Had an interesting day today. Had jury duty, got there at 8 AM. Sat all morning long, didn’t get picked until just before lunch. Met Steph for lunch then went back and waited to go to the court room. About an hour later they came in and told us that that jury selection had been canceled and Keep reading →
2009.11.17
Christmas Marquee
Yes we decorated a bit early this year but mostly because we were hosting a party for a friend this past weekend. Also we figure since it is takes so much time to put everything up, we might as well enjoy it for a good month or so. If you only put it up the week before Christmas and take it down the week after, what’s the point… I wouldn’t even bother. So since the theater marquee was done I had to come up with something for it. Keep reading →
2009.11.10
Home Theater Doors and Marquee
New doors and marquee as seen from the stairs. (click for large view)
Well it has been a while since I posted anything about the construction of our home theater. We finally got around to buying doors for the opening. (I think Steph was getting a little tired of the curtains. ) We ordered this nice set of etched pre-hung doors with a square pattern from Home Depot. It did take about two weeks longer than they originally told us for the doors to come in but we have them on 0% for 12 months and we got a really good deal on them so I guess I can’t complain too much. When they did finally come in I rented the Home Depot truck and my friend Matt helped me pick these up and bring them to the house. It was so convenient and cheep that I feel less motivated to buy a truck again considering how infrequently I need it.
We did have a hell of a time finding the correct lock sets and knobs to match the rest of the house. We eventually had to buy them online as both Home Depot and Lowes had stopped carrying them.
I put the doors up about two weeks ago and have been working on the marquee since then. I was able to get the marquee finished and put up just this past weekend. I have included a few more pictures including a close up of the faux burled finish I put on the underside and a picture of the marquee when it is lit up.
2009.09.25
Ivar’s Undersea Billboards
If you live in the Seattle area you’ve probably seen the ads (these masquerade as a sort of documentary or news update) where the “mythical Ivar’s submarine billboards” are being pulled up from the bottom of Puget Sound. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you can catch up on the whole thing on Ivar’s Website .
Personally I think this is just an absolutely brilliant marketing campaign. I was even taken in for a minute… but only for a minute… Keep reading →
2009.01.19
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY … Monster Jam….
We went to monster jam on Sunday kids had a blast here’s the link to Picasa.
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2009.01.17
Stephanie as Monica Lewinsky
So Steph had a Bunko party Friday night in honor of the upcoming inauguration the theme was red-white-blue / presidents / politics etc. I’ll take credit for coming up with the idea of Steph going as Monica Lewinsky. I gave her the idea but she took it an ran with it. The best part was Thursday when she asked me to make her a prop cigar. And yes, she won best costume.
More Pictures… Keep reading →
2008.11.10
Gas @ $1.89 / gallon
Last night we went to fill up the car and ended up 
paying under $2/gallon.
I was so happy I had to take a snapshot of it as proof.
The sad side was that our little Hyundai Accent would only take about 8 gallons of this “cheap” gas. I guess I should not complain since that will last us about a week of commutes.
2008.06.25
Johnson’s Home and Garden commerical
Watch for Wil! …
His bit made it into both the 30 sec and 15 sec spots.
2008.06.03
Patent Issued
My first patent was issued today from the US Patent and Trademark office. Patent number 07380665 issued June 3, 2008.
It might not mean a lot to many people but for as long as I can remember I’ve had ideas and inventions floating around in my head. A couple years ago I decided to start patenting my ideas…
2008.04.16
Gas Tax Holiday: Too little to late….. or …. more a long time ago
McCain wants to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax during the summer is on the face of it not a bad idea. Many economists agree that gas prices will rise above the $4 level for much of the country during the summer… in that light while an 18.4 cent savings would be small it would still be welcome by many households across the country.
The down side is being touted in many parts of the media and in some respects I must agree with The New York Times on this one:
“The problem is that lowering gasoline prices at the pump would encourage more consumption. So in the long run, it would push prices up….. Keep reading →
