Lots of little things annoying me today:

My asiamail account, which I've always enjoyed because of how far off the grid it is, has been bought out and replaced by aol.
Our loan was sold to another bank before our first payment, actually while our first payment was in transit, so now i'm just really worried about the payment being accounted for. it doesn't help to worry about it, but it's still there.
Waiting to hear back on a lot of stuff at work with little result. Was expecting a deluge of answers as everyone got back from break, but so far, nothing.
that stupid dumpster is still in my back yard.

On the plus side:
I know that I have a nice tree at home waiting for me.
While my cleaning and house stuff tasks tonight are many and varied, they're all small things to do. End game kind of stuff. That is somewhat happy making.
If that dumpster is still there tonight, it might get some accordian doors dumped in it.

I kind of want to go see a movie tonight.

Mr Deeds Goes to Town is playing twice at the Trylon tonight, you know the original one with Gary Cooper. Black Dynamite is also playing as the midnight movie at the Uptown. How do I choose? The typical American dude vs "what's my name fool?" I just don't know. Maybe I should watch them back to back.

We're clearly winning, but I'm concerned about getting too excited about it. Keep expecting to find out something really awful.

The carpet estimates are enormously huge for the downstairs. Definitely feel jacked, but at the same time it will be done by early next week and the basement will be finished. Additionally, our loan amount will cover it, so despite high cost am feeling okay about it.

Still need to do things like bolt down the kitchen counter, and unpack dishes, and stain that one cabinet, and put moldings down on the floor in the hall, etc...... about 20-60 hours worth of stuff probably. But because none of it's the "big" stuff, am no longer feeling concerns. We redid all the floor basically, all the walls, all the kitchen. Except for a tub falling through the ceiling, I'm not too worried. Unpacking's going to be sucky but hey, whatever.

Anyway, I ramble, but I can't help but smiling about what we've done in a month, and simultaneously thinking that smiling will curse us.

House to be warmed in December. Probably the 19th.

We're winning.

Using the day off yesterday, fayde took out all the sink bits and we put in the kitchen cabinet and sink. After some extra hardware store runs this morning, she got it working. We have a fully functioning kitchen!

Also, I put down trim in the upstairs office except for one small space behind the door. This will allow me to actually start moving furniture in this evening.

Last night pretty much finished the floor in the entryway, and installed doors to the bathroom! No more public showering. Good for us, bad for the neighbors, or maybe good for them depending on your perspective.

Would have completely caught up but the floor in the living room seems to have shifted! Badly, and the problem is that all of the "tough" cuts and such were done after the fact, so we have a huge space around the original row. Still strategizing on how to fix it. Could be a bigger issue than all that, or possibly just another excuse to be awesome.

Almost caught up and it's the fourth quarter baby, it's time to get live...!

Completed flooring in the office and the front room is done. The entry way is almost complete. We got quarter rounds and a new cabinet/sink/etc. Also got computer and music setup.

Thanks to those who came on Saturday to help out!

House also got four points. Two finger related injuries from pounding, and when picking up the air compressor for doing nailing, I got shot in the hand with the metal tip on the hose. Ouch.

Last night things kept going wrong (many broken boards and bad cuts, stressed muscles, etc) and I totally broke down after realizing I installed a door upside down. It's hard to believe that I can get that frustrated and demoralized, but it was a good release. Now am ready to finish the floors and doors and anything else that rhymes with ores.

Sweet success. Last night ate our first home cooked meal in the house (not from the grill), and laid the floor in the office closet. The office closet is huge, hence the victory. Still have no means of washing the dishes outside a bathroom sink, but hey, it's a start.

Tonight: Nothing. KG is back in town, and he brought his friend Rasheed. :)

Date:	2009-11-03 10:47
Subject:	House 13 Vincents 5
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Mood:	sore

We're catching up in the second half.

We now have two working sinks, two working toilets, one working shower, one working jacuzzi tub, and one working utility sink. Stove has been tested and makes broccoli like nobody's business. Grill = good.

