The Joys of living in a new house.

(dramatization)

Well... The actual joys of living in a new house are starting to set in as the pains of moving begin to subside. Just a quick rundown of some of a couple things I like about it:
1) Everything is so clean. I've never lived in a NEW house before. It's so damn clean it makes you wanna keep it that way. I notice every little speck of dirt now. Maybe it's better to not live in a new house.
2) The Dishwasher actually CLEANS the dishes. Having never used a brandspankin' new dishwasher, I've never known what to expect from a dishwasher. The one we had in our apartment used to... kinda... vomit food ON to our dishes, so that when the cycle was done we would have dried rice and crap (stuff we hadn't even EATEN before) stuck to the bottom of our glasses and bowls. New dishwasher is a nice thing. I think it actually places an order for new dishes and swaps them out each cycle... (goofy, eh? I told you my english isn't so sharp tonight. I think it's that I don't usually blog at midnight.)
3) You get to bond with all new neighbors. Since just about EVERYBODY is new in the community, there's no preformed cliques. No wifes clubs. You don't have to be 'invited' to hang with your neighbors. Everyone is starting with a clean slate. So you get to go out and try to snatch up all the new people to be your friend before anyone else has a chance. Hehe... But seriously though. When new people come house shopping on our street, I go out to meet them. If they seem cool I try to sell them on the community. If they seem lame, I bust out the "Yeah, it's not bad, but the trains are so loud at night, and the blah blah blah". Just make crap up. If a pickup full of rowdy college kids pull up, I hit 'em with the "Yeah, this is more like a retirement community. No hot chicks, no swimming pool, hot-tub or grills... just old folks scootin' around in their wheelchairs". Whatever it takes, yaknowutumsayin?

In conclusion. New houses are not over-rated.

PS> Had someone describe my blog as "weird" today... that's weird.

PSS> CORRECTION, it was "Pretty funny and..... out there!". Where is "out there" exactly? "Out there" on the internet? "Out there" as opposed to "Over here"? I'm ok with the "Pretty funny" part, but not quite comfortable with "out there". I like it better "in here", where the walls are soft and the jackets are tight and cozy... where nobody else can see me unless they are peeking through that little window in the door.