Zenchick tagged me. Great. I figured, “What the hey?” I can do one meme. It won’t kill me.
Four jobs I’ve had:
1. Pizza Delivery Guy.
2. Assistant Pizza Store Manager.
3. Waiter.
4. Clerk at Blockbuster (ick).
Four films I can watch over and over again :
1. The Princess Bride
2. Shaun of the Dead
3. Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World
4. Snatch
Four places I’ve lived:
1. Adelphi, Md
2. Columbia, Md
3. Towson, Md
4. Cockeysville, Md
Four TV programs I love:
(It doesn’t says current tv programs).
1. Battlestar Galactica
2. Hill Street Blues
3. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
4. Highlander: The Series
Four places I’ve been on holiday:
1. Manchester, Vermont
2. Boston
3. San Francisco & Los Angeles, California
4. Quebec
Four of my favourite dishes:
1. Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
2. Club Sub with lettuce, onion, mayo, hots, old bay, pickles, mustard
3. My dad’s scratch-cooked mac & cheese.
4. My mom’s home-baked apple betty.
Four websites I visit daily:
1. Blogtimore
2. Online Banking
3. Gmail
4. And the best website of all time: http://www.MalnurturedSnay.net
Four places I’d rather be right now:
1. My own house in Remington
2. Boston
3. Maybe your bed
4. Passing my car’s emission test
Four bloggers I’m tagging:
1. You.
2. Her, over behind him.
3. Whoever’s hiding behind the door.
4. Him. Over there. In the corner.
After a discussion with the knowledgeable Molly Goatwax at Molly’s Pub, I’ve pretty much reached the conclusion that while I would very much like to buy a house, and would like to buy a house in Remington, and might like to buy Gary’s grandad’s house in Remington even if it does need work, that I’m just not at a point where purchasing one makes much sense — I don’t have enough money, and while my credit score is a lot better than it was last spring when I first started thinking about this, a bigger hurdle is how little I make (or rather, how little I report making).
Essentially, the only way we could figure I could buy the place was if Merf took on the title himself, paid closing costs himself, and then after a year of paying interest to him, I would refinance and the bank would get the title. That’s the short version, and thankfully Molly wrote it down for me or I wouldn’t have been able to keep it even that straight.
Alternatively, I could wait a few years, when hopefully my financial situation has improved, and buy a house in the same neighborhood with little or no work required to make it a great home (maybe just a little paint). So, I think that’ll be my course of action.
(As I explained to my parents in an e-mail I sent them last night, “Let’s say I did buy this place, and then got out a home equity loan to repay you … what would prevent me from them going up to the dealership and buying a 2007 Wrangler? Nothing!”)
And for those of you not in the know — yesterday was my first time at Molly’s Pub in several months, and I was surprised (excellently so) to learn that Molly’s Pub is now one of the few Baltimore bars serving Resurrection Ale. That’s right - it’s not just at Brewer’s Art anymore!
