Spent the entire night last night trying to install an operating system on a "new" computer one of my coworkers gave me. My laptop is on the verge of dying, and although this is a desktop machine, it's a bit better in terms of processor speed. I'll have to install more RAM, but that shouldn't be a big deal. I really want to buy a new laptop, but I can't justify the ≈ $700 for the machine I want - there are too many things I could buy for the house for that kind of bread.
On the "house" front, I'm getting frustrated. I bought new doors for the bedrooms and bathroom. This house is so odd, that none of them just *fit*. I've had to modify both the bath (which I expected, as I installed new ceramic tile, which raised the floor height), and the main bedroom door. Not only were they each maybe 1/8" to 1/4" too wide, (the bath door was also almost 1 1/2" too tall), but the latch locations are both off by a good inch as well. Also, I have no router, so I've had to cut the hinge pockets by hand, with a hammer & a chisel. I do have an old circular saw, but no straight-edge, so cutting the edges off was terribly difficult (I actually cut too deep on one door, and am going to have to fill the cut with wood putty or painters caulk or something), and I ended up using a rasp (rough file) to file down the entire edge of the bedroom door, rather than risk screwing it up too. Ever tried to file an 1/8" off the entire side of a door? Freakin' takes forever! Due to this, I'm getting frustrated at my lack of progress with the interior. I thought the doors would be the easiest... Anyway, because the doors fit soo snugly, I'm going to just go out & buy a few cans of spray paint to paint the doors, as using a roller or brush will add too much width.
Got an estimate for a new furnace w/central a/c... fuck. ≈ $8500... Right now, I'm trying to find someone to do the work on the side, as I found the furnace - a/c units I want, for half-price of the quote. If I can find someone to just install them and run the duct work, it'll save me enough to pay for all of my kitchen appliances, and probably the cupboards & sink, etc.
Ok, enough of the house shit - I got a line on a big scrap tractor tire to get my "strongman-style" workout circuit started. I should be able to pick it up one of these mornings, so long as I can get up early enough before work to get it. I also have some people looking for scrap pipework, so I can get the "farmer's walk" portion ready to go. Once I get those, I'll work on the other two. I'm looking forward to having something fun to do for exercise, rather than just lifting weights. Speaking of which, I got 1/4 of the basement de-molded last week. Three more sections, and I can start painting the joists, so that I can start working out down there finally. The running, even if it hasn't been as much as I would like, has kind of gotten me back into the fitness thing, and I'm looking forward to getting back to lifting again.
Another good bit of news - I'm no longer pining/fawning over "blondie" at work. I think I'm getting to the point where I just am not interested in dating, so why bother lusting after someone, you know? If I'm meant to find someone, I will, and I won't act like an ass and turn them off right away. I think I'm going to focus on writing music more for a while. Did I mention that my drummer & I worked on something a couple weeks ago? Really simple riffs (essentially 4 chords; well, 2+2) and a straight-forward drumming part. I've got most of the lyrics and the basic melody down, so now I need to fine tune the vocals, and layer in some guitar solos and bass. If I get this done, it'll be the second song I've completed (well, completed enough to play/sing acoustically, at least). I still have 2-3 other guitar-only songs waiting for inspiration, so maybe this will get me going a bit. If I actually get something recorded, I'll post it up, as long as yas all promise not to share a file of it with anyone. They'll just be rough drafts anyway, but while I would dig some feedback, I don't want things getting out yet.
I'm sure I have more still, but I'm running out of ideas right now. Maybe more later, if something interesting comes to mind. At least I'm feeling better today than I have been - I guess that's a start!
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11:09 a.m. - 2011-09-07
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