- I never did say anything about my Halloween costume: I went as Girl Mario. I don’t really have any pictures of it, but it was good enough to win me the costume contest at work. I had the hat (courtesy of Nintendo), a moustache, and my own wardrobe did the rest: a red dress, blue tights, brown boots, and a blue apron to which I affixed large yellow buttons made of felt. I also had sound effects, thanks to a few Super Mario sound drop keychains from my swag box. It was a pretty good costume, considering I rarely play dress up.
I am also amused that the apron I wore was actually a piece of Diner Dash swag I picked up from PAX. It was double gaming nerd goodness all night long, and having the pockets on the inside meant I could store my sound effects and iPhone somewhere other than my boobs. Hooray!
- There is no news on the house front. We managed to close all conditions except the financing one, and we’re giving that until Friday – if we can’t find a lender who’ll throw themselves beneath the CMHC bus on our behalf, we have no choice but to walk away. The entire thing sucks, but MJ and Chris are working like madmen to make it happen. I’m grateful, if apprehensive: as much as I love the property, I have to keep in mind the hellish time the seller is having. What if we want to upgrade in 5 or 10 years? Are we going to be unable to sell for the same reasons? I’m a happy advocate of the “head in the sand” method of dealing with potential problems, but I know Ed is really worried about this. It seems silly to me to worry about MAYBE wanting to sell ten years down the road, but it’s a valid concern. I just wish the unit wasn’t so incredible – I’d have a much easier time walking away if it wasn’t so very awesome. So, we’re in limbo. If the deal isn’t done by Friday, it won’t be done at all and we get to begin the hunt all over again.
- I called our landlord this morning to let him know what happened last night. I’m almost disappointed that I won’t be home until late tonight – I would love a confrontation. Ed and Josh keep telling me not to provoke them, but I can’t help poking the angry bear with a stick – it’s just so hilarious! The bear is so drunk and stupid, and my stick is so pointy! Wheeeee!
- The rest of my Tofino pictures have been uploaded, and are available for your viewing pleasure.
it's a-me! taken by a-reilly!
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I don’t know Kimli… condo resale is a pretty valid reason to walk away from a problem now. There have to be good reasons for CMHC to not want to deal with the building. My suggestion… don’t walk… RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN! I am positive that you guys will find another one that you will love even more.
Actually, they *don’t* have a good reason – and that’s why we’re still in the game. The CMHC has thus far refused to read the engineer’s report explaining what work was done and why, and we suspect they’re basing their decision off out-dated information, pre-work and pre-assessment.
Also, they OK’d the unit next to ours last month.
I think it’s because I’m black. :(
Hmmm… I see your point… approving one condo and not another in a building is beyond stupid. Can you find out who the lender was for the unit that got approved by CMHC? Whoever they were obviously had an IN at CMHC to get it passed.
And by the way… I really want to do the complete “Friends Condo Tour” when Dwight and I come to Vancouver in mid-December… which means I want to see YOUR new home too!
I don’t know for sure, but it sounds like our seller was more honest on her disclosure sheet than the previous ones :(