gmonkey42

Before I do though, I just want to add that I remembered I hadn't taken my Kerry sticker off of my car yet. So I took it off this morning and that was a little sad. I'm trying to think of what's the best thing to do to work for change now. I'm thinking abortion rights will be my issue of choice (no pun intended) because it's important to me as a feminist and it's something that's going to come under attack in the next four years.

OK, on to more normal posting now.

I'm going to come and stay with my parents in the East Bay Area for a week or two. The commute from Davis is killing me. Also, Snape (my cat) has been showing signs of stress. She pooped on the upstairs landing last night. It seemed pretty deliberate. The last time she did something like that, it was peeing on the floor a little - always in the corner and she's also using her box so I don't think she's having medical problems - and that was at a time when I was all stressed out about buying my house and changing jobs. And now I'm getting ready to move down here and I've been stressed about the election.

So I was talking on the phone with my mum and she said I could come and stay with her. Largely for Snape's sake, I think. I think she disapproves of my being at work a lot so Snape's home alone almost all the time. Like I have a choice. My mum has a cat too so I hope they get along. He's a huge fat old Russian blue and he's quite placid so I don't think there'll be problems with him being territorial. I am worried that Snape will be going after him, maybe not even to fight but just to play and she'll be bugging the poor old guy. He is very skittish around people.

Also, I don't know what to do about my house. I'm thinking I should just rent down here, since there's a good chance I won't be living here for too long and I don't want to have to keep buying and selling houses - if I'm doing that too often, I'll be losing money. If I'm going to rent out here then it makes a lot more sense to wait till spring to sell my house because then it'll go for a higher price. But that means living with my parents for a few months. Assuming the cats get along. So I don't know what to do. On the other hand, prices in the Bay Area are going up so much, I'll be kicking myself if I'm still living here in a year and I didn't buy a house. I've had my house in Davis since April and even if I sold it now, I would make a profit, even after paying the realtor and tax and all that. I'm seeing comparable places on the market for more than I paid for my place but I don't know if they're selling well. If I buy down here instead of renting then it makes sense to do it now because place here will be cheaper than in Spring too.

Also, with Bush in office, the economy's just going to get worse so property seems to be a pretty sensible investment. So I'm leaning towards buying. But I don't know for sure yet. Arrgh. Oh well, it's going to take a couple of weeks to get my house ready to sell so I have some time to figure it out.