchen, but then, some people don't even have a home....back to the being thankful thing).
Originally Posted By avromark Hmm I really should buy a dining room set soon Miss Candice will you fly over for the day and select one for me? I wonder should I go back to school and train to be something else.
Originally Posted By avromark Right now Full time: Jr. Sys Admin Part time: Loan processing Part time: Admitting Clerk
Originally Posted By avromark Job One: Problem Job Two: Not very often, "on call", work weekends when they're behind on files. Job Three: Re-training to work in rehab.
Originally Posted By avromark Do you think it's ok to take out a line of credit? I carry credit cards as a form of payment not loan, I have a mortgage, but no car loan etc. School was scholarship.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^No...A line of credit is looked on the same as active credit. It is factored in the next time you need to buy something that you don't want to use your credit line for. It is more or less a commitment of funds and ready debt. Get one when you need it. If you qualify now, you'll qualify then. JMHO!
Originally Posted By smeeeko Is anyone here in the LA area looking for property? I can't recall. SeanYoda & I were looking at a couple places in NOHO on Sunday (includinga place we very much like but very pricey at about 2099 which seems slightly high for a 2bdrm/ 2bth although it supposedly is 100sq ft bigger than our current location in Orange County and is NEW and on the buslines and red line and has a million and one conveniences that I won't go into here.. but my dad (who lives in the Atlanta area seems to think 'for that price' you can own real estate..) While he hardly ever gives me advice I think that he is slightly off thinking we can get a 30 yr mortgage for no money down and 5-6% interest for the houses/ condos out here. I mean condos run about the high 400s depending on where you go.. and most places the average (again for a 2bdrom condo) is about 600k and up. It really makes me miss our old apt with rent control in Berkeley. =) I agree that we should be owning something 5yrs into this but I also think we should be careful at this point and not jump into anything especially something like a fixed rate mortgage. We're seeing people get bit in the finances either way.. fixed or variable (you have to be careful that the variable rate doesn't work in the lenders favor).
Originally Posted By alexbook I'm hijacking this thread to answer a question avromark posted to me in another thread: >>BTW Alex what's a good science fiction series (like 3 to 10 books) to read? Besides the obvious is there an obscure Gem? Did you read OSC's Ender?<< My usual response when someone asks me for a book recommendation at work is, "Well, that depends. What kind of thing do you like?" I read a few of the "Ender" books. I'm not a big fan of Orson Scott Card's novels, but I highly recommend any of his short story collections. As a short story writer, he's on a par with Asimov and Bradbury, IMNSHO. The original "Ender's Game" short story, in particular, makes the later novel seem bloated by comparison. I'm not big into series these days. There's too much out there that I want to read, and I'm reluctant to commit the time to a series, but some that spring to mind: Harry Potter - I've enjoyed all 6 so far, and I'm eagerly anticipating #7. A Series of Unfortunate Events - I love Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket's prose, even if the plots meander. Foundation - one of the first and greatest "hard" science fiction trilogies (F, F & Empire, 2nd F). I haven't read the later books; I suppose I'll get around to them some day. Dune - not originally planned as a series, the first book is a classic and stands on its own; the second and third are decent sequels; the later Frank Herbert volumes are ambitious but unfocused; the Brian Herbert volumes are exciting but meaningless brain candy Amber - Roger Zelazny's first pentalogy (starting with "Nine Princes in Amber") is one of my favorite stories, ever. The follow-up is some of Zelazny's worst writing (which still makes it better than most other authors). Discworld - Terry Pratchett's books aren't a "series" in the usual sense; they're all set on the same world, but you can read them in almost any order. Fun, light fantasy. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Best Series Ever Dirk Gently - Douglas Adams's "other" series: book 1 is very good, book 2 is *great*, and book 3 was published after his death from unfinished fragments--messy but still worth reading I could go on, but I think that's enough for now.
Originally Posted By avromark <<Harry Potter - I've enjoyed all 6 so far, and I'm eagerly anticipating #7.>> Since the 13 yr old reads slow, it takes awhile before I can borrow the books. <<A Series of Unfortunate Events - I love Daniel Handler/Lemony Snicket's prose, even if the plots meander>> The story of my life <<Foundation>> Asimov would be proud, I bought all the books lovingly owned by others, not a single one from the same printing heh. Amber - Discworld haven't read them. Hitchhikers - I want the radio series as well. Dick I'll give it a shot. I used to be a very avid reader but my life got hectic, now i'm slowing down and wondering what to do with an hour or two a day.
Originally Posted By Black Pearl I rather like a book called Eon, written by Greg Bear. It has been around for a long time.
Originally Posted By MissCandice Is is in Salmon of Doubt? I have it but have not read it yet because I am still sad he is dead.
Originally Posted By alexbook "A Salmon of Doubt" -- the first few chapters of it were published after DNA's death
Originally Posted By alexbook Oops. 179 was in response to 177. Re: 178 Yes, it is sad to read, because of all the "might have beens" -- and also because DNA probably wouldn't have wanted it published that way. But there's also a lot of very funny stuff in there. The book as published includes the unfinished novel, plus a selection of short stories, essays, letters, and random scraps of writing found on his computers after he died.
