Archive for December 2007

Project Drywall – Progress Pictures 12.30.07

I’ve finally got around to posting up some progress pictures from my buddy’s basement drywall project.  We’re actually quite a bit further than these show since we worked about 6 more hours on Saturday on it.
We moved the vent from the laundry room to the main larger room since it would be more effective there, [...]

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Another giant leap for Big Brother 12.29.07

I’m not one of those people that are paranoid about every little thing that happens.  But I am one that tries to look ahead at what the outcome could be and/or what something can lead to.  This is one that I’ve read about a little while back, and find it a little wierd how you never [...]

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Peeps 12.28.07

Peeps has got to be one of the best snacks there is that come out at the holidays.  I’ve actually got a few of them that I brought to work to snack on today.  Whoever came up w/ them did an awesome job because they’re not too sweet, they’re nice and fluffy, they’re just great!  [...]

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Differences Between You and Your Boss 12.28.07

1 When you take a long time, you’re slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he’s thorough
2 When you don’t do it, you’re lazy.
When your boss doesn’t do it, he’s too busy.
3 When you make a mistake, you’re an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake, he’s only human.
4 When doing something without being told, you’re [...]

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Transmission Service 12.27.07

Today at lunch I’m taking my truck in to get the 30k mile transmission service.  On the phone they tried to sell me just a fluid change, and claimed that they had a detergent that would clean the transmission filter.  That is not for me.  I told them that I wanted a trans-vac done, which [...]

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Monster Jam! 12.27.07

About a week ago we were watching monster trucks on TV, and realized that going to Monster Jam was something we had to do at least once in our lives.  After that, my oldest brother and my sister in law got online and started checking out prices and schedules for the next showing in Atlanta.

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Christmas is over now 12.26.07

Christmas actually went better than I thought it would.  That’s not to say that there wasn’t any awkwardness or any putting on the spot, but I’ll just say that there was less of that than I had originally expected.

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Merry Christmas! 12.24.07

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas tomorrow!  Enjoy the time that you will be spending with your family and for anyone that will be traveling, be safe!

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Property Ladder 12.23.07

Here’s a show that comes on TLC that has caught my interest quite a bit over the past couple of months.  For anyone that’s not seen it, it’s a show that shows a person’s purchase, fix-up, and sale, most commonly known as a flip, of a house.  The more I watch it, and the more I do [...]

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Drywalled for 20 hrs yesterday 12.23.07

Yesterday went down as planned.  We began installing drywall in my friend’s basement around 7AM and worked all the way til 3AM today.  So right about 20 hrs total yesterday working with a couple of few minute breaks to grab a quick sandwich.

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