what did you do today? (2008-2015) (closed)

[Nords]

More painting.

When the contractors were adding more roof insulation they missed the rafters a few times. We have an extra dozen nail holes in our livingroom ceiling, although they'll be watertight when the new shingles are installed next month. But we spend an hour this morning patching the holes from below, and tomorrow we'll touch up the paint to match. We hope. I don't think this ceiling has been painted since the house was built 22 years ago. Worst case we'll be at Home Depot to match the color on one of the chips.

The contractors framed out the familyroom walls and started nailing on the exterior siding. So after patching the livingroom, we painted the last of the familyroom ceiling. I think that job's done, although tomorrow in the light of day I'll check for missed spots.

Then this afternoon we painted outside the familyroom-- the eaves and fascia boards. Instead of brush & roller this was about two hours of sprayer work. No rain this time, either, so we managed to cover everything and even it all out.

Now that we've finally finished the eves & fascia, tomorrow we'll start on the exterior siding...

 

[Calgary_Girl]

Went on a spending spree yesterday and bought not only the iPad2 but also decided to get my first smartphone and got the new iPhone 4S. I'm really dreading opening the visa statement next month :-( ! I really love all of the apps so far though!

 

[Walt34]

Played with some new Photoshop plug-in software at home that was on sale last week (really neat, if you like that stuff) and took a couple of books to work, only got about halfway through one. They kept interrupting me to take breaks or dinner. It's a tough job but somebody has to do it. Or as another guy said "You just have to pace yourself".

 

[Leonidas]

Sunday, the one day I sleep in - until 10 or so.

Stayed up reading until 0200. The weather was beautiful with low temps and humidity so the windows are all open. It's sizing up to be the perfect autumn sleep, and I look forward to waking up to the sound of the birds after the sun is well above the horizon.

At 0345 the fire alarm outside the bedroom door announced "Battery Low!" in voice loud enough for the neighbors to hear through the open windows. Woke me up and I thought about getting up to replace the battery, but it only sounded the once. Back to snoozing.

At 0545 again came the shrill beep and the female voice "Battery Low" - and this time there was no shutting her up.

Wonder why the batteries never go bad during the day.

Briefly consider beating the thing off the ceiling with a broom or baseball bat, but since I'm trying to be a peaceful man these days I grabbed a step ladder instead. Figure out how to detach the power connector, remove the battery and back to bed. Except now the DW's ancient Yorkie is freaked out so it takes half an hour to calm her down and get her back to sleep (Her mom the big Princess is off visiting her BFF so the dog-whispering is my job).

0700 I hear the sound of people cheering from the lake. Look outside the bedroom window and see a crowd cheering on some triathletes. Feed the dog and let her out and try to get back to sleep.

Wonder why they never run these races on Saturdays.

But just as I start to nod off I hear someone playing "Scotland The Brave" on a set of pipes down by the lake. Being Scotch-Irish I feel a stirring to the pipes, but it's Sunday and I think again about finding that baseball bat I was looking for earlier. But I'm a peaceful man these days and he might be a distant cousin so I get up for the day.

 

[Nords]

But just as I start to nod off I hear someone playing "Scotland The Brave" on a set of pipes down by the lake. Being Scotch-Irish I feel a stirring to the pipes, but it's Sunday and I think again about finding that baseball bat I was looking for earlier. But I'm a peaceful man these days and he might be a distant cousin so I get up for the day.

Being an open-carry state, I'm amazed that Texas has any surviving pipers...

 

[DFA]

Let's see:
1. did the laundry
2. blew out the sprinkler system
3. went shopping at CostCo.
4. gave the dogs baths
5. made the DW's lunch
6. cleaned house (alittle)
7. washed the dishes (well filled the dishwasher and ran it)
8. went to dinner with DW
9. cleaned out clothes dryer duct (packed full) was wondering why it was taking so long to dry clothes.
10. bought the Samsung tablet 10.1; having fun with it
11. bought Erich Von Daniken's book History is Wrong
12. worked on retirement spreadsheet updates
13. ordered iPhone 4S; won't be here until next Friday
14. remoted into work to answer some emails
15. checked on data backups and worked on tape library that was offline.
16. read some of the new posts on the forum

I am a techie @ heart.
Well kind of a slow weekend.

 

[freebird5825]

I did very little today.

I finished the 2nd coat of stain on the window, and discovered I need to drill new holes for the metal curtain hold-back thingies and the curtain rod for the sheers. I blew that project off until another day when Mr B is free to help me measure and level the rod.

I defrosted a huge rack of spareribs, rolled them in soy sauce, then cooked 'em slow in the oven. I glazed them with Ah-So sauce (red sweet glaze), and cooked them until the coating got nice and sticky. Yummy!

Waiting for the Milwaukee vs. St Louis baseball game to start. Oops...we found it on TBS.

I just received an email with a very cool video link. Enjoy the show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=XVTga6GmbGw&vq=medium#t=74

 

[Helen]

Around the half way point of my 12 mile hike I sat down to enjoy lunch. It was then that I realized my lunch was sitting on the kitchen counter.

A little while later I came across a very large pile of recycled berries. It looked very fresh.

 

[REWahoo]

A little while later I came across a very large pile of recycled berries. It looked very fresh.

Didn't happen to see any bells did you?

 

[Meadbh]

Went on a spending spree yesterday and bought not only the iPad2 but also decided to get my first smartphone and got the new iPhone 4S. I'm really dreading opening the visa statement next month :-( ! I really love all of the apps so far though!

Yes, but at least you didn't have to pay PST or HST! Enjoy!

