Anticipation

After signing a gazillion forms, the ball is now in the listing agent's court. It's been awhile since I've signed mortgage documents, but it's clear that industry is not in least bit green. There were more pieces of paper and signatures for making an offer on a home than I gather to admit patients into hospice. You know, if you really think about that, it's quite an astonishing statement.

Of course, with the deed done, I'm second guessing things tonight, but really? The house is pretty much perfect and I can envision my things fitting there quite well. In my mind's eye, we, and the yarn, are all but moved in.

To help keep me occupied while I anticipate being laughed at for our bid, I started to look up quotes from Winnie the Pooh. I loved Owl in the original movies. He was always so preposterous with the things he said, but at the same time, very polished sounding. My search took me to IMDB where I picked up these lines from Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day:

Owl: This is just a mild spring zephyr compared to the big wind of '67. Or was it, uh, '76? Oh, well, no matter. Oh, I remember the big blow well.
Piglet: I'll remember this one, too.
Owl: It was the year my Aunt Clara went to visit her cousin. Now, her cousin was not only gifted on the glockenspiel, but being a screech owl, also sang soprano in the London Opera.
Winnie the Pooh: [muffled, with a honey pot in his face] Thank you, Piglet.
Owl: You see, her constant practicing so unnerved my aunt, that she laid a seagull egg by mistake. Whoooooooo!

I've seen that video 800,000 times. No lie. It's a particular favorite of Rachel's and we would watch it over and over and over again.

Have you seen this video, or heard the voice of the actor who played Owl? It's the same actor (Hal Smith) who played Otis Campbell, the town drunk, on The Andy Griffith Show. To my ears, they sound nothing alike.

If you're bored enough that your still reading my nervous drivel, Hal hails from Petoskey, Michigan.

Who knew?

Since it's obvious we all need something to do while we wait to hear the news, here's a nice little song to serenade us:

I always thought Carly Simon was a beautiful woman. I saw her once on the ferry going to Martha's Vineyard. As pretty as she was in photos, this woman was stunning in person.

Now, where in the world did I put the Pepcid?