That feeling, you know...

When you just applied to borrow £150.000. Anyway, it seems like we are part of a house deal, and it looks like we are going to start living here from the end of September.
We've offered. They've accepted. Now we just have to wait for the fiddly bits, like solicitors and mortgage lenders to do their things.

Pure Serenity

We somehow managed to get tickets to the last screening of the film Serenity at the Film Festival. If you don't know what Serenity is, then you can stop here.
OK, Joss Whedon and the cast had left Edinburgh - they were here - and we only had the film itself. And 1000 nerds in black queuing in front of us to get the best seats.
It was good, mostly great characters and not even a silly plot could do anything to take away the entertainment value.

House found - money short

We actually managed to find a house we like. And want. But it's too expensive. Like £9000 too expensive. It may not sound like a lot, but if you don't have it and cannot borrow more, it is. So, so far it's only in our dreams.
(If a rich benefactor reads this, just leave a comment and I will contact you with my bank details ;))

Hey nineteen

It was nineteen years ago yesterday. Mrs Rasmussen, then miss, and I met on a warm summer's day somewhere in Denmark. We've been together since, and I think we are a good team. Tonight we will celebrate. Go see a film. Have a beer. Kiss.

The hunt goes on

Went to two job interviews last week. one for a good, well-paid job with lots of responsibilities and one shitty paid, shitty job. Got the last one, which involves supporting a very well known producer's digital cameras. Still searching for jobs, but at least I am employed.
Our house hunting goes on. We are narrowing down on what we can afford, and where, and Thursday we actually saw something, a first-floor flat with a garden the size of a handkerchief, which we actually might consider maybe buying, if something better doesn't pop op while we are considering.
This weekend kicks off the many Edinburgh Festivals, and we are only planning on visiting a couple of events on the Book Festival. S from London is coming to stay for a week while checking out the film festival. Maybe we will pop in on a Brazilian or Chinese film or two, who knows?

Back on track

Finland was great, absolutely great. We had a great time swimming and fishing in the local lake, reading, hanging out in the sunshine, relaxing in the sauna, shitting in a plastic bucket and eaten by moscitoes and flies. All in all it was a splendid holiday, away from TV (almost), news and internet.
I started back at work yesterday, and step one in finding another job was a job interview I was invited to attend this morning. I have another interview Wednesday. We'll see.
This week Matthias participates in a Philosphy week for "gifted children". Yesterday he came home talking about absolute sceptisism, realism and stuff like that. All very cool. And the he went into his room to shoot stuff up in TimeSplitters. If that's not a broad range of interests, I don't know what is.