I pray your brakes go out running down a hill I pray a flowerpot falls from a window sill and knocks you in the head like I'd like to

[insert extremely frustrated scream]

::sigh:: Okay...so the other day when I mentioned something about being frustrated but not wanting to expand upon that, here's the explanation (the abridged version anyway ;)):

My dad is selling his house. No big deal because I understand his reasons for wanting to do so, it makes the most sense. Slight problem with him selling his house, I live in it. Until seeing something about banks temporarily halting foreclosures (just used the first news link I found in a Google search), my fiance and I were in the process of looking for a house. This is why I wasn't too worried about my dad choosing to sell his house. Well, after hearing the 'stop looking for a house' command, I got a little stressed in the "where am I going to live?" line of thinking. I was thinking, 'if I'm stressed to a manageable level with school (I need at least a 3.8 this semester in order to raise my g.p.a. to a breathable level for grad school applications), what happens when I go past that level stressing about unknown living arrangements?'

Umm...yeah...about that... My dad is never going to sell this house. Not if the way the previous three or four house showings have gone. Today just cemented my thought that stressing over living situations was irrational. Honestly, who wants to look at a house when the inhabitants/owners are home? And to top that off, a kitten is running around afraid of the strangers, a hyper puppy is jumping on you and it's a little hard to even look at one of the bedrooms because a teenager is sleeping in the bed and you can't see the floor in her room anyway. Yeah...what am I worried about?

Note: I wasn't actually home during the house showing because like a good girl, I didn't come straight home, so my scenario could be a lot off from the way actual events happened. But I do know that nobody who was expected to be home before 1:00pm this afternoon left the house.

it's not over tonight just give me one more chance to make it right I may not make it through the night I won't go home without you

***Disclaimer: pretty much a repost of a post from a few days ago...but I updated it a bit...and changed a few of the comments...feel free to ignore if you choose...

I want any of the following houses, in order of descending list price ($100,000 & below):

.:. the pretty house on Gardenia between Stephenson Hwy and John R Rd in Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: I have no idea how much it costs!! it's also green, and it's in Madison District; upside: it's pretty...and it's brick...and it's brand new!!
.:. 1921 Rowland Ave, Royal Oak, MI ---> downside: currently has no electricity (keywords in listing are "bring flashlights"); upside: completely finished basement to banish allow the boy ample room for his nerdy stuff...
.:. 21956 Audrey Ave, Warren, MI ---> downside: umm, I put the address into the map thingy and it's somewhere between Ryan and Mound Rds, and 9 and 8 Mile Rds; upside: it's really, really pretty...it's possible that I like it the best...
.:. 110 W Guthrie Ave, Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: umm, Madison District, need I say more?
.:. 309 Vester St, Ferndale, MI ---> downside: umm, is there one besides being small and totally unaffordable? upside: like, everything...including a home warranty...
.:. 3713 Woodland Ave, Royal Oak, MI * ---> downside: it's teeny, tiny and kinda ugly; upside: it has a garage for the boy's unused car...
.:. 30467 Alger St, Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: no garage for the boy's unused car; upside: granite countertops and hardwood floors throughout, new appliances...
.:. 307 Girard Ave, Royal Oak, MI ---> downside: near Downtown Royal Oak (12/Main area); upside: near Downtown Royal Oak, mmm food!!
.:. 3320 Harvard Rd, Royal Oak, MI * ---> downside: near Beaumont Hospital, as in nearly literally next door; upside: near Beaumont Hospital...and it's pretty cute..., and close to Woodward for the boy and the stupid Dream Cruise...
.:. 24288 Eleanor Ave, Warren, MI ---> downside: umm, I put the address into the map thingy and it's somewhere between Groesbeck Hwy and Gratiot Ave, and 10 and 9 Mile Rds...so pretty much a guarantee that I would get lost...
.:. 23679 Bolam Ave, Warren, MI ---> downside: umm, I put the address into the map thingy and it's somewhere between Groesbeck Hwy and Gratiot Ave, and 10 and 9 Mile Rds...so pretty much a guarantee that I would get lost... ; upside: it's a super cute, little blue house!!
.:. 631 Shasta Pl, Ferndale, MI * ---> downside: not quite sure exactly sure what "updates needed" entails; upside: it's a double lot...
.:. 891 E Guthrie Ave, Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: not really sure what the "as is" condition implies, also in Madison District, need I say more? ; upside: pretty brick house...

