tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post5560543686609557241..comments2024-03-14T16:50:10.223-07:00Comments on Seattle Moxie: When housewives go badMJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-18998907945558153072012-03-05T22:36:09.585-08:002012-03-05T22:36:09.585-08:00I've never been to Seattle, but now I know tha...I've never been to Seattle, but now I know that this is a place I have to check out when I ever do. And I for one wouldn't mind if your blog 'devolved' into being about the shit your kids say. They are as funny as their momma! Sign me up for that blog...Elle Casey aka Da Vicioushttp://www.ellecasey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-16598920076907936322012-03-03T22:20:10.766-08:002012-03-03T22:20:10.766-08:00Thank you, Country Girl. Who sent you the link, a...Thank you, Country Girl. Who sent you the link, and would they like my firstborn child? Just kidding, of course, life would be lame without my boy. <br /><br />I have some very catholic friends who have been praying a novena for the house. If you have any catholic tricks like that, anything would be appreciated. Come on, Saint Joe!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note. It means a lot!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-1900675196151504812012-03-03T15:46:49.112-08:002012-03-03T15:46:49.112-08:00Someone sent me the link to this post and I just w...Someone sent me the link to this post and I just wanted to tell you how much I admire your attitude. You wrote an excellent story here that left me chuckling, but the underlying note is that you need that Godamn House. I'm not a crazy religious fanatic, but I grew up with strict Catholic parents who would be praying like crazy to St. Joseph, the patron saint of homes and real estate. I still pray to saints, and this one is one of my favorites. My mother used to bury a statue of him in the lawn to make our houses sell more quickly.<br />ps - loved the cockmobile part. Absolutely hilarious.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-49679238910408595812012-02-29T17:18:37.300-08:002012-02-29T17:18:37.300-08:00Jo, you're like a damn cheerleader today! Tha...Jo, you're like a damn cheerleader today! Thanks for the optimism and support.<br /><br />I hope you're right about the karma thing. We try to do good but sometimes we're just jerks, so here's hoping the universe didn't notice the "jerk" times. I think the mean lesbian would like me, too, once she got past the part about me flying down from Seattle and knocking on her door. Scary much? <br /><br />(Alex is going to puff out his chest and feel super good about life when I tell him you called him "hunky." He thanks you for that!)<br /><br />Bye, Jo, happy to hear you're still hanging around! I never really know who's reading this stuff anymore.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-12680633327779263012012-02-29T17:14:40.997-08:002012-02-29T17:14:40.997-08:00Chris, nice, I'll remind Lucien he has to work...Chris, nice, I'll remind Lucien he has to work on his picking up skills to be a good paleontologist. Hope he buys it.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-50049902736509211272012-02-29T15:52:56.522-08:002012-02-29T15:52:56.522-08:00Hey MJ,
I don't post often (almost never, bec...Hey MJ,<br /><br />I don't post often (almost never, because I'm a lazy ass bitch) but I've been reading every single post since you left Paris. I love that you are still blogging, even after a trans-Atlantic move with 2 little kids (and a hunky French Canadian hubby!) and re-integrating into the wonderland that is US culture!<br />I truly believe you will get the goddam house. Karma is karma, and you have loads of good karma coming your way from making so many of us blow coffee out of our noses laughing at your blog in the last years. You are good people and good things happen to good people. Don't give up, keep striving and hoping and praying and plotting.......how can anyone who drives a cockmobile not get what they truly wish for?? I'll bet that lesbian ex-wife would sign that form in a minute if she could just meet you and see how much that freakin' house means to you and Al. Keep the faith, MJ, that house belongs to you guys in spirit and will one day on paper.<br />JoJonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-7816609463225624412012-02-28T13:19:10.463-08:002012-02-28T13:19:10.463-08:00House: it's happened to us twice. You'll g...House: it's happened to us twice. You'll get the one you want, or maybe something even better. <br /><br />As for The Loosh, don't paleontologists pick up fossils? Picking up toys is good practice.chrissouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00398602853402174732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-61416198084543160522012-02-27T01:44:15.735-08:002012-02-27T01:44:15.735-08:00Washington... DUH! Of course!;) Oh Dear!;) Too muc...Washington... DUH! Of course!;) Oh Dear!;) Too much wine!;)<br /><br />I actually like Kingston:) That could work:) Yes Mindy, come!!:) Or let's all get together in Seattle, WASHINGTON, what the heck!;)Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360905353598716073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-80822662580081630112012-02-26T19:33:30.436-08:002012-02-26T19:33:30.436-08:00That's right. If I don't listen to myself...That's right. If I don't listen to myself, myself is going to get really angry with me. We're crossing everything but are a little dejected all the same. Not looking too good.<br /><br />Cockmobile. Everyone should have one.