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January 9, 2007

Repeat after me… I will not be an early adoptor, I will not be an early adoptor

Filed under: Muggle Tech — Darkavich @ 7:29 pm

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January 1, 2007

random stupid facts…

Filed under: Items in the Pensieve — Darkavich @ 9:40 pm
  • EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING?:
    Nope.
  • LONGEST RELATIONSHIP:
    17 years and counting
  • LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED:
    One of those uni-taskers Alton Brown warned me about 😉 www.chestnutter.com/
  • EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE?:
    No, but I have toss one against a wall and driving over another with my truck.
  • WHEN’S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT?:
    Does sex count? 😉 If not, about 3 months ago. Can’t wait for the holiday to be over.
  • THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON:
    DVD’s and Bikes
  • LAST FOOD YOU ATE:
    Prime Rib Roast… MMMMM… think I will have another slice.
  • FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX:
    They smell like strawberry.
  • ONE FAVORITE SONG:
    Eclipse, Pink Floyd
  • WHERE DO YOU LIVE?:
    In a house… 😉 Oh you mean “what city” San Diego, Ca
  • HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED:
    Antelope Valley High School.
  • CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER:
    verizon (not by choice)
  • FAVORITE MALL STORE:
    Eddie Bauer
  • LONGEST JOB YOU HAD:
    6.5 years
  • DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?
    yes, a pair of every sided too 😉
  • DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?:
    no
  • LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED:
  • FIRST FRIEND YOU’D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY:
    Angie
  • LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR BEST FRIEND:
    been a long time…. (can’t remember)
  • FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT:
    Joey’s BBQ
  • BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD:
    The interview candidate that claimed he wrote the FTP protocol.
  • WHERE’S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS?:
    soupplantation
  • CAN YOU COOK?:
    uh, yeah a little.
  • WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?:
    toyota camry hibryd
  • BEST KISSER:
    Hershey’s. 😉
  • LAST TIME YOU CRIED:
    When Earl passed away.
  • MOST DISLIKED FOODS:
    Eggplant, Zuccini and Squash…Yea, the only Sicilian like that, I know…
  • THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
    Willing to do anything.
  • THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF:
    Trying to do everything,
  • LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB:
    Can it be a shift if it’s over multiple days? (30 hours)
  • FAVORITE MOVIE:
    Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • CAN YOU SING?:
    uhm… NO
  • LAST CONCERT ATTENDED:
    Gwen Stefani
  • LAST KISS:
    Last night at midnight… New Years..
  • LAST MOVIE RENTED:
    Don’t rent movies, so I have to think WAY back….. Was probably some T&A movie in College.
  • ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT:
    clothes
  • FAVORITE VACATION SPOT:
    Disney 😉
  • LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?:
    Mac PB64, Mac-Mini, HP-Pavilion, Sun W2100Z.
  • FAVORITE COMEDIAN:
    Ellen Degenerous
  • DO YOU SMOKE?:
    Only when I light myself on fire.
  • SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES:
    yes
  • WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?:
    My wife
  • DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?:
    Nope.
  • HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?:
    3
  • PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST?:
    pancakes inside my french toast..
  • DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?:
    not really
  • HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS?:
    traitorous.
  • DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?:
    nope
  • LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE:
    who uses the phone, but it was Angie
  • LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST:
    Angie
  • WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECEIVED?:
    HAPPY NEW YEARS
  • NUMBER OF PILLOWS:
    4 on the bed, one in use.
  • WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?:
    sweats and t-shirt.
  • PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC:
    You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need.
  • WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB?:
    strawberry
  • CAN YOU PLAY POOL?:
    yea, but I don’t like the smell of chlorine.
  • CAN YOU SWIM?:
    yes
  • FAVORITE ICE CREAM:
    A&W root beer
  • DO YOU LIKE MAPS?:
    yes, how can we get anywhere without them?
  • TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF:
    I helped build the space shuttle.
  • EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?:
    yes
  • WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON?:
    Christmas
  • LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID:
    just now when reading Mario’s blog 😉
  • WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING?:
    11:30… It was new years day!
  • BEST THING ABOUT WINTER:
    snow!!! I love blankets of white.
  • LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET:
    In college, for doing 45 in a 30 zone.
  • NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET:
    Duchess
  • DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED?:
    cool at disneyland and the movies, but overrated when they show up at ren-faires.
  • WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND?:
    sleeping! And cooking
  • BIRTHDATE?:
    12/29
  • WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?:
    Alive
  • ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?:
    Duh!
  • ARE YOU SMILING?:
    Am now!
  • DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW?:
    yes
  • IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO?
    Tahiti
  • ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?:
    no..
  • DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?:
    yes “shhh, only my wife and I know who she is”
  • WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME?:
    Darkavich… no wait… Aaahhhhhhh
  • WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?:
    Blue.
  • ONE PIECE OR TWO PIECE?:
    One silly.
  • DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?:
    Nope
  • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?:
    yes
  • DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?:
    yes
  • ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?:
    yes
  • ARE YOU IN LOVE?:
    yes
  • HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?:
    yes, more times than I like to remember.
  • DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?:
    Yes, my high school best friends.
  • WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?:
    Is a MS-Hope band counted as Jewelry?
  • WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY?:
    clicking Publish.

    • December 26, 2006

    The surface goes on.

    Filed under: Projects — Darkavich @ 2:20 pm

    So after a long story (to be summarized later) they started today on the pool surface. Here you can see a fancy rig of water lines used to wash the surface after it starts to setup. It also holds the hoses attached to the pumps to remove the water during the install process.

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    After they set up the rig and taped off the deck, they started mixing the concrete and pebbles. They mix the materials on the truck then pump it back to the pool.

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    As the mixture started coming out of the hoses, I was surprised to see that it looked turquoise. Having been prepared for what you see is not what you get, I was patient and would withhold judgement until it dried.

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    They made quick work of pouring out the mixture. They then trawled and smoothed out the mixture. They used these funky shoes that had spikes on them so they could walk on the mixture and not leave footprints, just spike holes they then filled back up.

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    The mix started setting after the first hour. You could see where it was starting to cure and getting hard. At this time, they started to wash the surface with a fine mist. This started to expose the surface and pebbles. The change was dramatic! You can’t see it that well in these photos, because the light was too bright, but if you look real hard you can see the pebbles.

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    December 25, 2006

    think this is enough area?

    Filed under: Muggle Tech — Darkavich @ 5:49 pm

    I think I should be able to cook up a lot of meat on this.

    grill

    It’s all there?

    Filed under: Projects — Darkavich @ 2:53 pm

    So the BBQ parts arrived today. There were a lot more parts than I thought there would be. The island and installer should be here later to do the install.

    bbq parts

    The pieces for the island all arrived. There are five pieces in all plus the counter.

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    It took them about 2 hours to put everything together. We ran into some trouble were the gas and water lines where. The inside dimension were not right. They did some on-site surgery and were able to get it fit.

    After the island was installed they installed the countertop. The counter was quite large. It took four of them to lift it. I was certain they would drop it.

    We have a very cool drink holder and umbrella hoder.
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    We still need to get an umbrella and base. Here is the finished product.
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