s e v e n i s a j o u r n e y

So, tomorrow morning I take the train up to Porirua to stick the tender offer in the locked box. We did all the research we could, and are making an unconditional offer. Tenders are these evil silent auctions they run for houses here. They are especially popular during a strong sellers market- curse them! Basically you write down a price and a list of conditions (inspections, financing, closing date, etc) and hope you get picked. We did as much investigative work as we could before hand(a combination of going through public records and fee-for-service stuff) so we could be sure of ourselves. Oh, I failed to mention the really evil part of tenders- there is no listed price! It is up to you to come up with your own “fair market value”, and the seller can pick whatever they want!

So it goes in tomorrow, and some time this weekend we will hopefully get a call that we have gotten the place. That would be nice. We are trying our best to send out positive vibes to the Universe, while at the same time not over-investing ourselves (with the associated danger of crushing despair if we don’t get the place). We figure with a good unconditional offer we know that if we don’t get the place then an offer WAY above ours came in, one we could not afford anyway, so we should not feel bad. Well, not too bad.

We did get to meet the seller today, and we did our best to hit it off with him. A very healthy and vital 70-year-old, but with Parkinsons disease setting-in the property was just too much for him to manage. He did have a very friendly indoor cat, following us around the house, desperate for love. It was quite old, with one eye all milky with cataracts. He also has two outdoor cats, and told an amusing story of how one night they were on the ledge looking in through the kitchen window when a possum came up on the ledge behind them. They did not hear it (so much for keen feline senses!), and it sat behind them watching them as they looked through the window. When they did notice it they were off like a shot! Hee!

Besides that the weather has been normal Wellington spring. Rain, sometimes heavy, mixed with periods of brilliant blue sky. It can switch back and forth between sun and rain a dozen times a day. Except Tuesday when it rained all day.

I have gotten back into playing with my dolls again. Went down to the local Games Workshop store and played two battles with my Wood Elves on Wednesday night. It was fun, and it might be a way to meet some fun gamer freaks. My current record is one minor victory against the orcs and goblins, and one minor defeat against the Slann/Lizardmen. Hopefully as I get back into the groove and learn 6th edition rules I can up my kill ratio.