And, the two days before she is born, my work decides to lay me off. Real great, right? A newborn child with no parents working.. this is off to a running start.
Well, its a cold world. If I've learned anything by living on this planet for the last thirty-six years, I'm not really that surprised. It's a game called capitalism. Thus, conventional street wisdom prevails: don't hate the playa, hate the game. Truer words have never been spoken.
Let's get real: its all been a blessing. I get to spend time with my family and recoup from my trip to hell and back. After not sleeping for a few months, this is a welcome change. And, now that we have zero income, we have better health insurance than when we were slaving away at our crappy
Well that's not entirely true.
I'm brushing up on my coding skills.
Python
Django
South
Postgre
Node.js
Seriously, I hope I never touch Java or Microsoft/.Net stuff ever again. What a waste.
I have a couple ideas that I'm working out-- and there are a lot of great things happening in the world of open data. I'm actually working day and night on them. Maybe I will post them here if I ever finish, but I may just start a new weblog for these endeavors. Even though one of my main goals is to bring more useful data/info into the jobsite, my current efforts remain in the open data realm.
Then, there's this house.. which is in a livable state, but still has a lot of work. Let's revisit the impossible punch list from 12/12/2013 and see how I did in just two months of work (with only two days off from work!)
Here is the list, with some updated comments where applicable:
Hallway
·
Remove
wallpaper
·
Restore
walls and ceiling
·
Wainscot
on west wall (abandoned)
·
New
trim
Back bedroom
·
Remove
wallpaper
·
Re-frame
ceiling
·
Strap
ceiling (I also set up strapping as naliers for crown molding)
·
Rough-in
new electrical
·
Restore
walls
·
Sheetrock
ceiling
·
Crown
molding
·
New
trim
·
Built
in over radiator?
Living Room / Dining Room
·
Cut
out pass-through from dining room to kitchen
·
Re-frame
ceiling
·
Strap
ceiling
·
Rough-in
new electrical in living room and dining room (also removed all old knob+tube)
·
Restore
walls
·
Sheetrock
ceiling
·
Build
new ornamental pass through, to divide living room and dining room (abandoned--I realized this was overkill after I mocked up the built-in)
·
Install
at least three (3) piece crown, both rooms (link -- 4 piece crown in dining room, three piece in living room / built in)
Bathroom
·
Rough-in
new electrical, GFCIs (the electric is live in this room, with lots of future wiring still embedded in the walls)
·
Sheetrock
walls and ceiling
·
New
trim
Really, not a bad showing in two months. Honestly, I have been taking it easy in my last five weeks of NOT working, and I still feel like the walking dead. I physically feel like the cruel hand of death has crushed whatever life force was left in me. It's not possible to describe Dec 2013 and Jan 2014 in words, but I will try right here: It was hard.
Take some advice from an expert idiot: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE ON A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN A COMPARABLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. Honestly, I plan to put a hyperlink to this website on my futuristic tombstone in the epitaph spot reserved for 'cause of death'.
OK-- that's it.
It has been amazing to sit in a somewhat-finished house, not a jobsite, and enjoy time with the girls. I'm still in shock. So, this is how the other half lives?
Loyal reader, I know: I owe you some before and after pictures. They are coming. Be patient, I'm an unemployed loser with other things to do right now. Stay tuned.
Take some advice from an expert idiot: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TAKE ON A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE IN A COMPARABLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. Honestly, I plan to put a hyperlink to this website on my futuristic tombstone in the epitaph spot reserved for 'cause of death'.
OK-- that's it.
It has been amazing to sit in a somewhat-finished house, not a jobsite, and enjoy time with the girls. I'm still in shock. So, this is how the other half lives?
Loyal reader, I know: I owe you some before and after pictures. They are coming. Be patient, I'm an unemployed loser with other things to do right now. Stay tuned.
Oh Jay...I do so enjoy you and am super stoked you are my BIL ;)
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