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So, it's been a while.
What have I been up to?
House-hunting.
And let me tell you, the domiciles of today are a damn sight more tricky than the ones of my youth! They camouflage crappy interiors with lovely exteriors(like politicians or Lindsey Lohan). They lure you in with the promise of a sun porch that turns out to be a 2x2 wooden stoop overlooking a backyard that is part quicksand and part Amazonian jungle.
Ugh.
But I persevere.
Today, I investigated two homes.
The first is older, built in 1958 and the interior reflects this in layout and design. The decor, however, is right out of the late 60's/early 70's. Dark wood paneling everywhere and a tile floor that looks like something from a hemmorhaging pinata. Its yard, however, was small and sandy and I could see the potential for a Zen rock garden out front.
The second house was flashier, newer. Built in '69, it was a trilevel with bedrooms upstairs, kitchen and dining on the main level and family room/Satanic ritual space on the lower level. It has a HUGE yard (Which is actually a turn off for me cause I ain't no size queen!) and there's at least one tree fallen across a backyard fence.
While I was there, three other people showed up to take a look at the place, so it's hot.
Too hot for my tastes.
I'd rather take a second look at the house from the 1950s.
You can paint wood panels, can't you?
What have I been up to?
House-hunting.
And let me tell you, the domiciles of today are a damn sight more tricky than the ones of my youth! They camouflage crappy interiors with lovely exteriors(like politicians or Lindsey Lohan). They lure you in with the promise of a sun porch that turns out to be a 2x2 wooden stoop overlooking a backyard that is part quicksand and part Amazonian jungle.
Ugh.
But I persevere.
Today, I investigated two homes.
The first is older, built in 1958 and the interior reflects this in layout and design. The decor, however, is right out of the late 60's/early 70's. Dark wood paneling everywhere and a tile floor that looks like something from a hemmorhaging pinata. Its yard, however, was small and sandy and I could see the potential for a Zen rock garden out front.
The second house was flashier, newer. Built in '69, it was a trilevel with bedrooms upstairs, kitchen and dining on the main level and family room/Satanic ritual space on the lower level. It has a HUGE yard (Which is actually a turn off for me cause I ain't no size queen!) and there's at least one tree fallen across a backyard fence.
While I was there, three other people showed up to take a look at the place, so it's hot.
Too hot for my tastes.
I'd rather take a second look at the house from the 1950s.
You can paint wood panels, can't you?
