House house house!

[digital_opium]

We're finally in our new house.

There was much joy in Joyville!

We don't have any furniture... a bed, two computer desks and a TV. Bed and desks were donated by the outlaws.

And we're subsisting on ham and cheese sandwiches until payday. I can tell you that being on day 3 1/2 of nothing but ham and cheese? It's lost its appeal. Greatly.

One of our neighbors came by yesterday. He seemed nice enough, but I get the feeling that he's ... very social. I am having terror-filled visions of him showing up daily just to talk. This does not compute with my reclusive nature. Am not sure what to do. At least I can honestly say "I'd invite you in, but we have no furniture."

So. This place? Coolest place ever. It's an old house... a cabin that's been added on to and reconditioned for year-round occupancy. It's got all the neat old house things... particularly that smell. Not musty, just. Old house smell. You know, the opposite of new car smell. And two fireplaces. So you can smell that, too. All in a very good way. There's all these little nooks and shelves and cupboards all over the place, but since I don't actually have any knick knacks here, right now there's a wolf and an owl sitting on one of the shelves, and that's pretty much it.

It's got a huge, huge porch on the back, and that little cabin-type front door... the one that's just kind of tucked away with a little porch. Post and beam construction... (I think that's what it's called?) The rafters in the ceilings are exposed. The walls are the old slat-style walls, but in excellent shape, freshly painted. All hardwood floors, too, also in excellent shape. I'd bet they were replaced not too long ago.

It's got all new modern appliances, and an old claw-footed bathtub. One bedroom, one bathroom downstairs, two bedrooms and a kind of loft-type thingy with a bathroom upstairs. We probably won't use the upstairs much this winter... There's just the two of us, and since the place is heated by oil, (OMG expensive!) we'll probably shut the upstairs off so we don't have to heat as much. Just have to make sure it's warm enough up there that the pipes don't freeze.

Also have a couple of visitors. A siamese cat comes by with its friend, a big old (grey muzzled) black lab mix. I have dubbed them Milo and Otis. The come by, wander around in the yard, sun themselves on the back porch, and wander off. The kitty and I had a friendly conversation the other night, but I think Otis is deaf. I tried talking to him, but he totally ignored me. But then he barked like mad when he finally noticed me. Silly dog.

And um. We have cows. Across the street. Big, fuzzy, red and white cows. Yes, I do live in the country, why do you ask? *g* (Sorry, Bria. I had to mention the cows! *pets*)

I can see Mount Sunapee and Lake Sunapee from my back windows. Like... I can lie in bed, and I have this awesome view of mountain and lake. I need to pull out the camera and take pictures. Is very spiffy.

So, yes. I am ... content. Happy? That will be when I finally break down and untangle all the speakers for my computer and hook them up. I have no sound! Argh.

So. Who's coming to visit?

Comments

[pjferret.livejournal.com]

The house sounds wonderful. Congrats on the move! I'm jealous - I miss having a place of my own.

Hopefully more furniture won't be long in coming. :)

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's really nifty.

The furniture thing... we'll have to see. All our stuff is five states away in storage, and no way to move it at the moment. Way, way expensive. It'll be cheaper to get a few pieces of used furniture for the time being, but even that's beyond our means at the moment.

Being broke sucks. ;)

[pjferret.livejournal.com]

Yes, it does. I remember when we moved into our first apartment during college, we ended up buying whatever cheap-ass stuff we could find. We got lucky and the guy that sold us our waterbed (only $100 for a king size that was nearly new - pretty good deal) also had a futon to unload, so we ended up with both a bed and a sofa at once. Most of the rest of our stuff ended up either borrowed from my parents or bought from Wal Mart. *g* You can find some nice, cheap stuff there. Tables, lamps, that sort of thing.

Okay, so I rambled on a bit much there. Sorry! lol

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

*g* We'll end up with some cheap stuff too, until we can get our stuff here.

Wow... I would love to find a king sized water bed for a hundred bucks! That's an incredible deal.

And no worries on the rambling. I'm much with the pokey slow, so. I can't talk. ;)

[pjferret.livejournal.com]

We got really lucky with the waterbed. And the futon he threw in was only $50. One good thing, I guess, about living in a college town. There's always people selling furniture for cheap.

Nothing wrong with the pokey slow. :) Moving's a pain.

[luvnick62.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Oooh! I want to visit!

I'm so happy that you have your new place and it sounds absolutely beautiful.

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

'Course you can. ;)

[luvnick62.livejournal.com]

Yay!!

Hmm...I need one of those tubes they have at the bank drive ins that just shoots stuff from one place to another - only people-sized. Like on Futurama!

*loves the icon*

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

Hee! I'd so totally get behind one of those.

I owe you email... will get to that in a moment or three. Am smoothing ruffled feathers... boys can be so silly.

*g* I thought you'd like the icon!

[luvnick62.livejournal.com]

Aww, hope the feather smoothing went well!

*hugs*

[ladyofbrileith.livejournal.com]

*glares at the cows*

Will you keep the cows away if I come to visit??

((In other news, am very, very happy for you. ;) ))

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

Will make sure the cows stay away. *g*

And thank you! *smooch*

[ladyofbrileith.livejournal.com]

Ok. If you protect me from the cows, I will come visit. ;)

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

Of course!

I have green plastic cutlery. I shall protect you valiantly!

[ladyofbrileith.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!!!!!

[gumnut.livejournal.com]

::grins:: sounds divine :D

Actually it sounds more than divine, can I move in? :D

I want cows! Share the cows! I'm sure they're quieter than the people who live across from us.

Heaps happy for you! Give us cow stories :D

Nutty
(moo)

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

Sure, you can move in! We have spare rooms upstairs. :)

The cows are sweet. Big, fuzzy and dumb. *g*

I'll provide cow stories as they occur.

[candygramme.livejournal.com]

I'll be over momentarily. I may bring pickles. Can't have ham and cheese without pickles...

And cows are good. Can't you carve off a steak or two?

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

Mmmmpickles.

I considered becoming a mighty hunter and going after a cow.

I have only plastic utensils. It could get ugly. Although they're green... so great for camoflage. ;)

[candygramme.livejournal.com]

I suspect that plastic utensils would merely enrage a cow.

I sincerely hope that the utensils are green rather than the cow, and that you are able to handle the proximity to beef without salivating on the cows concerned. That would tip your hand (as opposed to the cow.)

I had a cat once who desperately tried, four times a day, for seven years - unsuccessfully, I must admit - to catch a cow.

[digital-opium.livejournal.com]

The cows are red and fuzzy! The cutlery is green and plastic. ;)

My dachshund gave serious thought to trying to catch a moo this morning.

Um. Not the cow. Literally, the moo. It heard the moo and started running around trying to figure out where it came from.

[finishedlast.livejournal.com]

I'll bet that translated into, "I'm delicious," in dog. Better not disillusion him. If he ever actually matches up the cow to the moo, he'll start getting delusions of grandeur.