Every so often, it strikes me that I own a house, and that the repair costs on this thing are astronomical. And that I’m basically in debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and at the moment, have an income of $0.
It’s a bit … frightening.
In the grand scheme of things, I realize, eventually, that it’s no worse than renting a place, that the value for the money is a lot higher, and that I’m living in a place that I’ve now invested a lot of myself into, and that it’s growing better with time. Still, it freaks me out.
The downstairs is looking really nice – the floor’s in, and though parts of it are not level (there’s a corner in the bedroom that’s clearly lower than the rest of the floor, for instance, and the lead in to the downstairs bathroom is practically a small ramp), it’s looking really nice. The boards could be fit tighter, and such, but I think overall, it looks pretty darned good. I was a bit stressed a couple minutes ago (about 3am), and walked around downstairs in the dark, just to see how it “felt” without being able to see it, and it felt great. Seeing it reveals some small gaps between the boards, but I’m hoping that’ll eventually all settle in.
Whoo. Expensive. Gonna move downstairs when it’s done, and probably rent out another room upstairs to one of the housemates. Hopefully. Or begin to really start ripping shit up upstairs. Depends, I guess, on a few things. We’ll see.
The annual game sales have come and gone, and for about $15 each, I picked up … lessee… Super Monkey Ball 2 (for the GF), Sonic Mega Collection, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter, XIII, a couple of gifts for friends, and eventually, Beyond Good and Evil (it’s not here yet). I’m psyched for BG&E, XIII is better than I’d thought it would be (as is Billy Hatcher – simple, but fun). SMB2 is what I expected – simple, sometimes frustrating, and I have yet to try BoF. Also got Max Payne 2 from my old housemate and lifelong friend, and it’s pretty damned awesome. One of those games that just kinda sticks with you – the atmosphere’s so great.
Anyhow. Gotta swing in to work tomorrow for a potluck and gift exchange, then hoof it back up home to hang out with one of my best friends, who’s in from outta town. Like a complete jackass, I forgot I had to go to work this morning when I originally made plans, so I’ve gotta call and postpone ’till the afternoon. I’m a twit. *sigh*. Maybe catch Return of the King again tonight. Phenomenal movie, incidentally, and really raises the bar for what one imagines can be put to screen. Any “epic” battle now has the battle of Pelennor Fields to live up to, and that’s gonna be a rough challenge. I loved the Dock battle in Matrix Revolutions – I thought *it* raised the bar pretty darned high. But RoTK lept over it like a tall man at the high jump in the midget olympics. Crazy. A tall man who can jump. Yeah, I know tall people aren’t necessarily good high jumpers. Just imagine they are.