<br /><br />Bye Tara, and thanks, and have a good one..MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-21257982687037137762012-02-26T19:32:05.464-08:002012-02-26T19:32:05.464-08:00Thanks, Sweetest Days, and glad The Cockmobile mad...Thanks, Sweetest Days, and glad The Cockmobile made you laugh. I call it The Cockmobile all the time now, which makes me laugh, too, but has made a few people look at me funny. <br /><br />These people have indeed put us through some agony. If we ever get The Goddamn House, we're going to write, "HA! SUCK IT!" letters. Because we're classy!<br /><br />Bye to you and thanks for stopping by.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-54335869350054652702012-02-26T19:10:05.140-08:002012-02-26T19:10:05.140-08:00Call me crazy but wasn't there a message on th...Call me crazy but wasn't there a message on the wall to you, from you, "never give up", seems pretty clear to me, it will be your's, just keep believing. Keeping everything crossed for you! Cockmobile, love the sounds of that.Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-45761042597843638542012-02-26T17:08:49.997-08:002012-02-26T17:08:49.997-08:00The cockmobile ... oh gosh you gave me a much need...The cockmobile ... oh gosh you gave me a much needed giggle! I do hope things work out with the house. And I do hope if it does, it's worth all the agony these people have put you through!A New England Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345194920944256200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-89584554183535046112012-02-26T13:51:06.910-08:002012-02-26T13:51:06.910-08:00Thanks, Big Fish. I know. It's just a rough ...Thanks, Big Fish. I know. It's just a rough business these days with so many short sales on the market and the vast majority of them falling through. How does anything even get sold anymore?<br /><br />We're looking around. It's not the end for us. Today we celebrate our Independence Day. (see above comment from April. Still laughing over that one.)<br /><br />Thanks for the support. Good to know there are lots of unhappy people out there!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-38231075037911728812012-02-26T13:49:16.579-08:002012-02-26T13:49:16.579-08:00Hi April. Love the hashtag. Cat's not a bad ...Hi April. Love the hashtag. Cat's not a bad idea, guess anything is worth a shot so I'll gather up a cat and ship it off to Texas tomorrow. <br /><br />I'm a little down for sure, but that President Whitmore quote nearly made me pee my pants I laughed so hard. I love that quote, must use it more often. I'll find a way to incorporate it into my daily life. I think it will really inspire those around me.<br /><br />Thanks, April, for the laughs, the support, for being a loyal posse member who didn't abandon me when I left Paris and became house-obsessed. OK, bye.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-86380947262610818192012-02-26T13:35:21.169-08:002012-02-26T13:35:21.169-08:00Holy shit, if you two really get together, can I c...Holy shit, if you two really get together, can I come, too? I've met you both -- your meeting is going to be hella fun. <br /><br />Always remember you met your new Canadian BFF on my blog, okay? An American Mom in Paris bringing the world together. Makes me happy.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-6025732141454103282012-02-26T13:11:14.899-08:002012-02-26T13:11:14.899-08:00As a real estate agent of 15 years' standing, ...As a real estate agent of 15 years' standing, I can't tell you any cheering-up stories to make the Goddamn House situation any better -- other than to say you're not alone in your misery. I have discovered that real estate can bring out the absolute worst in people's character. And when you're dealing with ex-spouses who have an opportunity to foul up the works, the nastiness factor quadruples.<br /><br />Of course, none of this information is getting you any closer to finding a house. But misery does love company.Arlington BigFishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-80295207505111744182012-02-26T09:13:57.224-08:002012-02-26T09:13:57.224-08:00First I think you mean washington (state).....hee ...First I think you mean washington (state).....hee hee<br /><br />And Kingston is a big possibility...my sister lives in Picton so we are always down that way...it's a date!<br /><br />Cheers!fdebbie in torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606750113188414437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-81807385695813231652012-02-26T03:55:25.784-08:002012-02-26T03:55:25.784-08:00Texas Lesbian sounds perpetually pissed off. You s...Texas Lesbian sounds perpetually pissed off. You should get her a cat. According to MY Lesbian friends, Lesbians like cats. I dunno. It's worth a try. I'm sorry you're having trouble. Here is something that might make you feel better: <br /><br />"We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a fight! We're going to live on! We're going to survive! Today we celebrate our Independence Day! -President Whitmore. <br /><br />Ok so it's a quote from a fake President, talking about the possible annihilation of the human race by a group of traveling killing aliens. I think in this case it applies. <br /><br />As usual, the Looshism made me laugh out loud. Mean mommy. Making him give up his dreams to become "picking up guy". To cute and so funny. <br /><br />Sending you good #getthathouse vibes! Good luck.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18078990731967038368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-90454929148127218102012-02-26T02:29:46.150-08:002012-02-26T02:29:46.150-08:00Hee hee, my arms look like this... http://en.wikip...Hee hee, my arms look like this... