Well, sort of. Our hardwoods are in and dry. Our rugs are down and our furniture is out of storage. The real work is done. See photos at the link in the previous post.
We still need to move everything back into the buffet, china cabinet, and baker's rack. And of course a few things were damaged in the move and will need to be replaced. And there are a couple of little fixes with the hardwood install.
But at least it feels like a house again. Let us know if/when you'd like to come over and see the finished results.
Tuesday, November 27
Sunday, November 4
More remodelling
Our final (I hope) major remodel project, replacing our crapets (sic) with hardwood floors, officially started on Friday. Unofficially the project started a couple weeks before as we started emptying out the rooms so they could pull up the carpets.
After 3+ years here, our carpets are horribly (and embarrassingly) urine stained from dogs -- mainly foster dogs and guests but our dogs aren't perfect either. And if you don't clean (or notice) a stain right away, you can never get it out. So we're ripping out the carpets in our dining room, living room, and piano room and installing hardwood floors. We're also refinishing the hardwood floors in the rest of downstairs to match.
I've started a photo album on snapfish to track the progress. So far all you can see is what's been ripped up. Have to get better to get worse, right?
After 3+ years here, our carpets are horribly (and embarrassingly) urine stained from dogs -- mainly foster dogs and guests but our dogs aren't perfect either. And if you don't clean (or notice) a stain right away, you can never get it out. So we're ripping out the carpets in our dining room, living room, and piano room and installing hardwood floors. We're also refinishing the hardwood floors in the rest of downstairs to match.
I've started a photo album on snapfish to track the progress. So far all you can see is what's been ripped up. Have to get better to get worse, right?
Monday, October 8
Pro Football
Truly the NFL has become the most bizarre major professional league out there. With a couple of exceptions on any given Sunday any team can win or lose.
The Bears got crushed in the fourth quarter against the Lions last week. And then Brett Favre tore them apart in the first half last night -- 19 of 22 for 243 yards and at least one incompletion was a spike. The Packers had played 4.5 solid games at this point. In the second half, Favre was 10 of 18 for only 79 yards and two interceptions and half the yardage came against the Bears prevent defense in the last series. Hard to believe it was the same two teams out there as it had been so far this season.
But it's bigger than the Bears, who moved to 2-3 with the win. The top four teams in the NFC last year were the Bears, Saints, Eagles, and Seahawks. The Seahawks are 3-2, the Eagles are 1-3, and the Saints are 0-4 and among the worst handful of teams in the NFL. In the AFC, the Chargers were 14-2 last year and have already lost three games, and the Jets went from the playoffs to 1-4. If the season ended today, the Raiders, Redskins, and Titans would be in the playoffs. Of course, there are still 12 weeks to go, so we'll see how it sorts out.
The Bears got crushed in the fourth quarter against the Lions last week. And then Brett Favre tore them apart in the first half last night -- 19 of 22 for 243 yards and at least one incompletion was a spike. The Packers had played 4.5 solid games at this point. In the second half, Favre was 10 of 18 for only 79 yards and two interceptions and half the yardage came against the Bears prevent defense in the last series. Hard to believe it was the same two teams out there as it had been so far this season.
But it's bigger than the Bears, who moved to 2-3 with the win. The top four teams in the NFC last year were the Bears, Saints, Eagles, and Seahawks. The Seahawks are 3-2, the Eagles are 1-3, and the Saints are 0-4 and among the worst handful of teams in the NFL. In the AFC, the Chargers were 14-2 last year and have already lost three games, and the Jets went from the playoffs to 1-4. If the season ended today, the Raiders, Redskins, and Titans would be in the playoffs. Of course, there are still 12 weeks to go, so we'll see how it sorts out.
Cubs
Blech! Wait 'til next year, I guess.
People will point to Piniella's decision to pull Zambrano or other moves, but simply the Cubs didn't hit or didn't hit in the right spots. In a best of five anything can happen, though a sweep is unlikely. And we almost had a four-way sweep in the first round. Barring a big Yankees comeback tonight, in four series you'd have to describe as near even, the losing team is going to win a total of ONE game.
People will point to Piniella's decision to pull Zambrano or other moves, but simply the Cubs didn't hit or didn't hit in the right spots. In a best of five anything can happen, though a sweep is unlikely. And we almost had a four-way sweep in the first round. Barring a big Yankees comeback tonight, in four series you'd have to describe as near even, the losing team is going to win a total of ONE game.
Tuesday, September 25
New Job
I started a new job last Tuesday. I'm a senior SDET (software development engineer in test) at ascentium. While it's a new job title, it's effectively the same kind of work -- software testing (finding bugs and improving product quality before the customer gets the product) with an emphasis on writing and understanding code to test the product.
I never blogged much about my job search though I had some interesting experiences to share. In this technology era, I think many responsible interviewers will look for a candidates personal blog, and blog with lots of posts griping about other interviews could be strike one against me before I get my foot in the door. Likewise while it may be cathartic to vent about your job and many people have blogs full of job gripes, in the tech world you have to realize your boss and your co-workers are reading it, so don't expect much about my job here.
That said, so far so good. I like the people I'm working with, which is key, and so far I've gotten enough guidance to get running and then been left alone to do my own thing. I am jumping in to the fire with both feet as our first ZBR/RC0 goal is this week and I'm the one tester on the project. (Tech people will understand that, non-tech people don't worry about it.)
Oh, one thing of note. I'm trying something different and being a morning person at this job. Monica has been getting up at 5/5:30 for her classes at Boeing and as long as I'm up, I'm trying to be productive (note the time of this post). That said I don't think I'll make it out of the house by 7 today.
I never blogged much about my job search though I had some interesting experiences to share. In this technology era, I think many responsible interviewers will look for a candidates personal blog, and blog with lots of posts griping about other interviews could be strike one against me before I get my foot in the door. Likewise while it may be cathartic to vent about your job and many people have blogs full of job gripes, in the tech world you have to realize your boss and your co-workers are reading it, so don't expect much about my job here.
That said, so far so good. I like the people I'm working with, which is key, and so far I've gotten enough guidance to get running and then been left alone to do my own thing. I am jumping in to the fire with both feet as our first ZBR/RC0 goal is this week and I'm the one tester on the project. (Tech people will understand that, non-tech people don't worry about it.)
Oh, one thing of note. I'm trying something different and being a morning person at this job. Monica has been getting up at 5/5:30 for her classes at Boeing and as long as I'm up, I'm trying to be productive (note the time of this post). That said I don't think I'll make it out of the house by 7 today.
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