Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Moving Forward...

... in space, time, and the bathroom remodel.



Where I last left off, I was California bound, but only for a short time. I have since returned with enough computing power to launch a small, privately financed, space shuttle. Perhaps this is a marketable side business... I do not know... maybe in Russia. But what I do know is that I now have all of my construction tools on hand as well. This is an overwhelming convenience. My life is much happier, and healthy now.

Since returning, I have framed in the shower walls, and installed the mixer. The mixer, is the device which mixes both the hot and cold water together, to an individually perfect blend of hot and cold water. Hence the name, mixer.
The shower head plumbing has also been decided upon, and installed. The big news though, is the water test that we performed yesterday. Turns out, there was one PVC pipe fitting located on the outside wall, for fresh water supply that was not glued. This burst, and the test failed.

Today, the fitting is now glued, and the hot water heater must be electrically connected to truly test the hot and cold function of the aforementioned mixer.

Once all the "inside the wall" stuff can pass inspection, the shower pan can be placed permanently, drain installed, insulation put up, and backerboard screwed in. Backerboard being, that which the tile will adhere to. Then, drywall will go up all around. After that, you may well imagine, we are tangibly close to a real bathroom.

As far as the picture from above, it is just a stock photo of Cape Arago, just a few miles south of town. I included this for the exclusive benefit of you, the occasional observer. Enjoy.

31 comments:

Dustin Dwyer said...

You can launch a space ship, but you still don't have a digital camera? Come on homes, I need more pics of your gorilla face. Or (if you've shaven since last time I saw your pic) your smooth-as-Liam's-bottom face.

Btw, did you click the OLM link on my page? I'm so proud of that. It took me 15 minutes to confirm that, yes, Lancer was actually our mascot. What the hell is a Lancer anyway? Is he like a knight that only jousts?

jungle jim said...

does a camera phone qualify?and what olm link?i always figured it was the knights,and liams bottom isn't very smooth due to a dimple, tho i guess as smooth as 99% of liams bottom would work

Dustin Dwyer said...

just click where it says "lancer pride"

It'll take ya back.

Me said...

I do have a digital camera. I just don't know where it is. I believe it was inadvertantly left in my storage, way down in California.

As far as pics of my mug, you may never see it again, even if I did have my camera. I ask of you, is not the natural beauty of Oregon far more pleasing on the eye, than my smooth-or-not-so-smooth so-called gorilla face? I feel I can rest my case.

Lancers dude, Lancers. Of course they were Lancers.

Knights?? What the? Where you guys even there?
And yes, by all accounts a "Lancer" is a jouster-type of dude who does his jousting while atop a galloping equine.

Dustin Dwyer said...

Man, I had it in my head. I was thinking, "What the hell was our mascot?" Then "Lancer" popped into my head. But then I was like, "What in God's name is a Lancer? That makes no sense." So I was confused again.

jungle jim said...

dude, lancer is like the same thing as a knight, only they carry pointy sticks

Me said...

Yes, you are right, o' wise one of the lance.

What however, if you dare to answer, is a Cheetara??!! First one to answer correctly makes it to the Daily Double round.

Dustin Dwyer said...

Well, I don't exactly know what a cheetara is, but a Cheatar is this:
http://www.homestarrunner.com/cheatar.html

It's a guitar that looks like The Cheat.

Easy.

jungle jim said...

one must remember i make model knights in my spare time so i'm up on my knight stuff.and when we getting the next up date here?

jungle jim said...

oh, and after a google search that lead to nothing i checked out the dictionary, no listing for cheatara
i'll just assume you meant cheatah and say it's a large cat that moves fast

jungle jim said...

http://www.geocities.com/brunchma/photos/cheatara.gif
k, found a pic

Me said...

You guys both suck. I can't believe you don't remember Cheetara. For those of you short on long term childhood memories, please take note of te following, as perhaps the greatest tv cartoon of all time: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088631/

Me said...

In so far as an update, you have no room to comment my good sir. You went, what, two months without an update? And ya, you had no internet, blah blah, any enterprising, self-respecting, true blogger, (blogging exists in the heart, btw) would have marched his happy azz down to any one of an inifinite number of internet cafes, and blogged his way to some level of moderate repect. As it were...NO! You did not. SO, I wholly discount your critique as frivolous and without merit.

jungle jim said...

While I didn't get off my lazy butt to find an internet cafe I did write several blogs for later when i was back online (as you can see by the lastest one) and i contend that there for qualifies me to comment on your lack of blogness

jungle jim said...

as for the thundercat reference, wasn't big on them, tho i do have a buddy who got a thundercats tatoo

Dustin Dwyer said...

Hey, hey, I think we can all agree that you are both slow and without blojo (blog+mojo=blojo). I'm definitely the poster with the moster.

Now, as for the Cheetara, she was a minor character in my young life. I realize Thundercats are very retro-cool and all, but for my money Smurfette is still the hotter of the two ambiguously humanoid creatures.

And I stick by the Cheatar.

Dustin Dwyer said...

Have you made any money off your ads yet?

Me said...

What? Smurfette was short, chubby, and kinda squeeky. Very non-attractive for my personal taste. Cheetara tho, I'd hook up with her in a second.

Plus, you know Smurfette was a hobag. She had to be. She was the only female in the all the land. I bet she was knockin all the little blue boots. Besides, Cheetara would way kick Smurfette's skanky, stinky, smelly ass in the 100 yard dash anyways.

Ya, I made a little. About $1.62.

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jungle jim said...

i'm about to disown my brothers. one likes 2 in tall blue girls, and the other likes chicks with full body hair and tails
lady j, now that was a hot cartoon chick, and she at least was human
and as for the 100 yrd dash,she'd just shoot cheatara with her laser rifle (don't ask me why the comic had real guns and the cartoon had some seriously cheesy shit in it) and step on smurfette

jungle jim said...

hold on a sec, blojo?

Me said...

ya, blojo is someting I lack. However, if Cheatara and I ever get together, she may be able to loan me some.

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking right about now that I allowed ya'll to watch way too much TV. Maybe I should have incouraged more of a viewing of My Three Sons rather than The Three Stooges YM

jungle jim said...

you got to talk to your other sons, at least mine cartoon girl of choice is human

Dustin Dwyer said...

Smurfette taught me a lot. For example, you can't judge a lady on the color of her skin. And, you can't assume she's a floozy just because she's the only chick around. She simply has a kind soul and great sense of humor. Plus, she looks great in heels.

Now, damnit, post something different!

Dustin Dwyer said...

Hey homes. Go to flickr.com and search "Kirk Langer." It's all the pictures I got of you, or with you while you were in town. You're also in plenty of the wedding pics I've put up. Once you find the first pics, you can click on my name then go to wedding pics.

jungle jim said...

don't seem to be moving forward much around here

Dustin Dwyer said...

yeah, man. This junk is STALLED

jungle jim said...

hurry up and finish the bathroom so you can post some new stuff, and while your at it grab a disposable camera and post some pics (i say this as i have yet to post any new pics of liam up)

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