Talked to a different loan officer about possibilities for making home ownership a reality. The result was that my fears are confirmed - an apartment dwelling lass with fabulous credit, a decent wage but just a teensy bit of money for the myriad of costs required for home purchase can't even afford to live in squalor, in Everett. Now, to be truthful, I'm making it a bit more difficult for myself. I live in a 1bdrm 1bath currently but want a 2x2. Resale is better and let's face it, I have a lot of crap at mom's still. And I want a w/d and a dw and a place to hide my car a little from the elements. This equals unaffordable in the land of western Washington real estate. Blech. I haven't given up hope entirely but I'm basically to the point where I'll just have to wait a few years before this can happen. Second mortgages just don't exist anymore. Goodbye fabulous tax break. But as the loan dude said, it doesn't make sense to have a couple hundred thousand dollar mistake for $8000 break in taxes.
So then I made the mistake of trying to find a decent bathing suit to go swimming in for health. Went to a store self-billed as the best selection of suits in the state and was very disappointed by the service. Nothing like the fabulous woman and suits at Stunning Sunning in Quincy. Definitely going back there! I did find a nice suit that didn't cut in like a crazy Brazilian carnival costume and it even has tummy flattening powers. Awesome! Not that I have a big tummy or anything but I'll take whatever help I can get. The sales lady would have been a great help if she had kept her stupid comments to herself. My favorite when asking her opinion of one over another (because I should have brought a friend but didn't), "I like this one better. The other one made you look too old lady-ish". Bottom line, I walked out with a black and white, slimming, slightly conservative leg cut suit with ROSES & BOWS on it! I'm keeping the tags on and will revisit the suit in a week or so to see if it really looked that good or if I will just want to burn it. I did find two cute cover-ups though that I will definitely be keeping.
After the super sore horseback riding adventure I tortured my knees further with a night of dancing. They are quite a bit swollen and angry with me over my escapades but I like to remind myself that if I don't use them, I lose them. They are going to hurt whatever I do so I might as well not have the muscles atrophy as well. Ladies Dance Night was interesting. I met some cool people and learned some new allergies. Apparently you can be allergic to sequins. Vintage sequins don't affect her but all the new ones do. Breaks out into hives and everything. But the girl is addicted to sequins and keeps trying to come up with different layers to outfits so that sequins can still be involved! Such dedication! I do not have that. If some type of clothing article made me break into hives every time I got near it I would just steer clear. This same colorful character is also terrified of dwarfs. Seriously sends her into panic mode. This is made all the more (sadly) amusing by the fact that she is easily 5'11". Luckily there were none to be had at the bar we chose and so the evening passed without a near-dwarf-experience.
It was lesbian night and I have to say it was a lot more fun dancing with no guys. No pressure and the gaydar of gay people is pretty good so when you are a hetero you just get left alone. And then you are free to dance the night away with your friends! I am amused that the stamp you get at admission (I still don't know why they require it on one specific location of your body - for instance the inside of your right wrist only) was "queer". I was curious if it was going to be a lasting ink and maybe make things interesting at the opera today but it has all but washed off so no curious looks from that crowd later this afternoon.
The sun is blindingly bright and makes me wonder if our false spring is back for a day or so. Gotta love it! Sorry about the east coast having the exact opposite. They seem to be buried in snow every week. They will savor the summer for sure if it ever makes an appearance.
- Signing off -
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