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April 30, 2004
The last day of April
It's been a rough week. I've been mulling some things in my head as I've been working this week. It seems that the Last day of April is important, as it leads to the First day of May, which I've declared May I month. There have been a few thing on my to do list, which have been put off many times, due to the difficulty level. A few hard stops, and sharp turns... and I know that the First day of May is a doozie. Not sure what it's all about yet, but then, I never know what anything is about. I just know that the days of May are going to be enjoyable in a new way, as they're going to involve some good work.
Take it easy, April. It's been fun.
Posted by kam at 03:21 PM | Comments (4)
April 26, 2004
Monday morning.
Hellooooooooo!
1. Apartment debauchery, Part I
I majorly upgraded some stuff at home. My apartment is always an ongoing art project, kind of a 3-D sculpture of sorts that I just happen to live inside, but I recently dropped some cash and got a new TV, home theater stuff, and refrigerator. I'm so pleased with it all, but man was the transition of getting the old out and new in somewhat comical. It mostly worked pretty seamlessly, starting out with pretty much tearing everything out of my closets in order to restructure storage to comply with my need for more floor space in the living room... and then the great refrigerator maneuver transpired... by the time I had trapped myself between the old refrigerator, the kitchen wall, and the outside side door, I started to wonder just what the fuck I was doing. 2 hours later, I actually got that damn fridge outside into the hallway, where it sat and melted for two days before they hauled it away. Good freakin' riddance to that thing. Not only did it trap me inside my apartment, but it trapped me OUTSIDE my apartment when it got stuck half in and half out of the door, with me outside in slippers and boxer shorts trying to figure out how I didn't think to unlock my front door in the instance that the fridge would prevent me from coming back in the side door. Total chaos. BUT - I now have a functioning refrigerator, that isn't dropping rust everywhere and does not have HOTH for a freezer. Although, my Bumble action figure is a bit sad, since he was inhabiting the old freezer, as no food could survive it. Now he's in my new freezer, and he's just not the same. Maybe I'll freeze him into the ice cube tray so he feels like he's still in the old place.
2. UCLA class is tomorrow. I have my materials about 70% put together... it was surprisingly easy to organize. I guess 12 years in the design field really does do something for building expertise.
3. Apartment debauchery, Part II
Anyone who has been to my apartment, knows that my West-facing living room wall is a giant window. Not a wall much at all, but rather a giant HEAT MACHINE. From about 3 til the sun goes down, it's just heating my apartment to above 100 degrees. No lie. If it's 85 or higher outside, my place is at LEAST 100. This has been a major pain in my ass, as it sucks to come home from work to a broiler oven. I hate air conditioning, so I've been trying different types of curtains... thicknesses and such... to no real avail. Well, today they start painting the outside of my apt. building, and so we have to keep all our windows closed during the day. Now, not that having the windows open really did much to cool anything off, but it did combat the stuffiness a tad. So I was inspired yesterday, to attempt a resolution to this heat crap. I went and bought 6 of those sun reflectors that they sell for cars, and totally lined my window with the fuckers. It's hilarious. From the outside, my place looks like a giant minivan. I got this great pattern that's just silver with these irredescent starry kind of things, that reflect prisms all over the place. None of that is visible inside, since my curtains are covering them, but outside there are going to be little rainbows shot all over the place. I imagine when the guys painting get around to my side window, they're going to wonder what the hell is wrong with me. It said that use of those things can reduce temperature by 49%. We'll see. If my place is below 80 when I get home, then it's a raging success no matter how stupid it looks.
4. Nothing's coming up for 4.... so.... the end!
p.s. My dear cohort Glen gave me a great compliment last night... He told me that I don't march to the beat of a different drummer, rather, I am the different drummer. Right on.
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