Busy getting ready for the semester. Move in starts tomorrow. Ian and Josh Q are staying with us. Logan comes back tomorrow. Sno moved in today. Lots of moving.
I wrote a post about things getting started over at the vtONE site. Give it a read. You’ll like it.
One of the things that I’ve enjoyed keeping track of since I was young has been which states I have visited. For clarity’s sake, visiting a state simply means I’ve set my feet on the ground there. For example, I was in Missouri on a five hour layover. I could see the famous St. Louis arch from the airport though. I’ve never spent time in Georgia, just driven through. Also, I may have been to one or both of the Dakotas before, but I’m not sure. Same goes for Kentucky. Otherwise, I think this map is accurate. My count says I’ve been in 23 of the 50 states. Not too shabby.
I helped Richard move into his sweet pad in Stadium Apartments today. The highlight was the 8′-6″ long couch that wouldn’t fit in the front door. Our solution: pass it in the back door via the deck (he’s on the third floor). Sno and I stood the couch up on end, carried it up the few steps to the edge of the second floor deck (still on end) and lifted it as high as we could. Richard and JJ caught it upstairs, but couldn’t quite pull it in. Sno kept the balance while I ran around and joined Richard and JJ. With three of us, we got the couch over the railing and in the back door. And we only nearly smashed Richard’s sexy truck in the process.
I also started sanding down the chairs we inherited from 606A. I have the tops of the chairs sanded, save for the thin back supports. Hopefully, I’ll get them painted by the weekend.
Somewhere in there, I finished up my second project for Digital Design II. I’m starting to feel that the end is in sight.
Tomorrow is looking to be a tubing on the river day. Let me know if you’re interested in joining in.
Some big stuff is going on, so please keep me in your prayers. Also have two friends who could especially use prayer. Thanks!
Been keeping busy helping people move and doing a project. Friday through Sunday, I helped three people to move. One of the moves was clearing out 606A, which was the original NLCF office. It hasn’t turned over according to the landlords until now, so we had to take 15+ years of stuff out of it. And we had about 48 hours to do it. But now 503 has a new kitchen table and several other useful things.
I finished the implementation of my Digital Design II project today. Still need to finish the report before midnight tomorrow. But it looks like I’ll have time to go to the river either Tuesday or Wednesday, paint the table, and potentially help two more people move.
Our A/C died again (same problem as last time). The owner took apart the motor and sprayed it with bug killer, and now it seems to be working again. Tomorrow, the HVAC guy will come and replace the contact that the bugs were in, since it’s probably damaged.
Our a/c in 503 went out early this afternoon. Fortunately, we were able to get it fixed today as well. It was 95 degrees when it came back on and 82 inside. The problem? Earwigs. Earwigs? Bugs? Apparently, the little buggers like to make their home in the compressor fan motor. Sometimes, they get into a contact point in a circuit and cause it to open. Apparently, our compressor had more earwigs in it than the repairman had seen before. Earwigs removed, and it’s now 75 degrees inside again. Sorry, no pictures of the bug filled motor. I didn’t even get to see it.
Note: some of these laws might not be in effect anymore.
Hat tip to the Roanoke Times and lawguru.comÂ
Had the chance to go up to the Mill Mountain star observation deck tonight with Chris. Good view, even though it was humid out. Stopped at Krispy Kreme on the way up, but the doughnuts weren’t hot. Bummer. I’ve been keeping busy this week–hopefully, I’ll make it to the river this week and get back into more regular posting.
A little known fact about A Capitol Fourth, the PBS aired concert and fireworks coverage live from the steps of the capitol, is that the dress rehersal on July 3 is open to the public. This year, we went down early and ate dinner inside security so that we could save time and get good seats. The crowd wasn’t as large as last year, but there were still thousands of people there. Since there was a Nationals game downtown tonight as well, the metro trains were crowded coming home after the concert.
Last year, the dress rehersal wasn’t really a rehersal at all. There were no breaks and no do-overs. However, only about half the acts for the actual event were there. The Beach Boys were filled in for with a band half their age. This year, every single scheduled performer was there, even though several numbers were repeated and there was a break in the middle. Jason and the other headliners did an excellent job adlibbing through the wrinkles.
The headliner was Stevie Wonder and the announcer Jason Alexander (George on Seinfeld). Other guests were Vanessa Williams, Elmo, JoJo, Michael Bolton, Jo Dee Messina, and the National Symphony Orchestra. With this extrordinary cast, the highlight of the evening was easily Jason Alexander. He performed the opening number singing, dancing, and drumming during the course of several choruses. As the announcer, he did most of the introductions from a booth located behind the VIP seats–about 50 feet to the right and maybe 15 feet in front of me. During one of the breaks, he came up to the fence near my section and was talking with people. I didn’t get in a word or a handshake, but I was able to snap a close up picture on my cell phone. Too bad I let others convince me that I wouldn’t need my camera the year I got up close seats.
Tomorrow morning, I’m headed back to Blacksburg. My summer class starts on July 5.
I’ve been busy the last few days. We’re getting a lot of new people at work, and I’m on a project in addition to doing IT, so I’ve been keeping busy. I’ve also been doing a lot of cooking in the evenings. Tonight, it was my oat fudge bars recipe. We’ll see how they came out in the morning. Also, if there is no rain, I will have a cool post for you (hopefully with pictures) tomorrow night.
UPDATE: they’ve picked the rain date, so the adventure is Thursday.