just like old times, really i mean it

i woke up feeling pretty industrious today, cleaning the fish tank again (will someone please tell me where that brown stuff is coming from!) and moving the plants to the balcony again (this time they were cleaning the tiles on the roof.) but now, as the day is winding down and i still have 1 hour left of work, i feel my energy slipping away.

im wanting a beer right now.

i talked to greg tonight for a bit. hes doing well, very happy with his family and thinks the world of his daughter, hayley. we talked about high school and he said he knows he was really annoying back then; i laughed because i remember how things were those few years and the rules we made for the lunch table, specifically with greg in mind. rules like no burping at the table or talking about gross things had strict punishments, like leaving the table for a week. i cant say we ever enforced them, but we kept a scorecard, one mark per violation of a rule. he says that hes mellowed over the years and that he if he picked one person that he could transplant up to ny, it would be me. i said it was nice to be looked up and maybe i would see him on my usa trip later this year.

tomorrow im going to see a house that kristian is looking at, one he is thinking about buying. its an old house, built in 1926. it looks charming from the outside, but from what i hear, there are some major issues that will have to be fixed if he were to purchase it. the wiring will have to be redone (good thing his dad is an electrician) and there is no insulation in the house at all. apparently, it has been in the same family for years and was either sold or given away, back and forth among members of the family. the value of the home is significantly lower than the asking price, but with a good appraisal and a bit more info from his agent (a sister in his hall) he will probably make an offer soon. there is a huge amount of property and it could be easily split into another lot that could be sold, or in my opinion, made into a large garden where one could grow vegetables and herbs. theres also enough room for a few dogs and cats to roam, and kids to run, playing hide and seek.

but it will not be my home.