 

[FIREd]

DW and I watched the "the walking dead" marathon on AMC. That's about it.

 

[Helen]

Didn't happen to see any bells did you?

 

[Trex]

For the last three days I have been painting our bedroom. Today we got our bed back into the bedroom....so we're not camping in the backyard anymore. The Bunny purchased a new flat screen TV for our bedroom with her casino winnings. We both love the new colors, curtains, and bed covering, which she also purchased.

Pics of our new bedroom, (with camera flash and without), and our backyard "KOA Like" campsite...It's like camping at a KOA, but without the casino and Brew pub within walking distance.

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[Nords]

Just finished spray-painting the new familyroom siding without overspraying too much of yesterday's eves & fascia boards. We'll clean up the rest with brushes & rollers.

32 gallons of paint so far, but we're getting closer to the end than the beginning.

 

[Trex]

Just finished spray-painting the new familyroom siding without overspraying too much of yesterday's eves & fascia boards. We'll clean up the rest with brushes & rollers.

32 gallons of paint so far, but we're getting closer to the end than the beginning.

Mr. Nords.... that's a lot of paint my friend! I think I used up 3 gallons painting our bedroom. May use another 1/2 gallon, painting the trim and closet doors.

 

[ls99]

32 gallons of paint so far, but we're getting closer to the end than the beginning.

Wow.

A good reminder why, except for the first, all my houses were stone or brick.

 

[freebird5825]

Monday, Monday...

I intended to get out and chop up the big maple tree's fallen leaves with the lawn tractor, but they were still wet and now it's sprinkling out. Oh well.

I have some lightweight grocery shopping to do, but it isn't turning me on to go do that in the rain.

I cleaned up and sanitized my green algae infected mushroom growing dome. I can sit here and watch the parts dry, or...hmmm...drumming fingers...

Ah, I believe I shall set up my mini greenhouse and grow lights.

I love being FIREd.

 

[Nords]

Mr. Nords.... that's a lot of paint my friend! I think I used up 3 gallons painting our bedroom. May use another 1/2 gallon, painting the trim and closet doors.

Wow.
A good reminder why, except for the first, all my houses were stone or brick.

There's a lot of wood in a planked-beam ceiling! There's also too damn much wood in a bunch of eves & fascia boards.

I can't imagine how much it would cost to ship brick out here. You would think that we'd build our homes out of lava rock, but for some reason it's never caught on.

But we've finished the majority of the wood & siding painting, and from here it's mostly drywall. As soon as the electrician does his part:
DIY home improvement | Military Retirement & Financial Independence

 

[Trex]

Today I installed the base boards in our bedroom, and sanded an old mirror frame for the Bunny. She is going to stain the frame a different color to match the new bedroom colors.

Made some soup...mushrooms, peppers, onions, than added three chicken breasts that were cut up into small bits. Jalapeno peppers from our garden made the soup hot and spicy, just the way we both like it, served with grilled cheese sandwiches. Dinner is ready for MNF.

Are you ready for some football!!? A Monday Night Party! OPPS, that's right.... Jr. got fired! Funny how some people say enough to get themselves fired!!!!!!!!

 

[freebird5825]

I played "leaf roundup" with my lawn tractor. The leaves are chopped up into tiny little pieces to decompose and fertilize the lawn. No leaf raking for this Bird.
I will need to get out there one more time for the last remaining leaves still clinging to the tree branches.

I may drive up to Lake Ontario tomorrow in the Mustang, just to get out of the house and get a change of scenery. The leaves should be at peak color just to the north of my little town. I need to find some pumpkins so I can decorate my front porch for Halloween. I draw faces on them instead of carving them so they last through Thanksgiving.
I'm still a kid at heart.

 

[Khan]

Made a run to ACE for critter food.
Made big pot of soup.

 

[freebird5825]

My trip to Lake Ontario was called on account of rain.
So I surfed, handled some delinquent emails, and baked chocolate coconut cookies.
Those who recall I was an Engineer will probably get a big chuckle out of my transition from "rocket scientist" to cookie maker extraordinaire.
The skills are the same...spec out the requirements (recipe), procure the supplies (ingredients), build the prototype (mix, form, and bake), deliver to customer for testing (eat).
My best customer will be home from class soon, so the acceptance test results are not yet determined.

UPDATE: The customer has informed me he will consume ALL prototype cookies, i.e. no modifications to the design and NO samples can be delivered to anyone else. I love a low maintenance man.

 

[tangomonster]

Cardio beats (hitting and dancing around srums), followed by Zumba at the gym (two hours plus hot tub/sauna).

This afternoon, waiting for maintenance/service guys. Making vegetarian chili as I wait.

This evening, friends are coming over to play mah jong.

A perfect ER day! Am even helping neighbor out by letting the HVAC guy in while she w*rks.

 

[bbbamI]

Completed the re-vamping of an old painting. I changed the colors and texture to match the color scheme of my house.

...and yes, I used house paint.

 

[M Paquette]

I reviewed the tasteful brochure printed in four point type that our gigabank thoughtfully included with this month's statement. Changes are afoot... Being disinclined to leave $20,000 in our checking account at no interest, or $50,000 in other accounts at the world's worst interest rates (0.08% money market account? Really?), I thought I'd do a little research.

Yeah. The other gigabanks have similar plans. So, I looked into local credit unions and regional banks. Score!

Opened new accounts at a small but very stable (better Texas ratio than the gigabank) regional bank that has it's own ATM, rebates fees from other ATMs, won't charge us for our debit card, won't charge us for having accounts, doesn't charge for talking to a teller, and seems to generally be a much nicer place to bank. And their coffee's pretty good.