Technical Difficulties

Lance just happened to glance at my OSU transcript, which I had out because we were going to scan it today for a job application packet.

Lance (in mock horror): "A C minus? You got a C minus? This has totally shattered my image of you."

HAHAHAHA. Yes, I did get a C-. In Philosophy. And if that's the worst grade I've ever received in college (and I believe it is), and the majority of my grades were in the A range, than I've done much better than a lot of undergrads.

So the scanning was completed, and...well, the .pdf files won't attach to my application packet. Turns out they're over 1 MB. They need to be under that. So Lance needs to try and fix them so that they're still readable, but the right file size for attaching to my application.

GAH! I hate technology. And yes, I understand the irony of saying this on a blog.

Also, I tried multiple times today to upload some random photos from our September travels, but without success. So it seems my computer is being a bit wonky today as well.

Hopefully I can get that done today. Also on today's agenda: cleaning bathrooms (always a favorite chore), and making some kind of flyer for selling the car. We need to wait until the weather is a little nicer (and the car is clean) before we can finish it, but I at least want to have the text done. We are only reachable by phone until November 27th, so I hope to have a buyer for it by then.

ETA: Application package completed. Pictures uploaded. No more technical difficulties. ;)

Maybe a stupid question, but...

When you become a legal residence of one state, how do you lose your legal residence status in another? Lance and I were discussing this the other day. He's always been a legal resident of Minnesota, and the same goes for me of Ohio. But now that we're buying property in Washington state, we'll be legal residents there.

Of course, we'll be registering to vote in Kent, but not everyone who relocates is a registered voter. And we'll eventually be getting Washington drivers' licenses too, and certainly our cars will have Washington plates. And we'll both be employed in Washington.

However, I don't think most of these things will alert either Ohio or Minnesota to the fact that we aren't legal residents there anymore (although I would think that registering to vote should do it, but I'm not sure about this).

So, what say you, Live Journal people? I know many of you have relocated. What are we supposed to do, if anything?

Can I Get a Hell Yeah?

I have just been informed that Geotimes will be publishing my Valkenburg article next month.

Woot!

Now...I'm just waiting for my travel guides to hit the internets. Two of them are up already, but I've written...gosh, a million or something (it sure feels that way)...so I'm waiting for sidestep to get the rest of them online.

The Joys and Horrors of House Hunting

I've been meaning to write this entry for awhile, inspired by some of the truly awful houses we saw during our trip to Washington last week.

First of all, if you're selling your house...for crying out loud, KEEP IT CLEAN! It's common sense that potential buyers would be turned off by a dirty house.

That being said...

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