I’ve kind of been debating on whether or not to write this post. I don’t want to come across as some rich jerk that screwed up. Nor do I want this to be interpreted as a ‘woe is me, we have no money’ (especially by our friends and family) type of post. [...]
Entries from April 2007
April 26, 2007
Waiting
“The waiting is the hardest part” - Tom Petty - The Waiting
Dude, he wasn’t kidding. I feel like a kid during the first week December when he knows Santa is bringing a new bike. I knew that the finish work took a long time, but the thing that I didn’t realize was how invisible it [...]
April 18, 2007
Top 5 Greatest Phrases Ever
Up there with “You may kiss the bride” & “Congratulations, it’s a boy / girl”, “Go ahead and give the apartment complex your 30 day notice” has to be one of the greatest phrases ever uttered to us.
It is like the 8th month of pregnancy has arrived. We know that something cool is coming in [...]
April 16, 2007
The Chronicle of Schnaarnia
The San Francisco Chronicle did an excellent article this weekend about house bloggers and featured yours truly.
Sadly, we were out of town for the weekend and I wasn’t able to get a post put in place for new visitors, sorry.
The whole experience was pretty cool and the people at the Chronicle were awesome to work [...]
April 13, 2007
D’oh! Wrong Color, pt. 2
We aren’t having the best luck when it comes to picking out paint samples and then envisioning the color across an entire room. We picked a color called Blue Denim for our master bedroom and bathroom. The little sample made it look really nice and much, much lighter than this. This is what we [...]
April 6, 2007
D’oh, Wrong Color
There is not much weirder than pulling up to your house and having it be a.) A different color and b.) Not quite the right color.
This is partially our fault. One of the things that we’ve discovered in this process is that we have some unusual neighbors. One of whom is very particular about [...]
April 5, 2007
Justin’s House
My friend Justin, after 6 months of work on his cool new pad in San Francisco, is moving in. He has a handful of great things that he has learned including:
Ray makes a really great general contractor (thanks sweetie!)
An interior design consultant is better than future couples counseling
I now have a really great electrician contact
Fear [...]
April 1, 2007
Ikea Flooring / House Blogging Old School Style
A few years ago, I replaced the flooring in my sons room from Berber carpet to laminate flooring from Ikea. I documented all of this and posted it on a site that was hosted by Comcast, our internet provider. As a stroke of bad luck and a sign of their brilliant service, Comcast [...]
