The Russians looked stupid and culturally tone-deaf.
It was even worse before. This was the toned-down "sensitive" version.
Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hil R. - Feb 21, 2010 4:50:18 pm PST #9762 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Dana - Feb 21, 2010 4:51:56 pm PST #9763 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I don't care much about hockey, but this Canada-U.S. game is pretty exciting.
Cass - Feb 21, 2010 4:52:26 pm PST #9764 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
On a very separate note, if I wanted to decide to buy a house, anyone got a suggestion about how I would start applying for mortgages? Er.
I'd talk to erin_obscura.
sarameg - Feb 21, 2010 5:09:02 pm PST #9765 of 30001
I went through my emails with the broker, and I think everything I mentioned was it. This is what the broker listed. I think we might have added 401K statement:
'07 & '08 w-2's, one month's pay stubs (2 or 4 depending how often you get paid), asset statements (checking, savings, etc).
meara - Feb 21, 2010 5:17:02 pm PST #9766 of 30001
...recs from bank? Like, the one I do checking with? Wouldn't they just say "With us! With us!"
Don't know any recent homeowners in my area. Don't have a realtor yet, but plan to get one, I suppose. Maybe. If I"m actually doing this. Er. Eep?
Hil R. - Feb 21, 2010 5:18:36 pm PST #9767 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The ice dancing commentators seem to be making a point of explaining why this Indian routine isn't offensive.
sarameg - Feb 21, 2010 5:27:16 pm PST #9768 of 30001
You are... Seattle? Plei?
Your bank. Or any bank. Of course, they will say "go with us." You don't have to. You can do this with multiple places. Basically, you want a good faith estimate from them after they run your numbers, to give you an idea of what it might cost you. Note: you are NOT committing to the mortgage! That comes later. First, I got pre-qualified/approved. That requires less paperwork. Then, I went in with a monthly I'd be willing to do, and how much I'd be willing to put down, and they ran the #s. And we played with them a bit. And then I found a house and we worked that. And that's when the crazy official documentation begins.
Probably varies state to state on what docs are needed, but the early stage are just about figuring out your range. So unless you have a specific property in mind (in which case, you jump to the docs) it's really a math exercise.
And ??!
Lee - Feb 21, 2010 5:30:03 pm PST #9769 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
For ita, bacon cupcakes [link]
aurelia - Feb 21, 2010 5:37:48 pm PST #9770 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
I remember watching Kidnapped when it aired. I had forgotten about Eugene Tooms and the Amazing Maleeni.
§ ita § - Feb 21, 2010 5:43:35 pm PST #9771 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If they're calling it Indian, Hil, that's fail right there. Even if it is Aboriginal Canadian, you really don't wanna go that road.
Okay, bacon, toffee, and chocolate? NOMNOMMYNOMNOM.