Construction

Construction

Posted by Brit

I knew since I wasn't planning on going anywhere for Labor Day Weekend that I needed a project to keep me busy.  I decided to build a bookshelf for our living room.  After drawing some (rough) sketches to figure out what height and width I wanted Brandon helped me refine my idea.  We ended up finding an "Instructable" for some low-waste bookshelves.  There was absolutely no left over lumber or polyurethane when I was finished with the project.  I did have about a foot and a half of all thread rod left over.  After a couple of coats of poly I cut 8 pieces of the all thread rod and assembled the shelf.  I finished it last night and moved it into our living room.

1. Drill holes through wood.  2. Place rod through holes.  3. Put shelf boards on top of rods and bolt together.

The shelf is actually pretty darn stable.  It also fits perfectly in the living room.

The site I used to find the Instructable is http://www.instructables.com/.  I highly recommend it if you like DIY projects.  I also used it last year to find a template for a homemade notebook for Tia's birthday.  There are all sorts of different projects, and they include pictures and comments so you can see how the projects worked out for other people.

Cold Front

Cold Front

Posted by Brit

The weather is better.  It's time for Winfield.  And I cannot wait.  Less than a week and I'll be happily surrounded by friends and music.  I'll be drunk and un-showered.  And maybe I'll eat a chicken salad sandwich to cure the inevitable hangover.

Last night we had a potluck at our place.  We call our place Southside (not really, but that was our intended name).  A friend is trying to re-name it Baja.  Okay, so Baja had a potluck.  For a bunch of early twenty-somethings we really did a fantastic job.  Most people brought more than alcohol to share and I was stuffed.  My favorite things were the sweet potatoes from Robbie and the corn dip from Bre.  We are going to try to keep this thing up, the potluck thing.  Next week most of that same group will be running around Winfield.  I can't wait til the next one though.

Post Winfield I'll update with some pictures!

Winfield Ready

Winfield Ready

Posted by Brit

Thrive

Thrive

Posted by Brit

Normally this is the time of year I'd be headed to Target to grab some new pens and a couple note books.  Yesterday marked the first day of the semester at WSU.  While I had considered taking an online finance class through the business school this semester, and even had it ok'd (and paid for) from my employer, it didn't work out due to the class being full.  I am feeling mixed emotions about this.  The class would have really been informational and taught me some things about banking that I don't know yet.  The class also would have given me something to do in the evenings, and free education is pretty cool.  At the same time I am not sure that graduation has fully set in yet, and so jumping in to a class may be something I would regret about a month from now.  It is strange though, thinking that I am really done.  That I've got my two majors and I am out in the world.  Working.  Building a career.

Now for a little more of an update.  Tia and I have been settled into our new home for about a month now.  It's spacious, efficient, and cute.  Here are a few pictures I took after work today.

Front

View from front to back

Bedroom. Colors.

Breakfast Nook

Rest o' Kitchen

Dining. Mess.

In other news, it's been hot.  Really hot.  And while I've watched most plants die a slow death over the last couple months this guy is thriving.  It even had a bloom.  We learned this year that the bloom is a night bloomer.  Night pictures didn't turn out so well so I snuck out in the early morning and snapped a few pictures.  This plant is not a product of my abilities, but Bran's.  I can't even tell you the type of plant that it is, other than a really cool succulent.

The next thing to say is this is Nixon.  Once in the yard and once at the Kansas Team Disc Golf Championship that was hosted at Camp Hawk two weekends ago.

Checking out some disc golf.

Last but not least.  Try these potatoes.  I had them at a birthday dinner last weekend and couldn't get enough. Crash Hot Potatoes - The Pioneer Woman