Saturday - Got the electrical to the three lights ripped out. Squeezing through the 12" hole in the ceiling left behind by the soffit that used to be there is... uh... cozy. I am impressed at the sense of revenge in our inanimate world. How else can it be explained when that little chunk of blown insulation, angry at being dislodged after so many years in it's resting place, breaks free from it's perch and falls just exactly at the right time, drifts precisely into the exact location in order to enter the opening that is momentarily created at the neck of my tee-shirt as I step off the ladder's lowest rung? Not to be outdone, the insulation's inanimate friend, the plaster chunk, apparently inspired by his buddy's jihad against me, cliff dives at juuuust the right moment into juuuust the right place to meet up with his friend in time to enter the dark pit of the tee-shirt neck holding hands. Bingo! A beautifully coordinated two-pronged attack against the infidel invader. Allah akbar! So You Think You Can Dance? Me thinks me can. Since my tee-shirt was tucked in, I think I invented a new move trying to keep the two little terrorists out of my pants. They finally fell on the floor and I crushed 'em both with my shoe. Allah akbar yourself, m--er f--ers!
No loot yet. Just an old pan seemingly placed there to catch an old roof leak.
Tomorrow more attic adventures to be sure...
Sunday - Slept in. Late breakfast. Now, the barometer of doom warns of an approaching high pressure system, the bellweather of gloom is indicating 'foul', and there is an ominous foreboding that, come noon-ish, M is going to be sorry she fed me that leftover burrito! Oh, good woman, what rot hast thou wrought?
Purchased a bunch of electrical stuff and laid out the recessed lighting. Got one can light installed and wired. First mistake: got the light too far away from the wall, countertop will be in shadow, oops! I'll move it tomorrow and reconfigure the layout. Gonna be patching holes in ceiling. Oh well! Off to Little Tokyo again for spicy ramen. Man that stuff is good!
And yes, M paid... oh, so dearly for that burrito... sweet lord in heaven, won't somebody please, open a window!
Monday - Wasn't feeling well so skipped out of work a tad early. Guess I just needed more sleep. No work tonight. Slept through 4 episodes of Family Guy. Not a bad show to sleep through. M asked me to cut my nose hairs so I wouldn't breathe so loud and then she could sleep at night, too, which, naturally, causes me to ponder, 'Could we fix the economy if we legalized pot?' Might at least save the snack food industry.. Makes one thnk!
Tuesday - Can light moved to better location, another installed. Received completely useless dimensions on the crown moulding from the cabinet seller. What's wrong with people? Maybe pot is already legal in their world... and over-used.
Wednesday - Two more can lights installed. And then dinner: salmon, french bread with olive oil and balsamic, salad and clam chowder. Thumbs up to the table-top butane burner inventor. Who the heck needs a kitchen anyways? Honey, how's about a man-cave instead? (... if looks could incinerate...)
Thursday - Patched some holes and wired the dining light switch... then dropped the dining light off the ladder, first casualty. Now gonna do can lights in the dining room. Crap... job is growing. Finally got the dims of the crown moulding. Now I can build the soffit. To the neighbors for hamburgers. Back from neighbors... tequila shots on Thursday? what were we thinking?
Friday - nuthin' 'complished. Gonna attack the soffit tomorrow. Not laid off from work yet, but it's not looking real great! Most likely will postpone moving and stay here a little longer. That means getting the better cabinets! Ok, then...
... to be continued...
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