Big Check

So today was the day where I had to write a very big check as a deposit on the condo I'm buying. First I had to sign all the mortgage documents at the broker's which was something on the order of a dozen "sign and date here's". Then I had to print and execute 4 copies of the purchase and sale document, with riders. That meant initialing and signing every page of a 23 page document and then repeating an additional three times. So all told, I probably wrote my initials four score times and my signature another two dozen times.

Phew!

Oh, and the bank that's getting me the loan is pretty obnoxious about things. Well, I guess I can't say they are too obnoxious since they are loaning me a bunch of money at a good rate. Anyway, the annoying factor in this case is that a letter from my company that says I am indeed employed and I am indeed getting the salary I said isn't good enough. So to make a long story short, they want a paystub. The problem is, since I get paid every other week, and I started at the very beginning of a pay cycle, my first paycheck won't come out till next Friday (a little less than three weeks after I started work). So, again trying to be brief and failing, this means the closing is pushed out at least two days.

But, this does mean that my procrastination on arranging for the movers to come is fully justified. Since I was planning on them coming the day I am now likely to be closing. So, sometimes putting things off until tomorrow can work out.