Mental note… Barton Springs is free after 9pm (closes at 10). I just went down for the first time this year. Terribly cold, but wow. I’d forgotton how nice it is to swim there at night. Not that many people… no sunburn worries… and Austin’s most interesting daily mix of people. And now I’m home [...]
You ever meet one of these people? They’re constantly pessimistic… which is the central cause of things constantly going awry? If they would just keep an open mind and play along a little, they might find that things would just work out. Instead, they bitch and moan. They work really hard to convince others that [...]
That’s right… it is complete. The random space in my attic is starting to actually look kind of like a bathroom. There still a lot of sanding, priming & painting to do, but the worst is now officially behind me.
The last day of a vacation is always so bittersweet. Part of me is ready to go back… and part of me just isn’t. Hopefully, I’ll get the rest of the drywall up today. Then I can focus on priming and painting. I may actually get this bathroom done before Katie moves in! On a [...]
Well, I was in a pretty crap mood this morning. A late night drinking and hanging out with a bunch of guys celebrating the future nuptuals of our friend Keiger. A nice evening. I’m pretty sure that’s all I’m allowed to say about it. Anyway, suprisingly, it looks like a bunch of people are actually [...]
Drywalling lessons: Sheetrock is heavy. Very heavy. Do not attempt to put an 8 ft peice of sheetrock on the ceiling by yourself. When cutting holes in a peice that will go on the ceiling, reverse all of your measurements, otherwise, you’ll cut the hole in exactly the wrong place. Two people would really have [...]
While I’m on the topic of new music… I heard this one on the radio the other day and was pretty impressed. Hard to describe, but if you get a chance, you should check it out. Oh wait… he’s playing at the Austing City Limits Festival… so there you go. (P.S. – this was my [...]
Picked this up last weekend. A very solid album. Here’s a few cuts you should check out… Miracle Drug Drink To Me From the website: You might know A.C. Newman as Carl Newman, the spry redheaded leader of The New Pornographers. That band puts Newman’s brilliant songs in the hands of a varied crew of [...]
For those that have not yet found moveon.org you should check it out. A great source of Anti-Bush news, ads & stories. Al Gore has even written a really interesting peice there on the “prison abuse scandle”. Intersting read. link