For my maiden post I will commend my ex-coworkers (and you know who you are) for the idea of using a blog to stay in touch with them. I have never been a big fan of blogs but you know, blogs were never a big fan of me, so fair's fair. This blog exists for the purpose of keeping the various and sundry folks I know in the loop about my existence and how it is panning out. Starting today I will update, as best I can, and when I remember to do it, this here blog.
The first thing to report is that it looks like the recent purchase deal for my move back to New York (Rochester to be precise) is going to fall through. I learned this shortly after returning from my visit with the above-mentioned ex-coworkers. It seems the sellers are in a tiff with the sellers of the house they had planned to buy after selling me their place and do not want to back down - which means they are not going to leave their current house by settlement date (6/20). So my plans to close on the place this coming Monday are hereby converted to plans to look for a new place. Just lovely. Well before you all send me notes telling me to sue them, understand that the missus is a lawyer and so it's no skin off her nose to get into various legal paperwork filings. Secondly, I still need a place to live. It could be months before such an issue is resolved and then I'd still have to buy their place. This could put me into December and by then, of course, all the classes I planned to take to cover my pre-medical studies would have started and probably also ended! [For those who don't know, the whole reason I plan to move back to Rochester, aside to be nearer to my folks and to get back into practice shovelling snow from driveways, is to take classes pursuant to getting prepared for medical school. Having blown off serious study in college when I first went, I now must pay the lofty price and see about taking it seriously the second time around. The good news is, there is no entrance exam for the likes of me. The bad news is, I am going back to college at the age of 37. It will feel weird. But that's life!]
In any case after lining up three contractors to refurbish my place, I hope I can fanagle my way into not having to cancel the plans I have to do this work. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
The first thing to report is that it looks like the recent purchase deal for my move back to New York (Rochester to be precise) is going to fall through. I learned this shortly after returning from my visit with the above-mentioned ex-coworkers. It seems the sellers are in a tiff with the sellers of the house they had planned to buy after selling me their place and do not want to back down - which means they are not going to leave their current house by settlement date (6/20). So my plans to close on the place this coming Monday are hereby converted to plans to look for a new place. Just lovely. Well before you all send me notes telling me to sue them, understand that the missus is a lawyer and so it's no skin off her nose to get into various legal paperwork filings. Secondly, I still need a place to live. It could be months before such an issue is resolved and then I'd still have to buy their place. This could put me into December and by then, of course, all the classes I planned to take to cover my pre-medical studies would have started and probably also ended! [For those who don't know, the whole reason I plan to move back to Rochester, aside to be nearer to my folks and to get back into practice shovelling snow from driveways, is to take classes pursuant to getting prepared for medical school. Having blown off serious study in college when I first went, I now must pay the lofty price and see about taking it seriously the second time around. The good news is, there is no entrance exam for the likes of me. The bad news is, I am going back to college at the age of 37. It will feel weird. But that's life!]
In any case after lining up three contractors to refurbish my place, I hope I can fanagle my way into not having to cancel the plans I have to do this work. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
posted by Matt Campbell at 5:23 PM
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