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Tickle<br /><br />I'll slap ya any time you want, baby :) <br /><br />Doesn't mean I don't also want to pick up all the little heart pieces from the sidewalk and stick 'em back together with crazy glue for ya (or dress up like a lesbian ninja and head on down to Texas with Mrs H for some threesome house-getting lovin'...)Bec Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152186530221473967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-4955842924666544592012-02-26T02:18:01.800-08:002012-02-26T02:18:01.800-08:00Too bad Oregon doesn't have the same squatting...Too bad Oregon doesn't have the same squatting laws as France... cuz you could squat that house and noone could get you out!;)<br /><br />You know how some women try to get pregnant for years and can't... and when they finally stop trying, BAM?! Same for that house, I guess. When you want something too badly, it's like you're squeezing a bar of soap: it keeps slipping out of your fingers. But if you just hold your palm up without squeezing, the bar of soap ain't going anywhere... Deep, eh?;) So let go of the house (it IS a great house and I totally know what you see in it!), and see what the Universe has in store for you...:)<br /><br />Hey Debs!:) I'm still in The Hague, but I'll go have that beer in Trenna with ya, unless you come to Ottawa;) Or what the hell: we could meet in Kingston!;)Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360905353598716073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-6274868542711032242012-02-25T21:31:33.019-08:002012-02-25T21:31:33.019-08:00Bec! Look at you being so sensible. I appreciate i...Bec! Look at you being so sensible. I appreciate it, woman. As for my reasons to love the house, they are numerous. I love the house itself, love the street full of people I heart, love the location in the city, love I have the opportunity to make the house new again and just the way I want it, love the big-ass backyard which is extremely rare in these city neighborhoods. Sigh. I love the whole damn package.<br /><br />But we get it. It's a long shot. We're starting to look at other possibilities in the 'hood. None so far have everything the goddamn house does, so we keep looking, and may just have to settle. Just like Al did when he married me.<br /><br />Point well made on the "nobody's perfect until you fall in love with them" thing. So true, so true. It's all going to be OK.<br /><br />Thanks for the sensible slap all the way from Australia. You've got long arms.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-7813457333251672602012-02-25T20:09:06.777-08:002012-02-25T20:09:06.777-08:00“My heart fell out and broke on the sidewalk” - ex...“My heart fell out and broke on the sidewalk” - exquisite sentence. Just beautiful.<br /><br />I’m gonna bet the “I love cock” was supermodel neighbour’s way of gently letting you know that you’ve crossed over into crazy-stalker-woman territory.<br /><br />Okay, so the universe is making the house battle ridiculously tough for one of two reasons - either you’re meant to fight like hell for it, or you’re meant to give up because your soulmate house is still waiting out there for you.<br /><br />I'm gonna play Sensible Slap Posse Member today. What are you actually in love with... is it the physical house? The future life you could have there? Wanting some security, putting down some roots? Being in a street with people you love? Having a project to get stuck into? Or is it the perfect storm of having all of those things in the one place?<br /><br />Nobody’s perfect until you fall in love with them. It’s the same with houses.<br /><br />You can send yourself crazy - you WILL send yourself crazy - trying to control something over which you have no control. The trick if figuring out which things those are (hey, I didn’t say I had all the answers).<br /><br />By the way, WTF does a lesbian ninja look like?Bec Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152186530221473967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-4355713933492969722012-02-25T19:51:35.802-08:002012-02-25T19:51:35.802-08:00Good Lord, Debbie, you are cracking me up lately. ...Good Lord, Debbie, you are cracking me up lately. Drunk Debbie. Drunk Debbie. That is some funny shit right there.<br /><br />I hear you. It really bothers me that someday someone else is going to be living in my goddamn house. They are going to get awfully sick of me peering in the windows and giving 'em the finger.<br /><br />Midnight Cowboy. Nice choice. Enjoy your drink. <br /><br />Lots o' love, Drunk Debbie.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-1445611091229362252012-02-25T19:50:19.293-08:002012-02-25T19:50:19.293-08:00Thank you, Lou! I feel bolstered by your support ...Thank you, Lou! I feel bolstered by your support so I will either fly down to Texas and find her or sit here and finish this beer. Haven't decided yet.<br /><br />Bye, Lou. Thanks for coming by.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3480383418556368648.post-11348232239510815742012-02-25T19:49:29.111-08:002012-02-25T19:49:29.111-08:00BAM. Now that's how it's done. THAT'...BAM. Now that's how it's done. THAT'S how a posse rolls. Someone having a problem somewhere? Someone else will sex someone up for you. That's loyalty right there.<br /><br />(I wish I could tell you where she is in that eff'g huge state. They won't give me her contact info; I always have to go through the agent.)<br /><br />Congrats Mrs. Howard. You win some kind of prize. Let me think up a good name for it.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564714863783376506noreply@blogger.com