So what's your excuse?Follow

This thread has two points: one to see what you guys are doing to keep you away from the Asylum and also to show you what's been keeping me away from the boards. In other words, I'm showing off my house I still have a lot to do so it will be awhile before I can come crap up this area with random threads to get you guys awake. But I've gotten a lot done so I thought I'd share my new abode in NC.

We're renting a townhouse is a nice area of Apex. It's very quiet despite the enormity of the subdivision and abundance of stores within walking distance.
dining room 1

dining room 2

master bedroom

living room from birds eye view Lots of crates to still put away and I need to get the decorations up.

living room from below, looking upstairs

kitchen 1

kitchen 2

Xaviers room

Ashes room

The deck was too akward to get a pic so I just took some of our view from it.

the lake directly behind us

tennis courts, playground, clubhouse. Behind the clubhouse is a large pool for tenants.

Around the lake is a walking trail that they are finishing up. There is a resteraunt going in on the far side of the lake, and the idea is to be able to walk around, stop for a bite to eat and continue on your way home. I dont know when it will be done, but I would guess by mid spring. They'll also be expanding the playground, and adding in basketball courts next year too.
We're 1 minute from the historic downtown, which is a great place to wander in and out of small shops, stop for tea or ice cream, and hang out. 5 minutes from a huge playground, cinemas, and every store you could need. Granted, Tares a mere 15 minutes from us, but we don't hold that against her.

So what's been keeping you away? Despite the understanding we've hashed everything to death and back, and everyone knows where who stands on what issue, there's gotta be more going to to make this place so dead. Spill it!

I was going to make a witty fairly accurate post but I've been informed that our official line here is "Nexa and I are feeding and clothing the homeless."

Since the ebil Sub-Prime loan bastages in Ameh'cuh managed to devalue my house to the price of a Happy Meal, I'm tapping my foot in this cardboard box in a shop doorway waiting for Smash & Nexa to bring food.

the lake itself is more of a large pond but the trail goes all the way around, probably under a mile walk? We also have nature trails wandering in and out of the woods encircling our neighborhood. Good for jogging, biking, roller blading, etc.



Edited, Nov 11th 2007 5:12pm by DSD

Beautiful place you've got there. And the surroundings look magnificent too, which only makes me wonder why you don't post even less. Guess it's a bit cold outside... Still, I'm well jealous.

I'd post more, but I'm really not feeling it these days. Going through a weird time at work, and with the gf, and my mind is a bit all over the place. And, lately, I don't feel like I have anything intresting to say. Or anything worthwhile. Sometimes, I even wonder why I started posting here in the first place.

And then... And then I remember all the cool posters whose prose I love reading, and all the dumb **** that gets written and I can't help but reply, and all the subtle camaraderie that discreetly flows through the few and far between threads, and then I'm like "No, seriously, wtf?! A presidential candidate that doesn't believe in evolution?!"

Anyway, really nice house!

I've been at work, working, and since the site got blocked I just don't post as much. Every so often I pop in from home, but I've never been one for being on here at all hours. I've been posting more the last couple of days because I've been home sick, but I go back tomorrow so that'll end.

looks nice, love the tree in the babies room. that is great. my wife would die if i let her do something like that.

well only kind of as she is making the black pearl in my boys room *grins*

Canned response: Raising a kid, keeping a house, working full time, taking a class, writing a thesis, participating in various organizations because I clearly have mental health issues that make it impossible for me to know when to quit, and of course, feeding and clothing the homeless.

Oh, and donating blood to orphaned lepers, naturally.

Nexa

do I sense a touch of bitterness there, Nexa? Supposed to got to 77 this week

Work. I'd post pictures of my in-box, but due to the Confidentiality Agreement I signed, I am unable to do so.

I've been taking classes at night too for a Certificate in Intellectual Property. My work pretty much decided that they need me to concentrate more on patent and trademark work rather than the corporate side of things (but I'm still doing that too). So I've been super busy either doing homework or work work.

Then at home it's house stuff such as the laundry, cleaning, cooking, spending time with the kids and servicing the husbandguy.

P.S. I am so incredibly jealous that you've completely unpacked and gotten your house in order. Been in our home since February and we're nowhere near done.

Edited, Nov 12th 2007 9:06am by Thumbelyna

Nice looking place there DSD, hope it isn't built over an Indian burial ground or anything. (Though that might get you on Ghost Hunters)

I guess theres no picks of DSD/SK's private dungeon because its in disarray too right?

A few factors:

1. ToUtem, Moebius, Pickle, RedPhoenixxx - most of my muses are in absentia

2. I'm lacking any inspiration, wit, enthusiasm or decent contentious stories.

And most of all,

3. No decent trolls. The passing of Drac, varrus and hellbwah have left gbaji to single-handedly take on the cognoscenti, and he's failed to step up to the plate.

I still drop by to see what Joph, Smash, Flea, Nexa, Nadenu, bimbo-hairdresser et al have posted, but. . well. . . mehh.

to lazy to take pics, up load and post