I have arrived in Oregon recently, soon to find out that my uncle Rick had passed away.
A family reunion will now fall together. And, this has changed my plans. Not to a great extent, but I have put the loft bathroom somewhat on the backburner now.
Instead, the loft's main living quarters have been given priority for wayward travelers here to mourn all that was, all that had been, all what might be of Uncle Rick.
Although the bathroom does have a newly purchased vinyl, sliding, window, and a shower pan on order, for the most part, yard maintenance, household cleanup, and occasional Uncle Dan helper-outer duties have scheduled out my days. I have been chipping away at the drain trench too. (This will take some time unless a small crew can be assembled for the thankless, unpaid, and back-breaking labor that it is) (Oh, trencher machine you say, great idea, but no, it cannot be. The area available between the house and the hill do not provide enough clearance. Sadly, it must all be done manually.)
Billy, Liam, perhaps Sheena and my mom are all on their way as well. I am really looking forward to getting together again.
In other news, I have begun the steps to set up a small printed circuit design studio up here. My cousin Brian appears excited about seeing if he may want to collaborate. Additionally, a friend of the family, Jeremy may be interested as well.
I am very excited about the prospect.
As a courtesy note, I may not update my blog here, as often as I have in the past. Out at the house, there is only a weak 28k dial up. Thus, I need to drive into town, and shack up at a local coffee shop (as I am doing now) to update. And, all in all, the days are more routine, and non-noteworthy enough to warrant a full-on blog update. Just rest assured, work is being done, and sooner or later, there will hopefully be most of the following:
a) a clean, well maintained house/loft
b) a clean, well maintained yard
c) a fully functional bathroom in the loft
d) a financially viable, productive pcb design office
Now, I need to pick up a few things at the hardware and grocery store.
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Good to hear of you. My condolences for your loss. Seems as though death is everywhere I look these days. J
How the heck is Brian these days? Does he have an email address or something? I've been wondering about that dude.
Also, on another subject entirely, Metta got into the University of Michigan law school. So we'll be staying in good ol' A squared for at least another three years. We are giddy.
A squared? Is that new hippie lingo for Ann Arbor? If so, how does the "sqaure" fit in? For all the square-type NPR-types roaming those crazy city streets like a wild pack of hungry dogs? I must assume so.
Brian is living, working, and living some more. Seems a basic existance. I think he fits some surfing and partying in every so often. However, I have no clear evidence of this.
Congrats to Metta. She can now defend me from any "practicing bathroom remodel without a valid contractors license" lawsuits which may be forthcoming. Our verbal contract has no stated timeframe, or standard set of inspections. However, grandma may just bust-my-balls (figuratively speaking I hope) if I get too carried away with the pcb/Brian thing.
My hope tho, is to complete by mid summer, no matter what happens to interfere. Metta will need at least a few years for that law degree thing huh?
Ann Arbor = AA = A squared. I always thought we should just call it "double A," but what the heck do I know.
Three years is what it's taking for law degrees these days, so if you ever get a hankerin to see this place in the snow, or in the summer, come on over.
And, to continue my tradition of changing the subject in the final paragraph of my comment, check out the future of the world as we know it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp-y3ZNaCqs
Cut and paste that bad boy, and then just think of the possibilities once this technology is available on a wide scale. Trippy dude.
Say hey to Brian for me. Or give him my phone number or email address.
This page: http://mrl.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/
has even more background info on what the heck is going on with that other video.
Also, this discussion:
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/49003
And this one:
http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/49109#1207629
have some of the popular buzz out there.
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