State of the Lyn!

[aldersprig]

Whee.

First, a passing musing: I am often fascinated by the new meanings typos give things, or, if not typos, my own misreading of things. Sometimes it seems I am alone in this; am I?

The HouseBuying continues to move at a pace but not apace. The USDA going on sudden retreat (not running away, the other sort) has delayed us an indefinite time around but not certainly 2 weeks.

This past Saturday, T. and I went to the Cortland Arts and Wine Festival (and got an estimate on the giraffe carpet, also in Cortland(*))... loads of fun, as it always is. Drank lots and lots of wine, bought a little, giggled a lot(**).

I don't actually know what we're doing this weekend. Perhaps garage/freesale-ing. Writing, I'm sure. Rest. Rest would be nice.


(*) About an hour north and east of our apartment.
(**) I giggled. T. does not giggle.

Comments

[meridian_rose]

Sometimes typos seem like Freudian slips just in written rather than verbal form. And I often mis-read things due to personal expectations and biases, which can give rise to some odd ideas :D

On a related note, I read somewhere about mis-spelt words being useful for looking at your work in a new way; for every typo, let Word autocorrect it to the first option it suggests, no matter how wrong or out there. How could you rewrite that sentence to correctly incorporate this new word.

[aldersprig]

The mis-reading thing, yes. I find it entertaining to make up stories about my mis-readings.

That's an interesting idea, with the mis-spelling/spellcheck.

[clare_dragonfly]

I dunno about fascinated, but I am certainly amused by the way typos and misreadings can change things. I mean, look at how much mileage we got out of Hob misreading "plants" as "parents" XD

I have to ask, what does the USDA have to do with your house buying? Do the (former) owners work for them? (Also, how can the entire USDA go on a retreat? Is this some other USDA? United States Dairy Association?)

[aldersprig]

The USDA is where our mortgage is through, yes, the US Dept. of Ag. And I don't know how they can all go on retreat, but they did.

Yes, be sure to water your parents!!

[clare_dragonfly]

I thought mortgages had to be through banks! You learn something new every day. Well, I... hope they have fun at their retreat, I guess. And come back refreshed and ready to get your house properly purchased ;)

My mom does drink a lot. If we go out for breakfast she orders water, orange juice, milk, and tea.

[aldersprig]

It's um, complicated? There's a bank there, too, but it's a USDA-backed mortgage so it costs us less.

*giggle* I do that sometimes. Though coffee.

[clare_dragonfly]

Costing less is good!

[aldersprig]

no closing costs, no down payment.