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Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile. Just kidding! I watched a couple of movies so I couldn’t type. The first movie I saw was a comedy called Year of the Dog starring the funny Molly Shannon and John C Rielly. I saw the trailer and was ready for a light hearted comedy with dogs in it. The movie has a great start for about 15 minutes, but from there it becomes too serious. It wasn’t funny like I expected it to be, and honestly I felt mislead about what the movie was about. Unfortunately, this movie leaves you with an unsatisfying feeling and wishing you picked another movie. Save your popcorn for another movie.

The other movie I started to watch was a David Lynch movie called Inland Empire. It is 3 hours long and I knew what to expect. I have seen a few of his other movies and thought Mulholland Drive was really a good movie. This was suppose to be a follow up to that bizzare but great movie. Unfortunately, I can’t say anymore on this movie because I had to stop watching it. Not because it was too long, but because of the camera work, disconnected dialogue, and extreme lack of continuity. I really tried to stay with it, but my interest and patience just wouldn’t allow me to get to the end. I will continue watching it with my wife in a day or two and see if Lynch is able to bring this all together at the end.

We had some great rain this weekend and the weather was cold for the most part. I wished it would rain more, but it looks like it will be sunny for the next 7 days. This type of weather makes me want to move to Seattle. My wife and I visited there last April and just fell in love with the city and all it offers. I am continuously watching the price of condos down there. They are definitely overpriced but so far the prices haven’t come down to the range we want to pay. I am looking at some studios near Pike Place. The one I like are in the $250,000-$300,000 range but I am confident they will come down quite a bit in the next 6-12 months. In the last 6 months, the condos I have been watching on Redfin and Craigslist have come down from $295,000 down to $245,000. That’s $50,000 in 6 months and from what I see, Seattle is lagging the rest of the country in price adjustments. Many residents of Seattle believe they will be insulated from the Subprime mortgage meltdown that is coming. Only time will tell.

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Well, I do have to get to work but will probably post later tonight when I get home. Have an excellent day. Cheers!