A day of cleansing.
Some days are not our own. This is equally true for my partner (who has a cold, and therefore feels lacking in her control of day) and for me (who spent today sweeping up loose detritus, most of which weren’t created by me).
Here’s what I did:
- Called the bank attorney who has now messed up my apartment closing 3x. She promises she now has a fix. She thinks it will work. Their mistakes have cost me $100. I have very little recourse that is likely to succeed, and none that are worth the cost in time.
- Answered my mortgage bank’s “How likely would you be to recommend us?” survey with a 2/10. The survey included a box asking whether there had been issues, and if so, whether they had been resolved. Considering I am currently owed just north of $3k, I said there are issues that had not been resolved. I also left my phone number and email in case someone there wants to get in touch with me. I would very much enjoy ranting about stories of being sent on wild goose chases at midnight in rural France or the $50,000+ in escrow checks left at my attorney’s office after closing thanks to incompetent bankers.
- I met a fellow resident in the elevator. She said, “Are you the new jehovah’s on floor 6?”, to which I said, “I’m sorry?” and she repeated, “Are you the new shareholders on floor 6?”
- I successfully acquired a new credit card for my partner. With renovations impending, now is the time to hit signup bonuses. Let’s get ‘dem points.
- After much harranguing, Peloton gave me a free month. I completed my first Peloton ride today. Big fan of their product.
- A contractor stopped by for a walkthrough. This brings the total number of contractors I’ve interviewed to ~12. Of those, three are in the final running. One is most likely. It is no coincidence that this one is the one with the most detailed scope document and is the only one who offers a timeline guarantee.
Somehow it is now 9:44pm and I feel like I have only been completing others’ activities.
Huh.
Perhaps tomorrow will be my own.
Julian Wise 