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Well, I’m not entirely sure I’m going to be able to get a mortgage in order to buy a place, so it looks like we may be renting for another year or so. This would give me time to get some money in the bank again (assuming I can stick to my automatic savings transfers and not touch that account) as well as try to get some of the items on my credit report cleared up.

On the plus side, we found a pretty nice apartment on the west side of Manchester, two floors above where kyotemusings and redenife are living now. It’s a pretty big 3 bedroom place for about what I’m paying for my 1 bedroom currently. We’d be able to take on a roommate, too, which would help with trying to put some money away.

Quick update on the house hunt; the condo in Manchester that we liked has been sold already, so I’m getting more info on the place in Merrimack that needs work. It’s been on the market for over 100 days, so I doubt it’s going anywhere. Also, the other day when Delia was working at Staples, a guy came in to get copies made for the townhouse he’s selling. It’s in Merrimack, it’s 1900 square feet, 3 bedroom. Looks pretty nice, so we’re going to try and take a look at that one in the next few days.

On the financial front, it seems that the mortgage person I was dealing with has disappeared off the face of the earth, so I need to find someone else. I plan on contacting my bank and Delia’s bank. Any other suggestions?

Stolen from historygeek, slightly modified (didn’t think the X and ? stood out enough).

How much of that gross did you contribute? the ones you’ve seen, the ones you’re not sure of or have only seen part of

1. Titanic (1997)
2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003)
3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
4. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
5. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
6. Jurassic Park (1993)
7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
8. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
9. Finding Nemo (2003)
10. Independence Day (1996)
11. Spider-Man (2002)
12. Star Wars (1977)
13. Lion King, The (1994)
14. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
15. Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
16. Shrek 2 (2004)
17. Forrest Gump (1994)
18. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
19. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
20. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
21. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
22. Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)
23. Passion of the Christ, The (2004)
24. Men in Black (1997)
25. Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
26. Armageddon (1998)
27. Mission: Impossible II (2000)
28. Home Alone (1990)
29. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
30. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
31. Day After Tomorrow, The (2004)
32. Ghost (1990)
33. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
34. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
35. Aladdin (1992)
36. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
37. Twister (1996)
38. Toy Story 2 (1999)
39. Troy (2004)
40. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
41. Jaws (1975)
42. Pretty Woman (1990)
43. Bruce Almighty (2003)
44. Matrix, The (1999)
45. Gladiator (2000)
46. Shrek (2001)
47. Mission: Impossible (1996)
48. Pearl Harbor (2001)
49. Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
50. Last Samurai, The (2003)
51. Tarzan (1999)
52. Men in Black II (2002)
53. Die Another Day (2002)
54. Dances with Wolves (1990)
55. Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)
56. Cast Away (2000)
57. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
58. Mummy Returns, The (2001)
59. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
60. Mummy, The (1999)
61. Batman (1989)
62. Rain Man (1988)
63. Bodyguard, The (1992)
64. Signs (2002)
65. X2 (2003)
66. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
67. Gone with the Wind (1939)
68. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
69. Grease (1978)
70. Ice Age (2002)
71. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
72. Godzilla (1998)
73. What Women Want (2000)
74. Fugitive, The (1993)
75. True Lies (1994)
76. Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
77. Notting Hill (1999)
78. Jurassic Park III (2001)
79. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
80. Planet of the Apes (2001)
81. Flintstones, The (1994)
82. Toy Story (1995)
83. Minority Report (2002)
84. Bug’s Life, A (1998)
85. Exorcist, The (1973)
86. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
87. Basic Instinct (1992)
88. World Is Not Enough, The (1999)
89. GoldenEye (1995)
90. Back to the Future (1985)
91. Se7en (1995)
92. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
93. Hannibal (2001)
94. Deep Impact (1998)
95. Dinosaur (2000)
96. Pocahontas (1995)
97. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
98. Top Gun (1986)
99. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
100. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

With the new year and my lease running out at the end of next month, I’ve started seriously looking for a new place to live. I’m hoping to find a townhouse style condo or a small house in the Manchester/Merrimack area. Over the weekend, Delia and I went on our first set of showings. We ended up seeing 4 locations, 2 of them we weren’t too keen on, one we like, but it needs a lot of work, and another that’s brand new in downtown Manch, but kindof small.

We started off in Merrimack looking at this place. I’ve noticed it in listings for a while, and the size and location seem really nice, but the listing does say “needs cosmetics tlc”, which is a bit of an understatement. This first thing we noticed when coming in the door was that a chunk of wall had been removed. This was pretty typical, as there were numerous small holes in the walls all over the building. Not really sure what was going on there. It is huge though, good sized basement with the beginnings of a bar, first floor has living room, dining room, kitchen. Two good sized bedrooms on the second floor, then a huge loft-type area on the 3rd floor, which I think would make a great computer/gaming room. It’s also in a pretty good location in Merrimack, about halfway between my work and Delia’s office.

Next we went to a garden style condo in Manchester, off of South Willow street (near the mall). It was very nice, very good condition, great floors, but I think it’s a little small for what we want. It’s not really much bigger than the apartment I’m in now, but it does have it’s own laundry room. I think it’s staying on the “maybe” pile. From there we went to another townhouse nearby. This one has some water damage to the upstairs bathroom that caused a part of the ceiling in the dining room to sag. It’s probably not a big deal to fix, but it didn’t help the overall place much. It would need some paint, as a few of the walls were a little too pink for my liking, but it had a “half-finished” basement, which could make a good computer area.

The last place we looked at was the brand new townhouse in Manchester, a couple blocks away from the Verizon Wireless Arena. It’s got an unfinished basement, a first floor with a small dining room, small kitchen, and a decent sized living room, and a second floor with 2 bedrooms and a bathroom with washer/dryer hookups. I really liked it, and I think it would be great if we finished off the basement to make a comp/game room. Until that happens though, we’d probably use the second bedroom as an office, which means we couldn’t get a roommate for a bit. I think we’re going to request some more info on this one.

So, that how things are going so far in the new year. I need to get on the phone with the money people again to get that ball rolling as well. Hopefully we’ll be in good shape to move into a place of our (my) own in the near future. Then we can start having people over again, yay!