After Days 7 and 8. Or is it 9? 10?

So where are we? I’ve lost track already. This whole thing has turned into a jam!

Before the drywall goes up, there were some electrical issues to take care of. Took about two days of full work, but ended up stretching across the whole week. Some interjections occurred along the way, including the need for extra heater duct, the decision to put a light bulb in every closet, some basic rewiring off Breaker 1, and a badly cut finger that required emergency medical attention. But hey, we’re here, right? And it’s not even mid-September yet.

Tomorrow, Sunday, we’re gonna hang the drywall. I’m meeting Mike at Home Depot to pick stuff up tomorrow at the unthinkable 7am. A long physical day. I’ll be needing a massage next week.

Most of the recent work has been done under the hood, so there’s not a whole lot of change to be seen. But for now, here’s the first test look at the back cans. In there now are cheap incandescents, to be replaced by directional halogens on dimmers. Still on the To Do list is to address the lighting situation between the soffit and the beam. Those decisions begin tomorrow.

1339 remodel day 7 and 8

1339 remodel day 7 and 8

1339 remodel day 7 and 8

Sunset over the Pacific, September 7, 2007

Sunset 09.07.07

There’s no such thing as “just another” sunset. Every one is the only one. This one is from last night, taken from upper White Point. Jutting out from the coast on the right is the site of good ol’ Marineland, home of our pals Orky and Corky.

Coat of Baum’s

This is just plain nutty.

FACT: A second-hand coat selected as part of the costume for Professor Marvel in the film version of The Wizard of Oz was later discovered to have been owned by Oz author L. Frank Baum.

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