Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 ???, NS
Rise at 7:30, after what is perhaps the first full night's sleep I've had since well before the course. Still a drag to get up (probably attributable to last night's Moonchesters (Onyx moonshine - a local variety, grapefruit juice, lime juice and honey). A decent sitting, though, with less fidgeting and more contact.
Out to begin the day. Collecting used pallets, which will be put to work as compost bins and places to put the many cords of wood I still have to split after the October storm. Also disassembling large shipping crates, which will be transformed into a potting bench and a work bench. The rain makes it a bit of a slog, but I'm getting through it quickly, and the Jeep is being heroic, as she always is.
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A full day, with a sense of completion. Pallets moved to their necessary locations, first shipping crate base broken into its component parts and stored under cover to dry, dishes done, bathroom cleaned.
AAD guitar practice to complete the day.
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
10 July 2007 (Tuesday) Creeping towards 40
A day not at the day-job, but still at work.
Rise at 7:00, morning practices, then outside to water the gardens. Spend about 20 minutes getting things set up, then in to shower. Once showered and dressed, I move the sprinklers around to different parts of the garden and head to DMV.
At DMV, I head to the testing department. It is crowded here with all of the teens in to do their driving tests. All in all, it takes about an hour for me to go in, fill out the paperwork, wait, take the motorcycle test, wait, talk to the person verifying the paperwork and the test, wait, bring my paperwork to the photo guy, wait, take my picture, wait, get my new license.
Back home and move the sprinklers again and head out to grab some breakfast. Out to the Cosmic Omelette for a breakfast burger. Chat with one of the regulars about concerts (he's going to Roger Waters tonight), Harry Potter and the golden age of Science Fiction (Robert Heinlein, in particular). Back home and enter into a silent debate about going to Foxwoods to play some live poker. Opt for a quick on-line game, then change and start working on the shed.
Spend the afternoon building a new 8' shelf in the shed, including cutouts for the framing, a round-over on the edge of the shelf, and shelf supports with angle cuts. Also build folding arms to hold the various spikes and tomato poles. I made these with a bridle joint with certain edges rounded to allow the parts to rotate around a central pin. Unfortunately, I made the joints too loose and had to add an extra pin to stop the rotation. The curves were pretty sloppy as well - I could really use a bandsaw for these types of things. Finally, I put a fake outlet on the wall so I could store the extension cord splitters, rather than putting them in a pot.
Found myself being grumpy again later in the afternoon. I think I know why this is, but it is still difficult to articulate in a way that isn't hurtful.
Lisa naps while I play a few more rounds of poker on-line. After this, out to the movies, then home and to bed. Transformers kick ass.
Rise at 7:00, morning practices, then outside to water the gardens. Spend about 20 minutes getting things set up, then in to shower. Once showered and dressed, I move the sprinklers around to different parts of the garden and head to DMV.
At DMV, I head to the testing department. It is crowded here with all of the teens in to do their driving tests. All in all, it takes about an hour for me to go in, fill out the paperwork, wait, take the motorcycle test, wait, talk to the person verifying the paperwork and the test, wait, bring my paperwork to the photo guy, wait, take my picture, wait, get my new license.
Back home and move the sprinklers again and head out to grab some breakfast. Out to the Cosmic Omelette for a breakfast burger. Chat with one of the regulars about concerts (he's going to Roger Waters tonight), Harry Potter and the golden age of Science Fiction (Robert Heinlein, in particular). Back home and enter into a silent debate about going to Foxwoods to play some live poker. Opt for a quick on-line game, then change and start working on the shed.
Spend the afternoon building a new 8' shelf in the shed, including cutouts for the framing, a round-over on the edge of the shelf, and shelf supports with angle cuts. Also build folding arms to hold the various spikes and tomato poles. I made these with a bridle joint with certain edges rounded to allow the parts to rotate around a central pin. Unfortunately, I made the joints too loose and had to add an extra pin to stop the rotation. The curves were pretty sloppy as well - I could really use a bandsaw for these types of things. Finally, I put a fake outlet on the wall so I could store the extension cord splitters, rather than putting them in a pot.
Found myself being grumpy again later in the afternoon. I think I know why this is, but it is still difficult to articulate in a way that isn't hurtful.
Lisa naps while I play a few more rounds of poker on-line. After this, out to the movies, then home and to bed. Transformers kick ass.
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