what's the definition of insanity?

...doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, right? So I thought I'd try something new in my house hunt. I sent a hand-written letter to the owner of the house I drool over every time I walk by, complimenting the house and asking if they had thought about selling/moving. I'd only been thinking about doing something like that for a year or so.

So, the good news is they responded-- within a day. The bad news is that they cheerfully admit they plan to only leave feet first, in a couple of decades. Well, it was worth a shot. It's an amazingly lovely house. And I would have felt sick if I had seen it come on the market, or worse— trade privately.

Despite the disappointment, I've sent a few more letters off. I'm tired of waiting to see if the perfect house will just come on the market. (Nick still complains the perfect house *did* come on the market, we were just a hundred thousand short. :sigh: live and learn, I guess.)

Anyway. Now I wait. I HATE WAITING.