Yes, we are having another baby, Cpu
is due at the end of this freaking month. We didn't have our baby yet,
but she is due to arrive very soon.
Continue reading The Next Baby Comes Soon.
January 2007 Archives
My first time playing sheepshead
in almost a year, I did pretty good. By which I mean I was 6th worst.
By which I mean, I was best of the night with 38 points up.
Continue reading Big-time Sheepshead.
What, you ain't knowin'? Ok, here are the facts about Mr. Pathetica:
- Fact: The leader of the band Pathetica.
- Fact: From deep in Cheeseville. One could say, very nearly the heart of the Cheese.
- Fact: About to have a baby, approximately one week after us.
- Fact: Plays a mean hand of Sheepshead.
- Fact: Chek's sister also bought him his first big bottle of Hooch during college.
It was bound to happen: after all, Daddy cuts his own hair.
After trimming Bpu's bangs, there was a quiet period. When I went to investigate, she had indeed cut some bangs and hair herself. Scissors are now kept in the closet.
After trimming Bpu's bangs, there was a quiet period. When I went to investigate, she had indeed cut some bangs and hair herself. Scissors are now kept in the closet.
While playing Neverwinter Nights 2, I tried to enchant a haste onto a Heavy Shield +1. It should have turned into a 3x day haste shield, but instead I get to throw 3x day delayed fireballs!
Saucy.
Saucy.
On the Saturday before New Year's eve, Bpu and I set out on foot to take the brown line to Millenium Park to do some ice skating.
Continue reading Bpu On Ice.
Bpu calls our old San Francisco TIC "My old home". Say it with a sad tone and a pout to get the idea. This is the opposite of my new home.
Cpu and I used to own a 1/6th undivided interest in a San Francisco tenancy-in-common (TIC). It was our first experience in owning a home. We had a home owners' association which took care of many aspects of managing the building.
In a Condo or TIC arrangement, the group of owners form an HOA to
We put in improvements in our own unit and in the common areas:
In a Condo or TIC arrangement, the group of owners form an HOA to
- Collect money for
- Billing common utilities
- Making improvements and repairs to common areas
- Have a forum for addressing neighborly grievances
- Making simple repairs and improvements
- Doing the finance books, paying common bills, billing and re-imbursing co-owners for expenses.
- Getting quotes from repair men, inspectors, pest control, and other workmen.
We put in improvements in our own unit and in the common areas:
- tile floor in the kitchen/living room.
- hardwood floor in the hall, office nook, and bedroom (self-prep, contracted).
- wood-framed sliding glass doors (contracted).
- A combo exhaust fan and heater in the bathroom (contracted).
- Insulation on the water heaters.
- A basement work sink next to the laundry (contracted).
- Self-closing hinges and keyed-alike-locks on the basement doors.
- Windowed front doors for each unit (contracted).
- Earthquake-proofing the basement (contracted).
