"you all busy and shit?"

yes, edge, to answer your question. yes, i am all busy and shit.

i am all busy and shit preparing to put a house up for sale. who in the hell relishes this? i hate the negotiation process for things that i know nothing about. percents here for agents, percents there for brokers, percents up the sphincter's what i say.

rent it! say do-gooder friends who are not willing to assist in the process or find just the right tenants.

sell it yourself! say all the nameless others who have no experience with that process themselves, but boy does it sound good compared with the hunk of change realtors (sometimes mistaken for money-grubbing capitalists who don't care a wink for the human homeowner) snake from the deal.

it's a morass if you ask me.

in my next life, here are the professionals i'd like my parents, siblings, spouses and children to be:

doctor (1 internist, 1 pediatrician, 1 brain surgeon [just in case])
lawyer
indian chief
mechanic
pilot
realtor
accountant
dentist
carpenter
maison
philosopher
chef

have i missed any? oh, hollywood or broadway executive - for those interesting little gatherings when you need time away.

and...drumroll...the decision's been made. i'm leaving michigan. mfa here i come.