tap my glass

Yesterday i was replacing a loose ceiling fan mount in my ceiling, which is the floorboards for the 2nd level of my house.

In order to see what was going on, and for general curiosity, i snapped a few shots of this forbidden area. A few “studs” over, i spotted what looked like a miscellaneous chunk of wood sitting on top of the lath. I snapped a few other up close shots and inspected them with my camera. I sweatily decided it was simply a chunk of wood, and continued with my work and finished up the job.

Now that i’m looking at the pictures, i’m not so sure. I’m pretty sure its actually a wooden box, and i’m pretty sure there are mythical treasures inside. Some things that are likely inside include:
- diamonds
- old rare DC comic books
- ancient coins
- a map to atlantis

There are couple more related fotos on flickr.

I’m off work for a week!!

I booked this time off a few months ago knowing this would be a good time to not work.  Boy was i right!!!  I don’t have anything creative to say so i’m going to reproduce the list i created in my (home) workbook:

• Fix iron post footings under awning
• Clean garage
• Do something with my canoe (anyone want a 16/17ft plasticish canoe)
• Figure out how to finish my mud room
• Clean the exterior of my house
• By pressure washer
• Paint outside awning
• Paint outside doors
• Fix light in mudroom
• Add spice racks to kitchen
• Fix front window sill

One additional thing - i was at the airport recently with time to kill, and picked up a magazine called Fine Homebuilding.  Considering what i’m occupied with lately, this is pretty much the best magazine EVER.  They’ve got tons of online features too:

Skinny house (great for centertown)

Drywall tips

Testing electrical testers!!!

Yay tools!!!

The uppers are up, the base is in, the double sink expansive and nice, things are coming together. Mostly just finishing touches this weekend!!!

On my way to work today someone drove inappropriately. Shortly thereafter i drove past him and gave him the bird. I don’t think he noticed. Then i realized i was wearing mittens. So even if he had noticed, he likely would’ve thought me weird. Then i laughed about it as what he did was not all that bad, so i was glad i was wearing mittens.

I was just outside breaking ice on top of the drainage grates near my house. I’m practically equidistant from the grates on either side of me which kinda sucks. Hopefully this winter will wash away soon, and i’ll do everything in my power to speed the process.

I’m back from the dominican, once again fully submersed in the canadian winter. My tan is not nearly as good as i was hoping, but i did get some reading in which i am very thankful for.

I’ve noted my food experiences at the very dormant DCFD blog.

Besides the occasional sudoku and kakuro puzzles, i managed to read Ray Kurzweil’s The Singularity Is Near. While some of it is far fetched, if even a quarter of it holds true this century will be very interesting. I recommend and future sci-fi looking folks to take a read of it.

There isn’t much more to say about it. We did pretty much nothing except eat, drink, sleep and read, it was great. No activities, no excursions, no thrills, it was perfect. We did catch bits of a few of their entertainment shows, most notable was “Dirty Dancing” where their crew reenacted various scenes and showed bits of the movie. Definitely some talented folks working down at the Sirenis tropical suites resort.

Hopefully the cold will be gone in a few weeks and i can get my spring on. Hoping to do some good reno’s this spring, kitchen being one of them, front facade transformation the other (red door anyone!!).

Just a quick note to say a couple things.

One, go to le nordik spa in chelsea if you have not been. If you don’t like pampering yourself, or are awkward, or don’t like people, just get over yourself and go. If you have a job with benefits including massage, its a free trip for you. Just go, and from the moment you walk into that eucalyptus steam bath, you won’t regret it.

And two, i’m hitting the beach, for a week, real soon. Down south, where the weather is warm, and there is very little snow. Hopefully there won’t be much here when i get back.

Bye for now!!!

The scene last monday during the massive snowfall. This is right outside my house. I thought about helping, but i didn’t. It didn’t take them too long to get out.

They still haven’t “cleared” the snow from my street yet, i guess i don’t live near any rich/influential people. Hopefully this week they’ll clear the rest of it away.

I heard on CBC that it costs ottawa 3 million dollars every time we have 20 cm of snow or more. I hate to say it, but i’d excpect for 3 million dollars the snow would be gone by now. Mabye its 3 million dollars over 4 months? Theres no way they’ve spent it all already.

I may have mentioned this before, but i don’t often have regrets. Serious ones that is… i may regret calling a bet, or not paying more attention to some zinfandel’s flavour, but i rarely am sickened by a choice made badly.

Recently though, i was. I decided to get a full refund on my roger water tickets as i knew he would be playing the same night as the sens, game 5. That was a big mistake as one of my coworkers told me i basically missed one of the 10 best shows he’s ever seen, and he’s seen a lot. One of my childhood dreams was to see this guy, and i set aside the one best chance i’ll have to do so. Damn.

Another regret i have, but not nearly as serious, is not writing in here enough… i’ve said that before though haven’t i!!! Well, i’m not going to vow to do anything about this one, but i tell you, if mr. waters comes back to the shite old corel centre again (or place d’scotia whatever), i’m there.

I think this is pretty inspiring. Even without him ever earning a dime for it, I think its beautiful, and sad to think of what was happening to those precious baby seahorses (being chewed up).

I think its also scary and great that CBC calls it news!!!

Rented a really crappy movie tonite, “Jekell + Hyde”.  It was ridiculously awful.  No redeeming qualities at all.  It did have a plot, a plot that was basically fully revealed in the first minute of the movie.  There was a twist or a turn, but i didn’t care.  I didn’t care about the characters, i didn’t care about the suspense, i didn’t care what happenned, i just wanted it to end.  The only good part about it was the salsa i was eating whilst getting annoyed watching its crappinness.

There is news, to be reported soon.  It involves kitties…  once i’ve recovered from the crappinness of this movie i will report massively.