Memoriea opening night
by V.E. on February 17th, 2010
filed under fyi, personal, school
Though the opening night for Memoriea was postponed from its original date, February 9th, I am pleased to report that it was a great success, chocolate fountain and all. I have a bunch of photos, but I’ll just upload three to give you an idea of what you missed. Too bad for all of you. Seriously.
What you see upon entering Duke Gallery.
We had crackers, pretzels, marshmellows, cheddar cheese cubes, banana slices, and shortbread to accompany the chocolate fountain, as well as water and punch, bubble gum, and mints.
One of my favorite pages from the exhibit. I also especially liked pages 4 and 10.
Buying First Home
by V.E. on February 17th, 2010
filed under ppp
Buying first home? Check out Coldwell Banker’s 2010 home buyer tax credits page. I watched the video there and learned some interesting things. First, I learned about the first-time home buyers tax credit that was due to expire last November, but was extended by Congress and signed into law by President Obama until the end of April this year. The extension raised the income caps for individual and family buyers, buyers must not have owned a home in the previous three years, and contracts must be finalized by end of April and the sale closed by end of June this year. It also extended credit for “move up” home buyers who have lived in their previous home for at least five years. The new home they buy must be $800,000 or less. (Did you know that real estate has brought the United States out of every major downturn and recession since the 1950s?)
Watch the video and tell me what you think.
Now, I think that everyone who reads my journal is relatively intelligent, but I know nothing about buying houses. I can guess what an “income cap” or “‘move up’ buyer” is, but I don’t really know for sure, and the Coldwell Banker president didn’t define any terms; he used some words he assumed everyone knows and… well, I don’t. He did say, though, that every time a house is bought in this country, it creates a job for the next twelve months. I’m not sure how a body figures that out, but it sounds good, right? One house = one job for one year.
Found
by V.E. on February 17th, 2010
filed under lost/found, school, words
I found this card in my mom’s office at APU while I was cleaning on Monday. I know it’s not to her since it’s in another language, and I’m curious to find out what it says. I think it’s a ‘thank you’ note or other note of gratitude, though I’m just guessing, really. Can anyone read it and/or at least tell me what language it is? (I’d still like translation help with this, too, if you have time.) Thanks!
Click either picture for larger.
Front:
Inside:
Text (not the handwriting) in English: (on left) “The Lord is my light and my salvation… Psalms 27:1″; (on right) “My peace and joy / surround you this season / and may love light your way / at Christmas and always.”
