My mind was blown when I recently learned about an actual castle not far from where I live where you can hold parties and — of course — weddings. Now, you can indulge your fantasies about being queen on your wedding day or playing Catherine Middleton without having to get your passport updated. Continue reading
It was big spider though!
Apparently, he walked out and saw this spider and it was so big, he actually thought it was a toy someone left to scare us. So he swatted it with a newspaper and it didn’t move. Then he took this sign from in front of our place and swatted at it — and it moved! He freaked out and yelled my name so loud, I heard it from the office, in the back of our place. He yelled for me to bring a can of Raid and close the door. I brought him the Raid and eased the can out the door (because even though I didn’t know yet what he was freaking out about, I know the manner of bugs that surround our place). After some heavy spraying, I peeked out the door and saw a massive spider with yellow and black markings on its back and said, “whoa!” and immediately closed the door again.
A few minutes later, he asked for a couple of paper towels, which I ran to get — and my camera. If you want to see this poor smushed spider, click on through.
We’re now in week 12, people! Are you wondering what I’m doing? Me too! Besides work, church and AAJA responsibilities, I’ve been busy taking folic acid, prenatal vitamins and trying to eat as well as I can. Seriously, trying to get all my vegetables is kind of hard. I need some recipes that incorporate more green and yellow vegetables. And I’ll probably have to get over my aversion to green, red and yellow peppers. Sigh.
In terms of baby preparations, you might be wondering if I’ve started with a registry, or preparing a room, or knitting baby booties….ah, no. I’ve been looking for a new place. And people in the Conejo Valley are asking for some ridiculous rents for their not so great units. I don’t understand it. I just saw an ad on Craiglist today, advertising a 2 bedroom, 1 bath condo in my city for $1850 a month! WTH???! I don’t think so.
I’d love a new place with wood or tile floors, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with an attached garage (1 or 2) that relatively well kept for $1850 and under (preferably under). Is that really that difficult to find? Criminy.
In the meantime, I’m also planning on starting a new blog for the baby. I’ve got a name in mind….”Rock A Bye Blog.” Too corny? What do you think? Also, if anyone has any links to any personal baby blogs, I’d like to see them. I need inspiration for the design.
The same politicians who have been talking about a need for “affordable housing” for years are now suddenly alarmed that home prices are falling. How can housing become more affordable unless prices fall?
The political meaning of “affordable housing” is housing that is made more affordable by politicians intervening to create government subsidies, rent control or other gimmicks for which politicians can take credit.
Affordable housing produced by market forces provides no benefit to politicians and has no attraction for them.
via IBDeditorials.com: — The High Cost Of Subsidizing Bad Decisions
The Lakes in Thousand Oaks
Turns out I live in the 9th least affordable housing market in the country. Great.
Actually, no. I might be better off in the #9 ranking, since Agoura Hills might actually be considered part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale area, which is #3. Yay?