real estate – Oddball Update

A Homeowner Once More

February 22, 2011February 22, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

Things got a little crazy right at the very end, with the inclusion of a federal holiday that we all forgot about (whoops — it’s Presidents Day!). But now I can finally say that Apple and I are homeowners again. It feels like it’s been forever, but it’s only been a couple of months.

Wired

February 18, 2011February 18, 2011 Chief Oddball

It’s sleepy-bye time here in Frisco, but as the night begins to settle in, I’m wired. As usual. Everyone else has long since gone to bed, but I’ve got far too much on the mind for sleep just yet. Two days away, after all, is our closing date: the day we pay a big chunk of change for the privilege of living in our own home.

Down to the Wire

February 11, 2011February 11, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

It’s actually very warm tonight, to the point where I like my feet to stick out of the blanket — which isn’t hard, given my height. This seems strange, after how just two nights ago we were bundled up in here with three layers of blankets just to keep from turning into popsicles before morning.

Fighting Fate’s Entropic Grasp

January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

Ohhh, no. I am not letting you go that easily. Those were my thoughts on Thursday afternoon when our realtor called me at the office and dropped a bombshell in my lap. I knew something was up when I asked, by way of a greeting, how he was doing, to which he responded: “Uhhh…it depends.”

And Here We Go

January 20, 2011January 20, 2011 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

You’ll have noticed that we arrived in our new hometown of Frisco, TX on the fifth day of January and promptly disappeared. It was like that episode of Doctor Who where everyone yearns to be sent to the 500th floor because its walls are rumored to be paved with gold, and then everyone who gets sent up there is never heard from again.

Oddball 2010: The End of Act 1

December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 Chief Oddball 1 Comment

As 2010 draws to a close, let’s all take a moment to look back at the Oddball Update’s eighth year on the web and ask, “Whatever happened to that Chief Oddball guy? He never posts anything anymore.” To be honest, sometimes Chief Oddball asks himself that same question.

Vent

November 9, 2010September 28, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

[notice]Update: In case anyone tried to log in and respond to this post, there were some security issues with the blog that prevented this. Those issues have now been resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience. You can thank the &@%# comment spammers.[/notice]

Making Progress, Waiting For Resolution

August 17, 2010August 17, 2010 Chief Oddball 6 Comments

A lot of stuff has been happening lately. Progress being made. We think. If this were Facebook, I’d have stopped right there and felt right at home with the millions of other vacuous posts that contain so little detail as to be utterly worthless to anyone but their author.

Well, That Didn’t Quite Work Out

July 14, 2010September 21, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Today’s prospective home buyers showed up 45 minutes early (while we were still here), flustered us thoroughly and then decided they hated the place, turned around and walked out within literally thirty seconds. Nice.

Let the Showings Resume

July 13, 2010July 13, 2010 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

After trying to chase her down for weeks, Apple and I finally cornered one of her former co-workers. Some time back, she learned that we were selling our home and expressed interest in taking a look at it, since she wanted to upgrade from her small condo that wasn’t even garage-equipped.

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