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Finding a Rhythym

I've had a slow month or so as far as updating-the-website is concerned. Oye.

I mentioned a bit ago that I started the whole house-buying process. I have concluded the process, and took stewardship (I won't say ownership, because the bank owns the thing) of a property.

What Wood Is That?

I've been doing a lot of work to the place already, including ripping out the carpet (yuck...ugly brown shag carpet on top of beautiful beautiful hard oak floors), ripping out sixteen layers of kitchen flooring, and ripping out some hair in frustration at the tar that was used to hold the bottom layer of kitchen flooring to some Douglas Fir floorboards in the kitchen.

The view out the front window...WSU buildings and a butte beaut

Laura is back in town as well, after a summer-long hiatus. We are now surviving in the basement while we wait for the upstairs floors to dry. We're waiting as well to enjoy the view that our front window provides. She has turned into something of a slave in the kitchen, chiseling away at stubborn tarpaper while I'm at work.

The "Kilivistüdenroom", which combines kitchen, living room, study, and den...

For now we live in the basement, sans furniture, which makes life a little interesting -- spices are mingled with undergarments (clean, at least), computer cables are in boxes with dress shirts, and finding things is a bit of a chore. At least it makes me realize that I have too much stuff, so I'm starting to bleed worldly possessions...a few trips to the donation pile, and quite a few things are up for sale on craigslist. I'd like to stop acquiring so much crap...it may be my new year's goal.