Bring on the Heat
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Domicile | 1 Comment »I turned the heat on today. I blame Lexi. She's borderline sick today and keeping the house at 61 degrees doesn't seem very wise. Though all things considered, it's the second latest date we've turned on the heat: 2008: October 16 ...
We Installed a Picket Fence
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »Last weekend my father-in-law and I installed a picket fence. Well, maybe I should say he installed it and I helped. I don't exactly know what I'm doing with projects like that, and he definitely does. But I do have ...
Twitter, Moving, History & Art
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 Posted in Art, Blogging, Domicile, Familia, History | No Comments »Blogging has definitely slowed lately. I blame Twitter—I've been enjoying its strength as a place to make temporary, pithy comments that don't require much time or thought investment. Maybe that says something about how valuable/worthless my Twitter posts are, though ...
Rummagepalooza ‘08
Monday, April 28th, 2008 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »This weekend we had our massive rummage sale. This weekend it snowed. That's the way it goes sometimes (though not usually in April). It rained and snowed and blowed all day Saturday, so we had to set up inside. We had rummage ...
My House is Broken; or I’m Inept at Home Improvement
Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in Domicile | 6 Comments »My house hates me. Since we moved in last April things have been systematically breaking. The guys who installed our washer and dryer hooked them up wrong. Didn't help that I didn't properly install the drain hose on the first try. ...
Furnace Out in January
Friday, January 25th, 2008 Posted in Domicile | 1 Comment »Our furnace went out last night. It was two degrees outside and 60 degrees in our living room when I went to bed. We brought Lexi upstairs to sleep with us. This morning it's one degree above zero outside and 50 ...
A Refrigerator Seems Silly When it’s Below Zero
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Posted in Domicile | 2 Comments »It's currently 11 degrees below zero. The expected high today is 2 degrees below zero. Wind chill could be -35 to -45. So it struck me as odd this morning when I felt a rush of cold air from the fridge ...
I Hate Being a Home Owner
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »Some days I hate being a home owner. While we recently did get our toilet fixed (thanks to my father-in-law), the problems just keep coming. Our gas fireplace won't stay lit. Our doorbell stopped working. And the toilet that's fixed ...
Turned on the Heat
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 3 Comments »I broke down and turned on the heat today. I'm not sure why, but knowing when I turn the heat on each year is of interest to me. 2007: October 11 (inside temp: 63) 2006: September 21 (inside temp: 64) 2005: October 24 ...
Flies
Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 3 Comments »I just killed 1516 flies in my office--fifteensixteen! First of all, ew. Second, what is the deal? It's not like I eat at my desk and have a garbage can full of tasty treats.
