I see by my outfit...

[rolanni]

...that this is going to be a very busy week.

Actually, today is rather laid-back (ignore the running around in circles and the declarations that this book will be the death of me; business as usual at this stage, and actually a positive sign), but things start to rev up tomorrow with a podcast interview, then two flavors of medical visits on Wednesday, and a end-of-week in-house interview with The Maine Edge.  We have also just been told that one of the old stone houses in Old Orchard Beach/Ocean Park is for sale at a price that is...above our touch, but not that much above our touch.  We need to think seriously about whether we can fit two writers and four cats in 1,036 square feet, with no basement.  And if we really want to add, "drive four hours round trip to look at a house" into this week's mix, especially because!

I really need to print out the penultimate draft of Alliance on Sunday and use next week to go through it for the final edit (The Final Edit).

So!  How's your week shaping up?

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

Old stone houses can be hard and expensive to heat.

[catlinye-maker.livejournal.com]

My week is looking up! I put DH on a plane at o'dark thirty and sent him to pick up our new (to us) truck in the DFW area, and he's driving it to where we are in Tampa as we type, and very pleased with it overall. Seeing it in person has generated a whole new list of questions, like "how does the second fuel tank we didn't know it had actually work" and "has this truck been lifted, or have they just gotten taller since 2000 (current truck)" and "how do you install running boards anyway, and which ones are best?"

Lots of research to be done, always a good time! :)

As a full-time RVer I suspect my view of 1036 sq ft is warped not helpful. I _can_ conclusively say 2 adults and 3 cats can happily live in 350 sq ft, but boy, one sheds a LOT of stuff to make that happen.

[margotinez.livejournal.com]

Re a house in Old Orchard Beach: In real estate, location is everything. Is this your very favorite place to end up? If so, go check it out now. You can always make a low-ball offer, and leave it to the ghods. In the book
The Bucolic Plague, the Beekman Boys made a very low ball offer for the mansion they fell in love with - and got it. I enjoyed their story, plus the follow-on fact that they, years later, won the Amazing Race on TV and were able to retire the mortgage. I don't know what it takes to add insulation to old stone houses, however.

[bandicoot.livejournal.com]

1036 sounds about right. Should be a good fit for the katz. Maybe they'll let you guys live out back :)

Sounds like it won't be too long until Alliance is ready for eArc!

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

OOB has an awful lot of condos and townhouses. Aside from the stone house there was another a little less -- same sq ft but claimed a 5000 ft loft. I wonder how that works.