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May 06, 2006

"You were stupid and wrong"

We didn't go over to C-town this weekend because the carpenters are still up in the air and there's nothing we can do until our tiny bedroom is framed and the beams are shored up [is that even a phrase? or is it "sured up"?] - right now all the beams are uneven, so without getting things straightened out, we'd have really bad-looking walls, with bent, lumpy and cracked wallboard. So - we're waiting. Plus, matthew had the nerve to go up to williamstown without me to play a gig and do a bunch of other "important" stuff, while I stay home and try to clean the house (or, at least my office) to prepare for having to show it to interested buyers. And while I was cleaning, I found this:
There is nothing better than pointing at my former self and saying "You were stupid and wrong" (and, in this case, kind of ugly, too). That's why it pays to be pessimistic, because then it's really gratifying to be wrong. Yes, it would have been very, very sad if this project had never gotten off the ground. I'm sure we would have found another way, but it might have involved moving back in with Mom and Dad, and, well, that's just plain not as much fun. This way we get the benefit of low-cost housing, selective time with mom and dad (we're all looking forward to movie night), and our own [little] space. As little as it may seem, it is a whole lot bigger than my old bedroom, and we'll be able to bring along some of our favorite stuff too, like, say, the dog and the cats. As it is, we are not official tenants of the barn. Because of the zoning, we just have to be people who just sort of live up in the attic. Maybe we can put a fake cabinet in front of the stairwell and Matthew can be Anne Frank. I'll be Miep, and bring him crackers and news from the outside. And if we're lucky, we'll never be discovered.

Posted by ribbu at May 6, 2006 11:40 PM