* > 15 minutes to the boy's work in ideal driving conditions...so y'know, he'd have to get up earlier and he's not a big fan of the morning time...

seize the day or die regretting the time you lost it's empty and cold without you here too many people to ache over

I'm bored...and don't really feel like doing what I should be doing (read: showering)...so I'm being oh-so-productive and looking at real estate listings. That started with my looking at the listings for vehicles in the classifieds for Daily Tribune. Seriously, I hate my car. But anyway...it's not like I was looking at the super expensive houses. I mean, c'mon there are houses in Oakland county for under $10,000. And I don't mean in the parts of Oakland county bordering on Detroit that cause many suburbanites to 'fear for their lives.' Which is just bordering on prejudicial, by the way...or is actually prejudicial. Anyway, I digress... I want any of the following houses, in order of descending list price ($100,000 & below) (this want is based purely on the list prices and online ads):

.:. 1921 Rowland Ave, Royal Oak, MI ---> downside: currently has no electricity; upside: completely finished basement to banish allow the boy ample room for his nerdy stuff...
.:. 21956 Audrey, Warren, MI ---> downside: umm, I put the address into the map thingy and it's somewhere between Ryan and Mound Rds, and 9 and 8 Mile Rds; upside: it's really, really pretty...
.:. 110 W Guthrie, Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: umm, Madison District, need I say more?
.:. 309 Vester, Ferndale, MI ---> downside: umm, is there one besides being small and totally unaffordable? upside: like, everything...
.:. 3713 Woodland, Royal Oak, MI ---> downside: it's teeny, tiny and kinda ugly; upside: it has a garage for the boy's unused car...
.:. 30467 Alger, Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: no garage for the boy's unused car; upside: granite countertops and hardwood floors throughout, new appliances...
.:. 307 Girard, Royal Oak, MI ---> downside: near Downtown Royal Oak; upside: near Downtown Royal Oak, mmm food!!
.:. 3320 Harvard, Royal Oak, MI ---> downside: near Beaumont Hospital, as in nearly literally next door; upside: near Beaumont Hospital...and it's pretty cute...
.:. 24288 Eleanor, Warren, MI ---> downside: umm, I put the address into the map thingy and it's somewhere between Groesbeck Hwy and Gratiot Ave, and 10 and 9 Mile Rds...so pretty much a guarantee that I would get lost...
.:. 23679 Bolam, Warren, MI ---> downside: umm, I put the address into the map thingy and it's somewhere between Groesbeck Hwy and Gratiot Ave, and 10 and 9 Mile Rds...so pretty much a guarantee that I would get lost... ; upside: it's a super cute, little blue house!!
.:. 631 Shasta, Ferndale, MI ---> downside: not really sure, but there probably is one; upside: it's a double lot...
.:. 891 E Guthrie, Madison Heights, MI ---> downside: not really sure what the "as is" condition implies, also in Madison District, need I say more? ; upside: pretty brick house...

23490 Blackett, Warren, MI ---> keywords in selling a home should not be INCESTOR WANTED...oh, and by the way, this is not a house that I want

The vast majority of those are in either Royal Oak or Madison Heights, because I'm quite "snobbish" apparently and refuse to live outside of Oakland county...but the rest of OC is too expensive (read: Birmingham, Rochester Hills, West Bloomfield, etc.). Actually, I chose OC only because of my comfort level...I just don't where things outside of OC are very well. Get me too far east of Dequindre and I just may well get lost, and too far south of 11 Mile and I just may well get lost, too (shhh, I realize that technically depending where in OC you are as low as 5 Mile is included, but that's pretty west of Dequindre).

Grrr...the music randomly stopped playing on me... Now it's silent and that's boring.