We figured while the garage was clear and uncluttered (certainly can’t say the same for the house) now would be the time to start working on a storage solution for the garage. Found this cool rail storage system in one of those project magazines you find at Lowe’s that’s within my skill level, so yesterday we spent an hour or so browsing through Lowe’s pricing out supplies. The lion’s share of the budget are the 1/4″ and 3/4″ plywood panels we’ll need. Anybody around here know a good place to get some good looking birch plywood for a decent price?
Post-blog party round-uppage
Those of you who may have been checking in on the Lowcountry Bloggers Planet will have to forgive any weirdness going on. I’m messing around with the styles and some of the divs are messed up, so it might look a little strange sometimes. Work is ongoing. Anyway, on with the round-up!
Looks like I missed quite the blogger party yesterday. From all the photos posted, it looked like everyone had a good time.
Post blog party action
Joan was first with the photos posting a few good ones of the group. Heather got to blog about the party in two places. I’m sure any damage she thinks she might have caused will be quickly forgotten. Jared was one of the first-timers and had a good time at the party and discovered a fellow San Diegoan (April). Vera impressed everyone with her mad knitting skills and handling 4 needles at a time. I can barely handle one pencil at a time. Also with pictures are April, Windviel, Vera and Mike. I think Janet says it quite nicely:
I am amazed at what a diverse group we are, yet we have so much fun together.
The Rest
Jason ponders mail daemons and the pace of technology.
Microfamous has been having a tough week.
Paul wants to know our opinion on reincarnation. Having some Zen/Tao-ish leanings, I do. I want to come back as a dog.
While everyone was having fun at the blog party, I had my hands full with the dogs at obedience class.
Xarker jmsloop liked Superman Returns and considers the good and bad uses of having x-ray vision.
Brian recounts a conversation on King St.
Chip discovers a…ummm…clever use for beanbag chairs.
Checking in with a quick blog post from NY is Meghann who seems to be having a good time making out with cute boys.
Alison gets a haircut and some styling at a frou-frou NYC salon.
CharlestonWatch notes that $6M (to help bail out CARTA) is about to be tacked onto a transportation bond issue to be voted upon towards the end of the year.
Knitting Lisa is looking to infect her niece with some craftiness with a little sewing machine.
OldController is celebrating the big 5-0 today! Stop by and say happy birthday!
There are some poop stomping puppies over at Surry. I suppose you have to take the good with the bad when it comes to dog breeding.
Where’s Team Discovery? Look at Landis go!
Just past the half-way mark of the Tour and after the Pyrenees things have certainly been shaken up quite a bit. Iban Mayo, traditionally very strong in the mountains dropped out today, and Floyd Landis is in the yellow, with Team Discovery and George Hincapie nowhere to be found (near the top of the GC anyway). At over 23 minutes back in the GC, Hincapie and Discovery are going to have to kick it into high gear and start digging into some of that time deficit. It’s going to be tough to make that up before the Tour heads into the Alps next week, espcially if Landis keeps riding the way he has been so far.
Maybe back to back dog classes wasn’t such a good idea
Trying to keep Nala from pouncing on all the puppies while Simba’s in Kinderpuppy class, and then keeping her interested for her tricks class is going to be tough.
Today was orientation day for the Kinderpuppy class, so we didn’t have to bring Simba along. We did anyway because the wife didn’t want to leave him at home alone. We kept him in the crate while class was going on, but it was tough keeping Nala calm during the intro class. Eventually she settled down, but when it came time to start her tricks class, she was all over the place trying to meet the other dogs and people. Getting towards the end of class, she was starting to get a little frustrated and not paying attention to us because we wouldn’t let her go play.
Next week will be interesting when there are puppies all over the place. I have a feeling one of us is going to have to hang out with Nala outside somewhere while Simba’s in class, and then switch. Nala’s not going to like being around all those puppies and not being able to play.
Another garage project done
Yesterday we finally tackled the garage floor and put down one of those garage floor epoxy sealers. We picked a tan colour to do it in to match the walls and give it kind of a beachy sandy feel. Looks pretty good, although the anti-skid additive we put in kind of highlights the roller marks. Maybe they’ll fade over time with use. Anyway, now to contemplate a storage solution.