Thought that having to clean up the toilet after one of my contractors used the un-working one was gross. Then I sliced my hand open while scraping off the floor under the toilet, and found out what gross really was. That was totally un-ferret. Washed it out with irish whiskey. The sting could only be removed by drinking more irish whiskey. But it worked out well in the end.

Tonight: probably some ceiling painting, and the office closet floor. Tortellini, vegetables, and garlic bread. Wanna come?

Date:	2009-11-02 12:51
Subject:	Wanna do stuff?
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Mood:	bouncy

A lot of people have asked lately if they could help us with house stuff: moving, painting, etc or have expressed concern that they couldn't help us moving-weekend.

No worries, there's still tons of stuff to do! Frankly, it's overwhelming how many issues we keep finding with the place, little things that need to get done soon and are interfering with the big things (like putting in a floor). We're working on it pretty much all the time.

If you would like to join us, or want experience doing stuff, I can promise food and booze, and good company. Just give us a ring (same numbers) and we can tell you if we're working, but generally: I will be working on stuff Mon and Wednesday nights, and we will be working on weekends. Give us a ring if you want to help out!

We still need lots of:
flooring, painting, yard stuff, staining, replacing plumbing, carrying stuff inside, unpacking, putting together that huge stupid grill of death (not that i'm resentful), etc.

tonight: grill, toilet, and floor. excitement. I got a bottle of irish whiskey (from ireland) that needs to be opened as a house warming gift.

Unlike the D&D term this is making me think of, really I just need to plane a door. I really skil-sawed the hell out of the door until the last foot when things went kind of bad. Got something for me to smooth it out? We can come by tomorrow in costume with a sack to pick it up.....

What am I doing this Halloween? You've been surprisingly quiet. Am I staying home and roasting hot dogs while listening to Basil Rathbone read Edgar Allen Poe on vinyl? Or am I meeting little kids at my door and scaring them with a mask (while I scare their parents with the amount of construction going on in my house)? Or am I going to a series of lavish and decadent parties?

Please let me know.

Becomes it comes with a patch.

Awesome

Has anyone I know heard all or a piece of the new Megadeth album "EndGame" released in stores last week? Amazon reviews indicate that it's the best album in year and contains instant classics (by like 80% of reviewers), but thirty second snapshots also on amazon sound like trite crap. Have you heard it? What did you think? Is it worth real money?

So I'm listening to an Arch Enemy cover of Symphony of Destruction on Rhapsody. It is, rather thick and evil sounding as one would expect. But since Rhapsody tracks total listens, this is "Track Number 666" according to them. Coincidence? Priceless.

Though I don't appreciate their current enterprise (re-recording old songs with their new lead vocalist), they still released a trailer for their new album... and at least the first 30 seconds are awesome:

I know that my musical tastes have diverged from those of my peers, particularly in the last year or so. I am unconfident that there would be a niche to be filled by follow up efforts in which i put a boot through other parts of the car (the one who's windshield was smashed originally). elfdope pretty much has already filled the niche in presentation of new tracks that kick ass through the various pony projects. These tracks have also become increasingly METAL in their excessiveness, as have my own tastes. So I'm just not sure if there's a reason to try to meld: what i'm currently listening to, music in the style of ponies, and the slickness of a Boot disk. What are your thoughts?

Eastern Europeans make Spain look lame, probably because Pau Gasol sold his soul to the lakers.
Muhahahaha

Do I know anyone who has the original (or second edition) mutant chronicles RPG? Back before the miniatures and trading card game....? It seems to predominantly have a following just in europe, but am curious. Would like to check it out.

So, this is at Microcenter for 400 after rebate:
pc

Look at it and tell my why it's bad please, because I can't think of why. I also found a version at best buy for 300$ but it has a much smaller bus, vista basic (which means it won't get the upgrade), and a not radeon graphics card).

Thanks!

So we watched Heavy Metal in Baghdad last night. And it left a really big impression. I would strongly recommend it to all. Though metal culture may not really be your thing, it's just an amazing look at people living in Iraq. I really have to say it's the best documentary I've seen. ( Mild Spoiler )