Day 191

omnomnom

Picture: The back of the house, with the pergola, deck, and new wall just put in! The sun was shining bright and hot like always out there, and part of the dirt smelled like walking to a pond in a cow pasture (according to the 'rents). But it looks great. Now the deck needs a few bottom steps, the pergola needs finishing, and then prettying it up with some final touches. The only thing I'm a bit unsure of is the drain pipe coming obviously out of the bottom there, but it's not too distracting, and it comes out in the very center, so it's at least symmetrical. Got some other pictures of it too, and I think I'll be throwing them in the Deck WIP folder I've got. I'm sure my brother would love to have some of the WIP pictures I've been taking...

today's video is about an interesting (illegal) feat...

Day 187, 188, 189, 190

I...don't really know why this happens. I mean, I keep...bah, whatever. Four pictures in one post for you while I try to attempt to explain.

Basically, I've got a montage of my room cleaning. I've shown it to you before in all it's messiness. So some people may think this is actually clean, but I would expect more to think that it was messy. You can see books, exbawks stuff, my messy desk, just bunches of junk on the floor. Yeah, a giant baseball pillow too, with a pile of clothes that haven't been put up yet, and a piano on the floor that you can't see underneath the floor.


So here, the clothes are gone, the desk still has some junk on it, the floor is mostly clear. The piano is still just under the picture view. My jacket actually made it to my chair, but the big books haven't been moved yet to the box in the back, and other crap hasn't been done.








I took this one after work, so my work jeans are on the floor with my wallet, keys, iPod, etc. I think my problem is that everything goes right to the floor when I get home or don't really want to put it somewhere that would be smart to have it instead. The desk I actually use (the one pictured houses my clunky computer that hasn't been turned on in over a year) got messier, but I moved some stuff off/around, so it works. The area to the left of this picture is where all the electronic things go. There's lots of cords to work through that I've got to worry about.


And now, for the news! The wall for the backyard and/or deck is being put in! It would've been done today, but it poured raining. Very hard. So the guys working on it quit for the day, left the Bobcat behind, and plan to finish it tomorrow. The crepe myrtle has been moved up, and plants pulled out. It's gonna be finished soon, but I don't think I'll still be home to see it! I'm heading off for college in about two weeks, so we'll see. I might end up taking a whole bunch of pictures of the deck for my brother, since he wanted to use it to advertise his contracting services.

Day 183

Day late due to leaving camera in the car when I got home. But I have some good picture from yesterday/today.

Picture: The pergola!

Background: The deck is coming along nicely. Well, the deck itself only needs the railing and bottom steps. This is the pergola's skeleton. There's going to be a UV-ray blocking roof as well as some decorative corners. Then it all gets stained. I can't wait for it to be finished, but it looks like I'll be putting off the one-day HvZ game that I wanted to have. Ah well, there's always next summer. I hope.

today's video is DESTROY US ALL DESTROY US ALL DESTROY US ALL

(first time I've put caps in today's video, by the way)

Day 167

Yeahhhhh

Picture: Pergola!

Background: It's on its way. Dad's got the last of the lumber for it. I'm moving some more rocks tomorrow, hoping that I don't mess up my hand. Once it's all built and ready to be used, I'm planning on using it for some Humans and Zombies fun.

Other than that, Thursday was relatively unexciting from what I can remember. Then again, that's not going very far. Trying to avoid messing with my stitches has pretty much taken up my whole mind lately. I don't think I'll be hurting later in life, but I have felt a tingle in my thumb once or twice. I think that just might be from working with my hands a lot. No pun intended.

today's video is about a cool shoe shine...

Day 155

Yowsa

Picture: The highway

Background: I swear the light was red when I took this picture, okay? I'm a good driver. Anyway, I've been editing pictures for a good two or three hours now, and this is one of them. The unedited one looks loads worse, and I don't know why I don't edit more pictures. I mean, some of these are turning out great for what I'm doing! If things go well, what I'm doing will reveal itself in the early morning hours. If not, then it'll be sometime tomorrow afternoon.

As for today, I moved about 4,000 pounds worth of rocks. 67 of them that weigh about 30 pounds each. I would move some into the four wheeler we have, drive around, and unload them. So I'd pick them up twice (all while trying to avoid some poison oak/ivy). So multiply those all out (67*30*2) and you get over 4,000 pounds of rock moved. The after shower was really nice, believe me.

today's video is about having lots of fun...

Day 151

Did almost nothing today! Hurrah!

Picture: More of the deck WIP

Background: The stairs are in now (for the most part). I had a great idea to run a small HvZ game in my front and backyards, as well. But since there's no railing on the deck, and it's nowhere neared finished, I'm putting it off until later. I do have a few ideas for how to run the game, but that'll be later in life.

The 'rents and I ate dinner on the deck - steaks! The breeze blowing by was pretty nice. Other than that I didn't do much today. No work, everybody's elsewhere, so I just hung around the house all day. Horray.

today's video is about forgetting backpacks...

Day 146

Updating earlier than 11pm? Preposterous!

Picture: A lot of wood

Background: The 'rents deck is coming out nicely. Dad and two older brothers have the posts set, the deck and stair frames built, and the top of the deck's extension already has a floor. It's a nice change from our 17 year old deck that was getting ready to fall apart. The wood is nice and new for once, and they'll be staining it and putting a pergola on the outer part...It's gonna be nice, and great for the grandkids.

In other news, I'm closing in on 30,000 words in the story I've been writing for awhile. Crazy. And I don't even know where I'm going to be going next. I've got a very rough idea of where I want to get to, but everything in between is hazy.

today's video is braiiiiiiiiiinsssssssssssss...

Day 142

Hurrah!

Picture: Baby tomatoes

Background: See that wood? If I took this picture a few weeks ago, that would've been rotten, 17 year old wood. But Dad replaced it all! Now there aren't any stairs going from the deck to the ground below. He's got a ladder! I got to haul it all off to a part of the woods where we'll be having a nice burning someday. And these tomatoes are so cute, aren't they? There's even the little green things growing in there that I'm not entirely sure what they are - if they're more tomatoes or something different. Irregardless, it's nice to just sit on the edge of the porch drinking a 1-1/2 liter Dr. Pepper like I did the other day.

today's video is another they might be giants song...gimme a break, okay...

Day 131

About to play some 3 card poker, baby

Picture: There's something missing...

Background: The deck! It doesn't have a railing! The 'rents decided to expand it (finally), and Dad took the railing off yesterday. I took this, which I've been meaning to, and some WIP pictures for the 'rents. Apparently Mom already got the Before pictures. I'm curious as to how it'll turn out. There's lots of talk about how far it'll go out, about pergolas, and the wall below. I might take an after picture just for you guys. Because I love you.

...as a friend

today's video is about uprising (read the vid description first)...