Aug
26
No House Work, Just Lots of Sushi
August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’m currently in Los Angeles for a week, doing the freelance poker tournament reporting gig once again. It seems more than a bit surrel to be here, but not quite as strange as the World Series of Poker trip. These trips are actually a ton of work but they pay pretty well, especially since I’m […]
Aug
21
Painty McPainterton
August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
So, knock on wood, the Main St. house appears to be done. I have a few hours of general scrubbing and cleaning tonight, as well as putting up a few more decorations for staging and moving a patio set over, but a marathon day yesterday knocked out the remaining work.
Photos coming shortly (I swear), as […]
Aug
14
A Bad Case of JustOneMoreWeek-Itis
August 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Despite knowing better from past experiences, once again I seem to have overestimated my ability to get the last remaining 172,192 little jobs all done to get the Main St. house ready to list. Finishing up by the beginning of August led to pushing that back a week, which brings us to the present, where […]
Aug
6
Encouraging Day on the Real Estate Front
August 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
Met with our realtor today to check out the Main St. house, as well as to look at five or six potential properties for the next go around. Good news on the Main St. front, as he definitely want to list it in the $90s and doesn’t think that’s crazy at all. I threw out […]
Aug
1
Why, That Appears to be a Finish Line
August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Knock on wood, but the Main St. house should be finished and done after this weekend. There are some small things that’ll be unfinished like painting a few closets and replacing some window screens on the back side of the house, but the plan is to meet with our realtor on Monday and sign all […]
Jul
27
Rain, Rain, and More Rain
July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
So, umm, yeah, it’s been raining a lot here, which isn’t very conducive towards finishing up the landscaping and patio stone projects at the Main St. house. Truth be told, I’ve been lazy this week myself, as I haven’t been over to work on the house after work at all since Tuesday. Most of the […]
Jul
23
So Much Patio Stone
July 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
Yesterday was a pretty rude awakening back to the happy-fun world o’ manual labor after my Vegas hiatus, as I finally bit the bullet and sorted out all of two tons or so of patio stone that’s been sitting in our driveway for months. The plan was to put stone down on the long curving […]
Jul
20
Back in the Saddle (Sort Of)
July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
After two surreal weeks living and working in Las Vegas covering the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, I’m back home, staring at the remaining to-do list for the Main St. house, as far as the last things to finish up before listing it. Truth be told, motivation is a bit lacking at the […]
Jul
2
So, umm, yeah. I officially waved the white flag yesterday afternoon, as far as trying to finish up the Main St. house before I leave for Vegas on the 5th. In the back of my mind I knew it was a case of tilting at windmills but still wanted to try to power through and […]
Jun
26
Back to the Paint and the Grout and the Grind
June 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I was hoping I’d come back completely re-energized from our Vegas vacation, ready to rock and roll on the Main St. house, but, eh, not so much. I’ve been putting in long hours over there the last few days but it’s been a struggle mustering up a whole lot of enthusiasm. Thankfully enthusiasm is optional, […]
